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SECTION X.-DIRECTIONS INTO ESSENTIAL WORK Table 29. —Results of Directions given by District Man-power Officers

Table 30.—Monthly Progress of Directions from 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944

Table 31. —Details of Movements within and into Ten Different Industrial Groups effected by the Directions of District Man-power Officers

* Note.—The period covered by this table includes the period of maximum build-up of the food-processing industries, which each year draw their labour force from other industries, returning the workers later to these industries as the season runs off.

(b) Females

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Outset to 31st March, 1943. ais^Maroh 9 M«! Outsot to 31sfc March ' 1944 - Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Total directions given .. 25,013 5,766 30,779 46,325 13,354 59,67!) 71,338 19,120 90,458 Of these directions given— Number withdrawn .. 2,462 922 3,384 4,083 1,308 5,391 6,545 2,230 8,775 Number complied with .. 22,250 4,716 126,966 41,295 11,692 52,987 63,545 16,408 79,953 Number not complied with .. 301 128 I 429 947 354 1,301 1,248 482 1,730

Directions to— Directions toTotal Total Period. Directions Period. Directions Males. Females. S lven - Males. Females. glven ' , I Total up to 31st March, 1943 25,013 5,766 30,779 Total up to 30th September, 49,435 11,109 60,544 1943 Increase during — Increase during— 1943—April .. .. 5,750 805 6,555 1943—October .. 2,808 875 3,683 May .. .. 5,952 804 6,756 November .. 3,575 1,037 4,612 June .. .. 4,162 948 5,110 December .. 3,601 1,209 4,810 July .. .. 3,517 987 4,504 1944—January .. 4,591 2,002 6,593 August .. .. 2,111 732 2,843 February .. 3,675 1,408 5,083 September .. 2,930 1,067 3,997 March .. .. 3,653 1,480 5,133 Total up to 30th Soptcmbcr, 49,435 11,109 60,544 Total up to 31st March, 71,338 19,120 90,458 1943 1944

(Period covered : 1st October, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) (a) Males Circulation Inflow Inliow Inflow Inflow Industrial Rrmin within each from from of of Total Industrial other Armed Students on others not Directions. Group. Groups. Forces. Vacation. Working. Farming (including flax and vegetable) .. 291 457 1,070 484 82 2,384 Sawmilling and mining .. .. . . 189 189 202 40 66 686 Building and construction .. .. .. 1,208 890 347 82 235 2,762 Transport and communication .. .. 215 479 426 52 68 1,240 Engineering and power .. .. .. 550 729 243 84 93 1,699 Food and drink industries .. .. .. 816 3,254* 1,386 509 387 6,352 Other secondary industries .. .. 358 991 428 89 153 2,019 Commerce and finance .. .. .. 154 546 463 366 69 1,598 Public administration and professional .. 84 684 224 176 177 1,345 Hotels, entertainment, and miscellaneous .. 70 107 40 .. 29 246 All industries combined .. .. 3,935 8,326 4,829 1,882 1,359 20,331

Circulation Tnflow Inflow Inflow Inflow Inflow Tnrtiiat.rtol Rrnrm withln the (Von ottipr from " f of of ' L ' otal industrial woup. Industrial ' r™,?," Armed Students on Housewives, others not Directions. Group. "roups. Forces. Vacation. Ac. Working. Farming (including flax and 10 376 4 881 28 50 1,349 vegetable) Engineering .. .. . . 65 . 184 S 8 48 83 393 Food and drink industries . . 45 210 .. 39 57 55 406 Textile, footwear, &c, industries . . 380 449 17 8 147 199 1,200 Other secondary industries i. 41 280 6 44 63 65 499 Shops, warehouses, &c. .... 6 17 4 22 2 1 52 Office workers (all industries) .. 254 154 9 32 69 124 642 Hospitals .. .. .. 158 353 3 159 65 102 840 Hotels and catering .. .. 454 305 21 154 75 194 1,203 Miscellaneous (transport, American 32 110 12 38 88 69 349 Forces, &c.) All industries combined .. 1,445 2,438 81 1,385 642 942 6,933