RECRUITING TRENDS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 157, 3 June 1940, Page 2

RECRUITING TRENDS

INFORMATIVE ANALYSIS. MAN-POWER SURVEY. WELLINGTON, May 3, The trend of recruiting from the important industries and services is shown in a table contained in a statement by the Minister of Man-power (Hon. D. Wilson), presented in the House of Representatives last week. It states that new problems connected with, the proper utilisation of New Zealand’s man-power resources so as to maintain and increase production, and to provide adequately for defence in the Dominion and overseas, will become increasingly important and urgent as time goes on. “Statistics are being kept in respect of the industry and occupation of every recruit who is passed medically fit lor the Second New' Zealand Expeditionary Force, for home defence, for the Air Force, and for the Navy,” says the statement. “The details as to the Army enlistments have so far been obtained each w'eek from the placement officers or social security registrars in each of the 12 centres where the Army area offices are located. In future these returns w'ill be obtained at intervals of four weeks. The following are details of men withdrawal from the main important industries and services, and also the number of men in these categories whoso Army service is postponed pending replacement:— Tem-

The above statement shows the trend of recruiting as at May 18. The figures given do not include enlistments for the Air Force, home defence, the Maori Battalion, and Navy Reservists,

porarily post- ■ i poned by Posted reason to of occuIndustry. camp. pat ions. Agricultural and pastoral ... 2,869 1,113 Forestry 929 Production of food from raw 36 material —i.e.. men engaged in slaughtering, curing, grain-milling, baking, jam and confectionery making, butter and cheese, etc. 796 118 Building, carpentry, 'paint28 ing, plumbing, etc. 1,309 Construction and maintenance of railroads, bridges, etc. r 1,465 20 Land transport—i.e., railway and tramway services, motor services and gar107 ages, traffic direction, etc. 1,993 Communication, postal service, telephones, radio, etc. 405 Property and finance Gov33 eminent administration, banking, insurance, trustec company 629 Commerce: Vending and 3 dealing in all kinds of commodities 1,982 .. 23 Health: All types of modi-' cal, dental and pharmaccutical services 5|15 28 . 22 Other professions 242 Personal - and domestic service, hotel, club and restaurant services, hairdressing, laundering, cleaning, etc 564 3 ' Unemployed 1.969 — Other 6,199 249 Total 22,101 1,781