H.— 44.

In the following tables the various classes of industries contributing to the factory production of the Dominion have been grouped according to general character : —

Table showing for the Years ended 31st March, 1928, 1929, and 1930, Figures relating to the various Industries classified into Four Groups as stated.

The above tables assemble what might be termed (a) semi-primary industries, (b) certain public utilities and services, (c) semi-extractive and processing industries, and (d) other manufacturing industries. Analyses of the data for the various industries disclose the following principal differences between 1928-29 and 1929-30 Persons engaged. Increases.—Motor-engineering, 989 ; clothing, 351 ; saw-milling, 251 ; engineering, 149 ; and biscuits and confectionery, 149. Decreases. —Meat-freezing, &c., 442; woollen-milling, 98 ; and brick and tile, 77.

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y j Persons Salaries and Materials Value of Value-added j Buildings, i engaged. Wages paid. used. Products. Manufacture Plant, and Machinery. Group 1. Group 1 includes meat-freezing, ham and bacon curing, butter, cheese, and condensed milk, sausage-casings, fellmongering and wool-scouring, boiling-down, and manure-making. Number. £ £ £ £j £ 1927-28 .. .. 11,692 2,726,430 32,892,737 40,316,821 7,424,084 9,125,123 1928-29 .. .. 12,418 2,826,703 36,860,398 44,042,398 7,173,239 9,248,290 1929-30 .. .. 11,860 2,848,034 35,372,687 42,153,054 6,780,367 9,323,488 Group 2. Group 2 includes gas making and supply, electricity generation and supply, electric tramways. Number. | £ £ £ £ £ 1927-28 .. .. 7,210 1,851,644 4,221,136 6,601,850 2,380,714 30,087,314 1928-29 .. .. 7,319 1,876,482 4,448,650 6,970,275 2,521,625 32,282,452 1929-30 .. .. 7,191 1,853,166 4,797,333 7,414,710 2,617,377 35,322,687 Group 3. Group 3 includes fish curing and preserving, log-sawmilling, lime crushing and burning, &c. ; brick, tile and pottery making ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making ; pumice insulation ; flax-milling. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1927-28 .. .. 11.228 2,529,511 1,733,150 6,635,991 4,902,841 4,901,587 1928-29 .. .. 10,893 2,431,452 1,684,253 6,499,066 4,814,813 4,511,176 1929-30.. .. 11,945 2,633,835 2,600,369 8,139,147 5,538,778 5,987,755 Group 4. Group 4 includes all other industries. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1927-28 .. .. 51,610 9,768,293 16,461,174 34,174,820 17,713,646 20,560,126 1928-29 .. .. 53,050 9,954,108 16,868,508 35,660,483 18,791,975 21,477,662 1929-30 .. .. 54,801 10,286,429 16,438,418 35,757,615 19,319,197 21,021,224 Percentage of each Group to Total. 1928-29. 1 .. .. 14-84 16-54 61-58 47-27 21-54 13-73 2 .. .. 8-75 10-98 7-43 7-48 7-57 1 47-94 3 .. .. 13-88 15-18 4-29 8-43 15-89 8-27 4 .. .. 62-53 57-30 26-70 36-82 55-00 | 30-06 Totals .. 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 | 100-00 1929-30. 1 .. .. 13-83 16-16 | 59-74 45-10 19-79 , 13-01 2 .. .. 8-38 10-52 8-11 7-93 7-64 1 49-30 3 .. .. 13-92 14-95 4-39 8-71 16-17 | 8-36 4 .. .. 63-87 58-37 27-76 38-26 j 56-40 29-33 T ' ' " ; I 1 Totals .. 100-00 j 100-00 100-00 100-00 100-00 j 100-00 I |