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Table 14.-Distribution, by Districts and Industries, of certain Classes of Grade I Men aged

Note". —(i) Th<we figures include a small proportion of men (mainly in seasonal industries) held back from overseas service but elassod as available for New Zealand service, (ii) The above figures exclude, however, 930 men who were postponed from service on grounds other than occupational g-o.mds. (Of these, 147 were single men. Of the total, 393 were held on account of E.F.S. duties, whilo 519 were held on domestic hardship grounds.) They also exclude men postponed temporarily from service.

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(Position as at 31st March, 1943) This table gives the distribution among districts of all Grade I men aged twenty to forty and Air Force and Naval Military Area (or Sub-area). Item is"u, and Industrial Group. ~ 1 2 3 4 6 6 OA 7 Auck. Pae. Wha. Ham. Wgtn. Wang. P.N, Nap. Primary I ndustry— 1. Fishing and trapping .. .. .. .. 35 18 5 3 31 .. .. 19 2. Sbeep-farming .. .. .. .. 9 98 62 140 34 233 42 212 3. Daify-farming .. .. .. .. .. 518 1,802 698 1,079 89 91 106 94 4. Other farming (including tobacco and vegetable) .. 127 43 197 441 67 83 49 454 5. Flax growing and milling .. .. .. .. 1 5 .. .. .. 15 6. Bush sawmilling and afforestation .. .. 14 155 15 117 12 106 .. 53 7. Mining (not coal) and quarrying .. .. 19 100 5 8 5 1 1 Building and Construction— 8. All building and construction .. .. .. 501 36 55 76 551 35 23 80 Transport and Communication— 9. Railways (including workshops and motor services) 342 116 115 131 608 204 .. 69 10. Motor services n.e.i. (including garages) .. 236 I 137 96 103 113 26 2 92 11. Other transport services (not ships'personnel) .. 252 1 4 .. 205 6 3 16 12. Post and Telegraph and radio broadcasting . . 101 7 7 5 210 7 17 11 Heat, Light, and Power — 13. All gas and electricity production and supply .. 71 25 34 25 59 17 51 41 Secondary Industry— 14. Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 841 86 33 121 892 27 30 80 15. Meat freezing, preserving, &c. .. .. 474 32 19 62 83 54 28 101 16. Butter and choose manufacture .. .. 42 161 58 71 3 8 9 17. Other food and drink industries .. .. 279 35 22 25 95 19 12 31 18. Fellmongering, wool-scouring, tanning .. .. 98 .. 1 . . 12 1 1 16 19. Textile, fibre, and clothing manufacture and repair 134 3 3 .. 106 10 5 11 20. Leather working and repair .. .. ..211 2 3 1 62 2 .. 2 21. Building-materials manufacture .. .. 60 3 16 13 26 .. 1 13 22. Timber milling and joinery (including box) manu- 64 10 31 42 69 14 20 20 facture 13. Furnishings manufacture .. .. .. 35 .. 1 2 32 5 .. 2 24. Paper, &c., manufacture, printing, and publishing.. 56 38 6 11 65 3 7 25. Other secondary industries .. .. .. 143 .. 4 24 110 6 5 8 Commerce and Finance — 26. Banks, insurance, trustees, &c. .. .. .. 77 15 7 13 99 9 .. 24 27. Shops, warehouses, depots, &c. .. .. 327 43 43 70 278 27 7 41 28. Stock and station agencies and storage 15 6 I 11 15 3 I 21 Public Administration and Professional— 29. Health and social welfare (not religion).. .. 110 8 7 28 101 5 6 18 30. Education .. .. .. .. .. 44 17 19 15 12 14 9 32 31. Lawyers, justice, and prisons (not police) .. 8 3 1 6 13 8 3 32. Government Departments n.e.i. .. .. 61 19 5 5 254 4 .. 9 33. Local authorities n.e.i. .. .. .. 215 22 2 12 82 9 2 36 Miscellaneous—34. Miscellaneous services and professions .. .. 18 7 2 .. 20 1 .. 4 35. Training for industry .. .. .. 68 5 .. .. 38 .. .. 1 Total of above classes .. .. .. 5,605 3,054 1,582 2,660 4,451 1,038 435 1,631 Unclassified by districts : Coal-miners (1,900), ships' personnel (1,707), ministers of religion (866), police (720) Grand total of all Grade I men aged 20 to 40 inclusive, and Air Forco and Naval volunteors held in industry on 31st March,