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Table I.—Industrial Classification of Notified Vacancies remaining unsatisfied at Quarterl y Points

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Industrial Group. 30th June, 1947. 30th Sept., 1947. 31st Dec, 1947. 31st March, 1948. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Primary Industry Sheep-farming Dairy-farming Other farming Forestry and bush sawrnilling Fishing and trapping .. Coal-mining Other mining and quarrying 81 93 98 396 2 183 33 4 7 4 121 197 168 274 in 35 6 4 4 120 182 216 322 3 172 27 7 3 11 3 81 101 171 237 2 129 30 5 1 1 1 Primary industry total 886 15 966 14 1,042 24 751 8 Secondary Industry Food, Drink, and Tobacco— Meat freezing and processing Dairy factories Other food and drink Tobacco-manufacture 65 15 134 20 106 29 301 305 32 132 119 31 80 13 350 298 317 39 93 24 101 12 312 223 290 21 137 12 69 9 280 227 Sub-total 234 741 314 741 473 648 460 585 Textiles, Clothing, Leather — Woollen and knitting mills Clothing-manufacture Footwear manufacture and rep Tanneries, fur, and leather goo< Other textiles 47 162 air 164 Is 92 42 639 3,589 576 139 440 45 139 142 67 63 678 3,577 545 176 388 46 214 203 66 55 814 3,613 566 178 355 41 204 197 71 96 807 3,592 535 205 454 Sub-total 507 5,383 456 5,364 584 5,526 609 5,593 Building - materials and Furnis ings— Timber-milling and joinery Furniture and other woe manufacture Brick, pottery, cement l159 d 196 274 55 6 182 208 202 11 55 27 171 200 242 5 51 27 206 232 246 6 49 27 Sub-total 629 69 592 93 613 83 684 82 Engineering and MetalworkingMachinery and metalworking Ships, engines, vehicles 1,276 2,037 370 21 1,172 1,753 400 23 1,234 1,742 357 35 1,266 1,906 348 32 Sub-total 3,313 391 2,925 423 2,976 392 3,172 380 Other Industry— Paper, pulp, and printing Other manufacturing 245 251 557 414 256 217 545 381 321 240 584 372 300 337 536 366 Sub-total 496 971 473 926 561 956 637 902 Power and Water Supply— Sub-total 187 11 157 8 171 26 209 21 Building and Construction — Sub-total 1,675 5 1,286 9 1,374 11 1,496 11 Secondary industry tot al 7,041 7,571 6,203 7,564 6,752 7,642 7,267 7,574 Tertiary Industry Transport and CommunicationKail transport Boad, water, air transport Post and telegraph .. 2,430 93 974 124 42 202 2,366 80 814 110 42 182 2,434 57 876 124 37 182 2,864 74 770 124 37 168 Sub-total 3,497 368 3,260 334 3,367 343 3,708 319 Distribution and Finance— Wholesale and retail trade Finance and insurance Other agencies 578 102 141 619 147 84 540 126 109 721 152 100 658 156 129 691 162 93 746 158 99 637 148 89 Sub-total 821 850 775 973 943 946 1,003 874