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RESTRICTION OF INFLOW INTO INDUSTRY Table 30.—Results of Applications to engage Labour in Essential Industries

Table 31.—Results of Applications to engage Labour in Non-essential Industries

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tlst July, 1944, to 31st March, 1945. '1st April, 1945, to 31st January, 1946. 1st July, 1944, to> 31st January, 1946- — Applications in respect of — Total. Applications in respect of — Total. Applications in respect of — Total. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Total applications received from employers to engage workers Number of applications dealt with Details of applications dealt with — Number of employees required Number of names submitted .. Number of names where permission was— Granted Refused Percentage refused Number of persons directed into other work 16,218 16,157 16,815 16,821 16,395 426 2-5 263 11,550 11,479 11,682 11,686 11,222 464 4-0 366 27,768 27,636 28,497 28,507 27,617 890 31 629 16,670 16,712* 16.990 16.991 16,783 208 1-2 144 9,897 9,949* 9,965 9,965 9,720 245 2-5 187 26,567 26,661* 26.955 26.956 26,503 453 1-7 331 32,888 32,869 33,805 33,812 33,178 634 1-9 407 21,447 21,428 21,647 21,651 20,942 709 3-3 553 54,335 54,297 55,452 55,463 54,120 1,343 2-4 960 * These figures include cases lodged during the previous period but not dealt with until the current period, t Figures relating to restriction of inflow of labour into essential industries are not available prior to July, 1944.

31st Outset to March, 1945. 1st April, 1945, to 31st January, 1946. Outset to 31st January, 1946. — Applications in respect of— Total. Applications in respect of— Total. Applications in respect of — Total. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Total applications received from employers to engage workers Number of applications dealt with Details of applications dealt with —- Number of employees required Number of names submitted .. Number of names where permission was— Granted Refused Percentage refused Number of persons directed into other work 31,276 31,140 33,294 33,315 31,889 1,426 4-3 878 36,298 36,205 38,315 38,363 35,680 2,683 7-0 1,757 67,574 67,345 71,609 71,678 67,569 4,109 5-7 2,635 15,891 15,970* 16,038 16,038 15,870 168 1-0 143 11,323 11,364* 11,370 11,373 10,968 405 3-6 319 27,214 27,334* 27,408 27,411 26,838 . 573 2-1 462 47,167 47,110 49,332 49,353 47,759 1,594 3-2 1,021 47,621 47,569 49,685 49,736 46,648 3,088 6-2 2,076 94,788 94,679 99,017 99,089 94,407 4,682 4-7 3,097 * These figures include cases lodged during the previous period but not dealt with until the current period.