NATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1917, Page 3

NATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

Industries ClassifiedWELLNGTON, May IThe National Effiiciency Board has bad in hand for somo time the task of classifying industries according t* their importance, the object being to give the Government and. ]Vf ilit-ary Service Boards somo indication W which industries are essential. The Board has actually classified the industries and occupations into iuui classes as follows : (a) Most Essential; (b) Essential; (c) Partially Essential; (d) Non-Essential. These lists have been before Oabinst, which lias approved of them. The (a) and (b) lists are: (a) Agriculture, Cattle Raising, Goal mining, Dairy Factories, Dairy Farming, Doctors, Medical Students sModical students in their first to second years, and possibly in the third year are not considered essential), Freezing Works, Railways, Scheelit© mining, Sheepraising, Shipping and Steamship repair Works. (B) Agricultural implement making, ammunition manufacture-, Baking, Boarding department of Hotel Boarding Houses Boiler repairing Bjoo'tmak&ng, Ootiiiing Manufacture, -Butchering, Dentist, Electrical Power Stations, Engine Driving in essential industries, Farmers work, and Blacksmithing, Fellmongelling, Fruit-grow-ing, Fruit Preserving, Gas manufacture, Gold Mining, Manure Mammteiure (including time for agriculture), mea.t preserving, Nurserymen, and gardening' for commercial purposes, Qualified Pharmaceutical Cliemists, Saddlery and Harness making, sugar refining, and woollen manufacture. In note one of list (A) the Board makes the following explanation: “The industres and occupatoms included under this heading are deemed to be of nrimary importance, but the

classification must not bo read as including every man employed therein, and it may be that many of those now employed cam be replaced, but no person should bo removed whoso removal would imperil the successful maintenance of the industry or occupation.” The note to (J 3) runs “Tho industries included under this heading are regarded as essential second only i n importance to those in class (A)." In this classification may be foraid a very much larger percentage of men that can be released for Military Service, than may be possible in Class (A), but no person should be removed whose removal would imperil the successful maintenance .of the industry and occupation.”