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Table showing Number of Unionist Man-weeks, Total Hours, and Average Hours per Week (Ordinary and Overtime) covering Period of Fifty-two Weeks ended 27th March, 1948

Notes.— Working-hours have been affected by—(а) Main Ports. —Cancellation as from Bth September, 1945, of shift-work and work on Sundays, holidays, and on Saturday afternoons (except when vessels could finish by 5 p.m.). (б) Secondary Parts.—Cancellation as from Bth September, 1945, of shift-work ; cancellation as from 26th November, 1945, of work on Saturday nights, Sundays, and holidays ; cessation of work on Saturday afternoons and at 9 p.m. on ordinary week-days.

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Total Hours worked. Average Hours worked per Week. Number of Port- Man-weeks . worked. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Ordinary. Overtime. Total. Auckland <. .. .. .. .. 82,588 2,849,762|- 955,405£ 3,805,168 34| 111 46 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 53,786 1,921,336J 709,302+ 2,630,638| 35? 13£ 49 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 28,908 1,010,800| 370,215| 1,381, 015f* 35 12f 47fDunedin .. .. .. .. .. 15,027 546,522 214,396| 760,918| 36J 14| 50f Port Chalmers .. .. .. .. 10,301 321,762J 85,050| 406,812ft 31J 8| 391 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 3,738 98,090J 31,610 129, 26£ 81 34f Napier .. .. .. .. .. 11,138 342,122f 122,329| 464,4521J 30f 11 41f Onehunga .. .. .. .. .. 1,819 54,024 18,877 72,901" 29f ]0-|- 40 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 8,993 291,691£ 108,320 400,011if 32£ 12' 441 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 3,625 111,791 35,561f 147,352f* 30f 9f 401 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 3,642 135,605| 162,242§ 37£ 7-] : 44* Picton .. .. .. .. .. 2,192 58,556t|- 29,86lf 88,418f 26f 13f 401 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 5,438 163,719| 62,652 226,371Jt 30J 111 41# Oamaru|| .. .. .. .. .. 1,684 42,113 9,953£ 52,066|f 25 6 31 Bluff .. .. .. .. .. 8,866 280,525| 101,308 381,833ft 311 HI 43 Westport .. .. .. .. .. 3,589 78,804£ 44,033 122, 22" 121- 341 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 5,285 126,271J 58,026£ 184,298f 24 11 35 Totals .. .. .. .. 250,619 8,433,498| 2,983,539£ 331 12 45£ ! * Includes New Zealand Railways and Harbour Board hours. t Includes New Zealand E.ailways hours. J Includes Harbour Board hours. § Includes Harbour Board and overhaul hours. || From 30th June, 1947, to year ended 27th March, 1948 (39 weeks).