H.—35.

Table VI.— Registered Unemployed on 8th December, 1930.—Occupations, by Districts, including Post Office Registrations.

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I I ||r I i i i ! ijli fill 111| ill III i Acetone-welders .. .. .. i 3 .. 1 • • | i 4 Bakers and pastrycooks .. .. 6 5 12 7 .... 1 .. 1 2 2 2 39 Biograph operators .. .. .. 1 ; 1 .. .. 2 Blacksmiths 19 8 20 7 .... 111112 2 1 3 67 Boilermakers .. .. .. 11 7 10 1 .. .. I •■ .... 29 Boot operatives .. .. 23 10 16 8 j 2 1 .. 60Bricklayers 17 15 15 1 .... 2 .. 1 1 2 3 .... 67 Brushmakers .. .. . • .. • • 1 1 I • • ■ • Butchers 9 8 13 7 .... 3 .. 21411 2! 3 54 Caretakers and liftmen .. .. 13 7 5 3 I .. I 28 Carpenters and joiners .. .. 263 139 110 53 2 .. 18 13 14 15 18 12 3 4 .. 7 3 14 688 Clerical workers .. .. 65| 40 29 14 .... 5218212.... 3 1 4 177 Coach-workers 2 2 8 1 .. .. 1 .. 2.. 1 1 .. 1 19Confectioners .. .. ..[ 1 2 4 4 • • 11 Cordial-factory workers .. .. 2 .. 2 j • • 4 Curriers * .. .. .. .. .. 4 I .. | 4 Drivers .. 152 65 60 40 1 .. 14 9 . . 5 5 8 7 3 .. 2 4 8 383 Electrical workers .. .. 20 5 7 7.. .. 2 1 1 1 44 Engine-drivers .. 19 6 10 6 .... 4 1 1 1 .... 1 13 53 Engineers — Fitters and turners .. ..45 19 32 26 .. .. 3 .. 1| 7 4 1 .. 1| • • • • 1 4 144 Platelayers .. .. .. 2 • • • • Toolsmiths .. .. .. .. 1 1 •• Marine .. .. . • ■ • 1 i • ■ * Factory workers .. .. 4 .. 4 1| 1 3 .. 2 15 Farmhands 43 22 32 20 .... 22 12 5 5 2 7 17 2 .. 13. 6 15 223 Furniture-trade employees .. 26 19 34 9 2 1 3 1 1 .. .. 4 .. 1 101 Gardeners .... .. 19 13 42 6 .... 212..!.. 171.. 3 i: 1 99 Grocers' assistants .. .. 22 5 11 5 .. .. 1 . . 1 3 2 .. .. j .. .. i 2 .. 2 54 Hairdressers' assistants .. .. 3 1 6 2 ; 1 .. 1 • • 14 Hotel workers and cooks.. .. 89 50 27 11 .... 34216221.. 2 l! 2 203 Labourers .. .. 1,400 684 912 455 123 117 198 49 248 128 335 290 53 192 57 77j 72 1705,560 Leadlight-workers .. 2 J .. .. Married couples.. .. .. .. ! \ I " ■ ■ 2 Mechanics — Cycle and motor .. .. 18 20 24 6 .... 51124.. 21.. 1! .. 1 86 Piano 1 • • I I • • • • j ! • • • • 1 Dental .. .. . • . • 1 • • 1 I • • • ■ Z Message-boys .. .. .. 2 1 2 I m , • ■ • • 5-Metal-workers 13 5 13 12 .. .. 1 .. .. 2, .. .. 46Miners 10 14 41 8 .. .. 3 2 lj .. .. 42 Moulders, iron and brass .. 7 4 9j 7 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 31 Painters and glaziers .. .. 83 19 37! 17 1 .. 3 4 7 4| 6 2 .. .. .. ., 1 2 186> Patternmakers .. .. I 1 j • ■ I i ! Plasterers 15 14 12 3 ...... 1 1 3 .... 2 .... 51 Plumbers 34 27 19 10 .. .. 7 1 1 1 1 .. 1 102 Printing-trade employees .. 13 10 10 3 1 • ■ 1 ! • ■ • • 38 Quarrymen 4 3 7 .. .. 1 4 19 Riggers .. .. 1 1 j 2 Saddlers 7 2 5 3 .... 1 1 1 20 Sailmakers .. .. . • • • 1 .. 1 Seamen and firemen .. .. 31 71 8 9 I 2 .. 1 .. .. 122 Shop-assistants and salesmen . . 27 24 17 10 1 • 2j 1 .. 1 .. .. 31 .. 4 90 Stonemasons .. .. .. 4 2 4 3 1 •■ 14 Storemen and packers .. .. 53 23 32 12 1 .. 5 3 .. 130 Tailoring-trade employees .. 10 5 7 21 1 .. 1 .. 1 27 Timber-workers .. .. 11 13 21 3 1 .. 2 2| .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9 63 Tinsmiths 8 1 3 2 .. •• 14 Umbrella-makers .. .. 1 •. ■' i .Warehousemen 3 2 2 2 .. .. 1 ! . • • • 10 Watchmakers and jewellers .. .. 2 I .. ■ ■ | ■ • ■ • 2 Other .. 27 23 16 8 .... 11 1 1 7 2 15 1 .... 3 .. 3 118 Unspecified 114 .. j .... 81 4 .... 1 1 „ - ™ Totals 2 6521 427 1 791 *822 : 128 117 401 113 299 203 404 347 104 207 134 141 100 259 9,649I * Dunedin figures for the 8th December were 803; figures given on schedule are for the 15th December.