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Table 43.—Industrial Classification of Disengaged Males enrolled for Employment at the End of each Month from 30th September, 1945, to 31st March, 1946

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(Note. —The industries shown are those for which persons are enrolled for employment) Disengaged Males. Industrial Group. 30th 31at 30th 31st 31st 28th 31st Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., March, 1945. 1945. 1945. 1945. 1946. 1946. 1946. Primary Industry 3 1 Fishing and trapping 2 2 4 2 2 Sheep-farming 12 14 8 4 12 7 13 Dairy-farming .. .. 9 15 19 8 24 14 21 Other farming 25 39 20 24 28 22 19 Flax growing and milling 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Bush sawmilling and afforestation 12 6 2 7 3 5 2 Coal-mining 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 Other mining and quarrying 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 Building and Construction Road, railway, hydro, &c., and construction 26 27 34 35 56 29 72 Housing, &c., construction 24 24 30 25 33 22 22 Transport and CommunicationRailways (including workshops and N.Z.R. 5 3 4 8 5 3 8 Motor Services) 2 1 Tramways 1 2 3 2 Motor services n'.e.i. (including garages) 39 52 27 23 34 22 19 Other transport services 13 32 23 26 22 24 19 Post and Telegraph and radio broadcasting 2 2 5 2 2 3 1 Heat, Light, and Power Electricity production and supply 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 Gas production and supply 2 1 1 1 1 Secondary Industry 26 14 Engineering and metal trades 14 21 28 28 16 Meat freezing, preserving, &c. 76 84 55 35 11 2 2 Butter and cheese manufacture 1 3 4 9 2 2 Other food and drink industries 10 20 5 10 12 8 10 Fellmongering, woolscouring, and tanning 1 1 1 2 Woollen and knitting mills 1 2 3 2 1 1 Clothing-manufacture 2 2 1 7 3 1 Footwear and other leather work 1 4 3 4 5 6 Other textile industries 1 2 4 1 2 4 Timber milling andjoinery 2 3 4 4 8 1 5 4 Furnishings-manufacture 2 1 3 3 2 1 Building materials manufacture 5 7 2 ■ 5 : 5 7 6 Tobacco processing, &c. 14 10 5 Other secondary industries 6 8 5 7 ■ Commerce and Finance Banks, insurance, trustees, &c. 7 11 15 10 12 5 8 Shops, warehouses, depots, &c. 60 48 53 50 77 50 48 Stock and station agencies and storage ,. 15 19 5 6 4 2 2 Public Administration and Professional Health, religion, and social welfare 8 5 4 4 4 3 Education (not students) 3 1 1 1 2 1 Lawyers, justice, and prisons 1 1 2 1 6 6 1 Government Departments n.e.i. 3 1 1 2 3 Local authorities n.e.i. 18 14 6 6 6 6 5 M iscellaneous Hotels and restaurants 21 18 18 14 18 12 11 Miscellaneous professions 9 10 5 8 1 5 6 Domestic services 42 82 60 48 45 42 34 Others .27 30 33 22 34 19 15 Total 505 626 512 454 524 368 402