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XII. TERTIARY INDUSTRIES In the Section dealing with occupational distribution of the population a definition was given of tertiary industries, and some account of the importance of these industries in a progressive society. It remains in this Section, therefore, to analyse the relative importance of the various groups included within the tertiary field. The following table shows the total number employed in the tertiary industries at various censuses from 1901 to 1936, together with an estimate for 1945 :

Table No. 101. —Table showing the Total Number of Males and Females engaged in the Tertiary Industries at various Censuses from 1901 to 1936, and also an Estimate for 1945

In the following table the relative growth of tertiary industries when compared with the total occupied population and with the total population is shown by a series of index numbers :

Table No. 102.—Table showing Index Numbers of Persons employed in Tertiary Industries, Total Occupied Persons, and Total Population, distinguishing Male and Female, at various Census Dates from 1901 to 1936, and an Estimate for 1945

The table shows in a marked fashion the development of these tertiary industries in the Dominion. Relative to the occupied males, the tertiary industries have increased to a very much greater extent, and much greater than the rate of population growth. The figures for 1945 must be treated with extreme caution. They are taken from tables calculated by the Employment Department, and are computed on a different basis from the census figures. They are included because there are no other figures available.

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Year. Males. Females. Total. 1901 76,475 42,574 119,049 190(5 96,270 49,841 146,111 1911 .. 118,013 59,977 177,990 1916 123,966 67,720 191,686 1921 149,914 78,115 228,029 1926 163,127 82,140 245,267 1936 185,162 98,535 283,697 1945 166,000 155,000 321,000* * As stated earlier, the 1945 figures are not exactly comparable.

(1901 = 1000) Males. Females. Total. Year. TertiaryOccupied Total Tertiary Occupied Total Tertiary Total Total Industries. Males. Males. Industries. Females. Females. Industries. Occupied Persons. Population. 1901 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1906 1259 1178 1160 1170 1143 1139 1219 1158 1149 1911 1545 1318 1310 1409 1390 1299 1496 1332 1306 1916 1620 1277 1359 1628 4545 1494 1611 1329 1424 1921 1961 1488 1535 1835 1708 1628 1916 1531 1579 1926 2132 1628 1691 1930 1686 1795 2061 1639 1742 1936 2422 1879 1863 2312 2106 2004 2392 1923 1932 1945 2156 1945 1928 3641 3221 2242 2698 2217 2077* * As stated earlier, the 1945 figures are not exactly comparable.