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Table 12. —Grade I Men aged Twenty to Forty inclusive, and Air Force and Naval Volunteers, made available to the Armed Forces by Armed Forces Appeal Board Action

Table 13. —Classification, by Pre-service Industrial Group, of Men made available to the Armed Forces whose Service had been previously postponed

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(Period covered : 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) Period during which Release was effected. Total Men Number of Men made available— Amil-Tnnp July- October- January- made i Qin ' September, December, March, available. 1943 ' 1943. 1943. 1944. (a) Following withdrawal of an unheard appeal or dismissal of an appeal on its first hearing (the appeal being dismissed either with or without a time condition) — Single men .. .. .. 234 110 106 137 587 Married men without children . . 85 47 41 26 199 Married men with children ' .. .. 528 298 168 52 1,046 Total .. .. .. 847 455 315 215 1,832 (/;) Following withdrawal or review of a case where service with the Armed Forces had been previously postponed — Single men .. .. .. 753 813 381 458 2,405 Married men without children .. 176 160 110 96 54.2 Married men with children .. .. 566 792 431 267 2,056 922 821 5^003 Total .. .. .. 1,495 1,765 Total men made available .. 2,342 2,220 1,237 1,036 6.835

(Period covered : 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) Period during which Release was effectid. - Total Men Industrial Group. Anril-T„ne July- October- January- made ' ifii'i ' September, December, March, available. 1943. 1943. 1944. Primary industry— Fishing and trapping ...... 2 5 3 4 14 Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. 103 64 37 30 234 Dairy-farming .. .. .. .. 305 252 105 83 745 Other farming (including tobacco and vege- 218 163 54 63 498 table) Flax growing and milling .... 17 3 3 4 27 Bush sawmilling and afforestation .. 20 21 13 22 76 Mining and quarrying ....... 4 13 3 8 28 Building and construction — All building and construction .. .. 94 123 76 44 337 Transport and communication— Railways (including workshops and motor 29 25 23 61 138 services) Motor services n.e.i. (including garages) .. 50 67 54 18 189 Other transport services .. .. .. 87 49 33 17 186 Post and Telegraph and radio broadcasting 6 51 9 15 81 Heat, light, and power — All gas and electricity production and supply 18 15 8 3 44 Secondary industry— Engineering and metal trades .. .. 93 129 100 92 414 Meat freezing, preserving, &c. .. 57 173 42 44 316 Butter and cheese manufacture .. .. 34 33 14 33 114 All food and drink industries .... 22 48 26 25 121 Textile, fibre, clothing manufacture and 45 109 62 54 270 repair, and leather industry Building materials, timber and furniture 50 25 26 22 123 industries Other secondary industries .... 37 41 30 21 129 Commerce and finance — Banks, insurance, trustees, &c. .... 34 45 27 12 118 Shops, warehouses, stock and station agencies, 71 111 48 38 268 storage, &c. Public administration and professional— All public administration and professional 75 169 114 69 427 (including Government Departments, n.e.i.) Miscellaneous— Miscellaneous services and professions .. 4 8 5 6 23 Training for industry ...... 20 23 7 33 83 _ All groups combined .. .. 1,495 1,765 922 821 5,003