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Table 7. —Movements in Seasonal Labour Force (Males), August, 1946, to March, 1947, excluding Farming

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District. Numbers employed at 15th of Month. August, 1946. Sept., 1946. October, 1946. Nov., 1946. Dec., 1946. January, 1947. February, 1947. March, 1947. Whangarei 430 466 464 439 514 643 611 601 Auckland 2,670 2,581 2,528 2,931 3,992 4,259 4,032 3,799 Hamilton 903 1,026 988 1,010 1,377 1,394 1,297 1,176 Taumarunui 17 19 21 20 20 21 20 19 Paeroa 204 253 288 288 295 285 279 267 Rotorua 119 134 147 160 163 165 163 155 Gisborne 520 526 551 575 1,056 1,105 1,014 976 Napier 81 116 117 260 369 349 279 294 Hastings 875 838 785 1,306 1,531 1,605 1,595 1,438 New Plymouth Wanganui 858 1,101 1,232 1,241 1,397 1,551 1,506 1,451 674 685 657 710 1,146 1,275 1,196 1,214 Palmerston North 829 846 900 916 1,135 1,451 1,401 1,356 Masterton 386 430 470 508 649 729 778 732 Lower Hutt 242 231 245 272 378 489 518 485 Wellington 488 520 535 663 855 1,002 947 904 Blenheim 144 158 160 159 216 243 255 249 Nelson 257 260 210 202 195 223 239 264 Westport 18 17 20 25 20 19 19 19 Greymouth *30 33 47 50 45 37 37 36 Christchurch 1,030 1,003 1,014 1,143 1,639 1,986 2,210 2,166 Ashburton *90 *92. 95 101 249 292 305 308 Timaru 435 445 413 465 518 841 928 965 Oamaru 105 100 85 91 82 221 247 290 Dunedin 476 532 549 662 668 1,033 1,098 1,100 Invercargill 586 641 716 709 828 1,755 1,753 1,772 Dominion 12,467 13,053 13,237 14,906 19,337 22,973 22,727 22,036 ♦] Estimates, actual figure ss not available.