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REPORT OF THE INDUSTRIAL MAN-POWER DIVISION National Service Department (Industrial Man-power Division), Wellington, Ist June, 1943. To the Hon. the Minister of Industrial Man-power. Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report on the activities of the Industrial Man-power Division of the National Scrvice Department. This report covers the period from the inception of industrial man-power control at the beginning of 1942 up to 31st March, 1943. I have, &c., H. L. Bockett, Controller of Man-power.

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INTRODUCTION The mobilization of civilian man-power for work in war industries has been the greatest single development in man-power organization since the introduction of compulsory military service, which itself brought the National Service Department into existence. In setting up an administrative organization capable of handling this industrial mobilization attention was first turned to the already existing Placement Service which was operated by the Employment Division of the Department, and this whole system was taken over and re-organized as the Industrial Man-power Division. This Division has since increased in size as the range of its control has been extended through a succession of stages. Even though man-power as a whole is in short supply, the need for special assistance in keeping in employment the semi-unemployable margin of the labour force (which would otherwise rapidly become completely unemployable) has not disappeared, and the Industrial Man-power Division has therefore carried on the work of controlling the various schemes designed to assist in the continued employment of these men.

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Section. Subject. Page. Introduction .. .. ., .. .. .. .. .. 41 Part I.—Industrial Mobilization 1 The Origins of Industrial Mobilization . . .. . . .. . . 42 2 The Various Measures of Control .. .. . . . . .. .. 42 3 Administrative Organization .. . . .. . . .. . . 42 4 Advisory Bodies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 5 Essential Industries and Undertakings . . .. . . .. . . 43 6 Registrations for Work .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 44 7 Directions into Essential Work .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 8 Restriction of Inflow into Non-essential Work .. . . .. . . 46 9 The Problem of Absenteeism .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 10 Movements as between the Armed Forces aud Industry .. .. .. 47 11 Review of Industrial Mobilization .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 Part II. —Employment Promotion 12 Employment Promotion Schemes .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Statistical Appendix .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51-60