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SECTION V. —RELEASES FROM ARMED FORCES TO INDUSTRY Table 14. —Types and Number of Men released

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(Position at 31st March, 1944) Type of Release from Armed Forces. Releases 0 ' Number of releases prior to 31st March, 1943 .. .. .. ■■ 16,300 Releases during period from 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 — Number of releases by action of District Man-power Officers .. .. .. • ■ 17,138 Number of releases by action of Armed Forces Appeal Boards .. .. .. 1,295 Approximate number of releases from overseas drafts returned to New Zealand — Railway Operating Unit .. .. .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ ■ • • 600 Forestry Unit .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • ■ 300 Norfolk draft .. .. .. . ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • ■ • 350 Fiji and Tonga drafts .. .. .. • • • ■ • ■ • • • • 950 First furlough group . . .. . ■ • • • • ■ • • • • • 3,300 Total ex-overseas drafts .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 5,500 Total releases during above period .. .. .. . • • • • ■ 23,933 Total releases up to 31st March, 1944 .. • ■ _■ • • • 40,233 Table 15.—Cumulative Totals of Men released Table 17.—Industrial Classification of Releases since 1st April, 1943, up to End of each Four- by the Action of District Man-power Officers weekly Period from 25tii May, 1943 and Armed Forces Appeal Boards (Period covered : 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) Releases through - at u f n i + ■ Total Industrial Group in which placed following Number Percentage Number of Releases at Relcaaea . Release from Forces. Tot., x Officers. Boards. — Primary industry— Fishing and trapping .. .. .. 62 0 • 3 X943 Farming .. .. .. .. 1,115 20-7 25th Mav 7 568 7 568 Flax growing and milling .. .. 139 0'7 ZOtn may .. .. i,joo . i,ou o Bush sawmilling and afforestation .. 317 1-6 22nd June .. .. 9,062 2 9,064 Coal-mining .. 163 0-8 20th July .. .. 10,164 28 10,192 Other mining and quarrying .. .. 70 0-4 17th August .. 10,865 44 10,909 Building and construction— 14th September .. 11,825 98 11,923 All building and construction .. .. 1,691 8-5 ■t i„ , Q1Q i o akq Transport and communication— 12th October .. lz,74o ol6 lo,UOo Railways (including workshops and motor 1,260 6-4 9th November .. 13,64-9 531 14,180 services) 7th December .. 14,623 697 15,320 Motor services n.e.i. (including garages) .. 762 3-8 Other transport services .. .. 339 1 • 7 Post and Telegraph and radio broadcasting 420 2-1 1944 Heat, light, and power— 4th January . . 15,350 866 16,216 All gas and electricity production and I 209 1 • 1 1st February .. 15,823 1,031 16,854 supply 29th February .. 16,360 1,154 17,514 Secondary industryJ ' ' Engineering and metal trades .. .. 1,245 (>■.! 3.1st March.. .. 17, US 0 ia,4dd Moat freezing, preserving, &c. .. .. 1,422 7-2 Butter and cheese manufacture . . 439 2 • 2 Other food and drink industries .. 517 2*6 Fellmongering, woolscouring, tanning .. 75 0-4 Table 16—Releases by Armed Forces Appeal Textile, fibre and clothing manufacture 290 1-5 Board Action: Analysis by Period of working and repair .. .. 152 0-8 RELEASE Building materials manufacture .. 178 0-9 (Period covered : 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) T manufecture j ° inOTy (including b ° x) 307 1 ' 5 ~ Furnishings manufacture .. .. 249 1 • 3 Type of Worker released. Paper, &c., manufacture, printing and 305 1-5 publishing Period of Release. Other secondary industries .. .. 438 2-2 Farming Other All Commerce and finance — Workers. Workers. Types. Banks, insurance, trustees, &c. .. 512 2-6 Shops, warehouses, depots, &c. .. 1,946 9-8 Stock and station agencies and storage .. 238 1 • 2 Public administration and professional—• Health and social welfare .. .. 131 0-7 3 months to 6 months .. 122 161 283 Education (not students) .. .. 227 1-1 Over 6 months and sine die 336 676 1,012 Lawyers, justice, and prisons .. .. 87 0-4 Government Departments n.e.i. .. 614 3 ■ 1 Local authorities n.e.i. .. .. 271 1-4 Total.. .. 458 837 1,295 MiscellaneousMiscellaneous services and professions .. 283 1 • 4 Number temporarily re- 302 208 510 Students .. .. .. .. 227 1-1 leased —i.e., for a period Industry not specified 142 °' 7 of 3 months and less All industrial groups .. .. 19,842 100*0