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SECTION VI.-THE SEASONAL LABOUR PROBLEM, 1943-44 SEASON Table 18.—The Army Harvesting Scheme (a) Ages, Marital Status, and Medical Grades of Men selected

(b) Industries from which Men were selected, and Appeals

Per Cent. Of the 6,420 men under 20 who were selected, 1,450 were affected by appeals, i.e. .. .. .. .. 22-6 Of the 10,521 men 20 and over who were selected, 4,965 were affected by appeals, i.e. .. .. ..47-2

(c) Determination of Appeals

(d) Numbers finally available, and Utilization Of the entire 16,941 men selected for service : — .10,526 were available without appeal, while 2,714 were available following unsuccessful appeal. i.e., 13,240 in all were available for harvesting service with the Army. The number of these men actually used by the Army up to the 28th April, 1.944, was 5,079, with 539 further men expected to be required (1,282 mobilized Territorials and 633 men from N.Z.E.E. camps were also used for harvesting work). Some hundreds of the men selected for short-time service were also used for emergency work in freezing-works.

Table 19. —Placements by Vocational Guidance Officers of School-children in Holiday and Seasonal Work

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Aged under 20 .. '.. .. .. .. •• •• 6,420 Aged 20 and over— Single— Grade I 4,309 Grade II, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ■■ 2,017 — 6,326 Married : Without children— Grade I .. .. .. .. .. •■ 1,430 Grade II, &c. .. .. .. .. •• ... 1,178 2,008 Married : With children— Grade I .. .. .. .. .. •• 1,049 Grade II, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 538 1,587 Total men selected .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 16,941

Appeals. T . ,_. . « Number Industrial (-roup. selected Number. Per Cent. Primary industries .. .. .. •• 2,030 1,212 50-7 Building and construction ,. .. .. 1,714 555 32-4 Transport and communication .. .. .. 2,521 805 31'9 Secondary industries and power .. .. .. 5,606 2,065 47 • 5 Commerce and finance .. .. .. .. 3,420 752 22-0 Administration and others .. .. .. 1,650 426 25 • 8 All industries .. .. .. .. 16,941 6,415 37-9

Percentage of Appeals. Dismissed. Upheld. Men under 20 .. .. .. .. 59-3 40-7 Men 20 and over .. .. .. 35'9 04-1 A11 men affected by appeals .. .. 42-3 57-7

(Period covered : 1st December, 1943, to 29th February, 1944) Males. Females. Males and Females. Type of Work. School Leaving School Leaving School Leaving Tntnl Holidays. School. iotal ' Holidays. School. 10tal " Holidays. School. Vegetable-growing .. .. 143 .. 143 .. .. .. 143 .. 143 Fruit-picking, tobacco, hops, &c. 88 .. 88 60 .. 06 154 .. 154 Harvesting .. .. .. 0 .. 0 209 21 290 275 21 290 Other farming .. .. 174 .. 174 .. .. .. 174 .. 174 Freezing-works .. .. 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Dairy factories Canneries . . .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 3 .. 3 Other secondary industry .. 01 9 70 24 .. 24 85 9 94 Offices .. ' .. .. 9 .. 9 25 2 27 34 2 36 Retail shops .. .. 101 .. 101 '518 5 523 019 5 024 Warehouses, wool-stores, &c. 06 4 70 2 3 5 68 7 75 All other work .. .. 129 1 130 98 2 100 227 3 230 Total placements .. 779 14 793 j 1,005 33 1,038 1,784 47 1,831 Noijs,—Of these placements 81-1 per cent, were made in December, 1943.