H.—lla

(d) The. " Natural Increase " in the Population. —Eegarding the " natural increase " of 93,000 mentioned above, it should be pointed out that this consisted largely of an increase in the number of young children in the community (the number under fourteen having increased by 25,000 due to a recent stimulus in the birth-rate) and an increase in the number of old people (the number over sixty having increased" by 36,000). In the remaining ages (fourteen to sixty) the natural increase over the period was therefore not 93,000, but only 32,000, and one-half of these were women.

(e) Strength of Mobilized Forces (excluding Casualties) : — Dates used. —September, 1939, outbreak of war ; End 1940, first Libyan advance ; November, 1941, prior to entry of Japan; September, 1942, peak mobilization in New Zealand; End 1943, approach to present position.

(/) Casualties on Active Service (all Forces combined) : —

(g) Forces plus Casualties and Population : —

(h) Wartime Changes in Labour Force available to Industry (September, 1939, to End of 1943) : —

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Date. Army. Navy. Air Force. Total. September, 1939 .. .. .. 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000 End 1940 .. .. .. .. 37,000 3,000 9,000 49,000 November, 1941 .. .. .. 60,000 5,000 15,000 80,000 September, 1942 .. .. .. 125,000 6,000 26,000 157,000 End 1943 .. .. .. .. 80,000 9,000 40,000 129,000

Date. Deaths. Missing. Prisoners. Total. November, 1941 ... .. .. 1,194 1,134 3,560 5,888 September, 1942 .. .. .. 3,747 2,552 6,513 12,812 End 1943 .. .. .. .. 6,814 897 7,290 15,001

Total Males aged As a Percentage of Population Fifteen to ,, , Date. (including Sixty-four forces plus Forces and in Casualties. ToU1 Males aged Casualties). Population. Population. |ixt four September, 1939 .. .. 1,630,000 565,000 3,000- 0-2 0-5 End 1940 .. .. .. 1,667,000 570,000 49,000 2-9 8-6 November, 1941 .. .. 1,678,000 573,000 86,000 5-1 15-0 September, 1942 .. .. 1,695,000 577,000 170,000 10-0 29'5 End 1943 .. .. .. 1,723,000 582,000 144,000 8-4 24-7

Males. Females. Total. Labour force at outbreak of war .. .. .. .. 520,000 180,000 700,000 Portion of natural increase in population during the war +16,000 + 5,000 +21,000 normally available to industry Additional numbers available to industry as a result of war +16,000 +51,000 +67,000 mobilization— i.e., industrial conscription, deferment of retirements, continuation of work after marriage, &c. Less net number withdrawn to Forces after allowing for —146,000 — 8,000 —154,000 releases back to industry Industrial labour force at end of 1943 .. .. 406,000 228,000 634,000