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Table showing Industrial Distribution of all Male and Female Workers, including Category " A" Men held from Service

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Present Labour Force. ■ Fit Men held from Service. Industrial Group. Mules. Females. Total. Single. Married. Total. Primary — Sheep-farming 34,000 1,200 35,200 748 1,345 2,093 Dairy-forming .. .. .. 70,000 5,000 75,000 2,133 3,818 5,951 Other farming (including mixed, , 39,000 3,800 42,800 1,753 2,765 4,518 agricultural, fruit, &c.) Total, farming .. .. 143,000 10,000 153,000 4,634 7,928 12,562 Sawmilling and forestry .. .. 10,500 .. 10,500 317 844 1,161 Coal-mining 5,300 .. 5,300 679 968 1,647 Fishing .. .. .. 1,400 .. 1,400 55 104 159 Quarrying, gold, schcelite, &c, 5,400 .. 5,400 55 202 257 mining Total, primary .. .. 165,600 10,000 175,600 5,740 10,046 15,786 (jO'I'I S'/V'W ot'l ()Yl All building, construction, repairs, 19,000 .. 19,000 105 1,726 1,831 &c. Transport and Communication — ' Railways .. .. .. 22,000 2,000 24,000 632 2,099 2,731 Seagoing ships 4,500 200 4,700 611 868 1,479 Road, tram, harbour, &c, services 24,000 1,800 25,800 71 1,879 1,950 Post and Telegraph, and radio .. 7,000 5,500 12,500 83 437 520 Total, transport, &c. .. 57,500 9,500 67,000 1,397 5,283 6,680 Secondary Industries and Power — Freezing-works 12,500 500 13,000 226 1,535 1,761 Butter and cheese factories .. 3,500 .. 3,500 253 612 865 Other food (bread, biscuits, canned 6,000 6,000 12,000 94 663 757 food, &c.) Metal industries (excluding Railway 18,000 3,000 21,000 743 2,038 2,781 workshops) Gas and electricity .. .. 6,400 400 6,800 31 544 575 Textiles, clothing, &c .. .. 3,000 20,600 23,600 132 344 476 Footwear .. .. .. 1,900 2,200 4,100 100 258 358 Timber, joinery, boxes .. .. 5,500 100 5,600 40 344 384 , Furniture .. .. .. 2,500 100 2,600 10 89 99 Minerals (lime, bricks, &c.) .. 4,600 .. 4,600 25 212 237 Printing and publishing .. .. 6,000 2,800 8,800 19 177 196 Cartons, drugs, soap, tobacco, 7,400 3,700 11,100 98 549 647 tanning, &c. Total, secondary, &c. .. 77,300 39,400 116,700 1,771 7,365 9,136 _ -, Commerce, Finance, Storage — Banks, insurance, trustees, &c. .. 6,000 6,100 12,100 5 379 384 Shops, warehouses, depots, stores, 38,000 67,000 105,000 150 1,223 1,373 &c. Total, commerce, &c 44,000 73,100 117,100 155 1,602 1,757 Administration, Professions, MiscelPublic Service (excluding Railways, 7,000 9,000 16,000 53 470 523 Post and Telegraph, Education, Public Works Department, &c.) Local authorities, n.o.i. .. .. 3,000 2,000 5,000 50 448 498 Education .. .. .. 4,200 11,500 15,700 40 353 393 Professions (including medical, 6,200 1,000 7,200 74 363 437 dental, &c.) Police.. .. .. .. 1,400 .. 1,400 240 384 624 Prisons, hospitals, mental hospitals, 3,600 9,500 13,100 23 92 115 V &c. Religion and social welfare .. 2,600 2,000 4,600 338 413 751 Hotels, entertainment, cleaning, 14,600 61,000 75,600 13 50 63 domestic, and other miscellaneous services Students (full time) .. .. .. .. .. 392 28 420 Total .. .. .. 406,000 228,000 634,000 10,391 28,623 39,014