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discutsed empl ° ymeut P ° sition and outlook of each of th e centres in the zone are now briefly Whctngarei.—Apart from its large cement-works, some timber-mills, and a few coal-mines Whangarei is almost entirely a farming centre. Seasonal unemployment is not an important problem owing to the large number of small holders. Wartime expansion of industry has not been noteworthy and man-power shortages have consequently not been serious. Auckland,--Wartime labour shortages have been extremely acute in most industries pursued in this man-power district. Ihe food requirements of the Services, the expansion of munitions and ship building and repair work, and the general development of secondary industries to meet wartime demands have combined to strain the labour supply to the limit. In particular, a spectacular development in food processing and canning and, ship building and repair work has taken place Further growth m employment opportunities is expected to arise from constructional work especially deferred maintenance and the development of rubber, wood products, and builders' supplies, manufacturing, and. perhaps ship building and repair 7 * farmi " g ' ,om ° h » «*» #*■ I' » kbom 'C 7T V" i mt 'S ", 10 krgral ™ New Zeal.nd, Tim labour required for State forests absorbs all surplus man-power between seasons Hamilton- A number of secondary industries, including munitions-manufacturing has been developed m this centre, and further scope m the secondary industries field exists. Greatest scope however, lies m dairy-farming which is paramount in the district. During the war years extreme difficulty has been experienced m manning dairy factories, coal-mines, and hydro-electric projects Normally, between-season unemployment involves approximately 500 men, but given a degree of snouici give way to a shortage of man-power. G -h b^A e '~u} 18 J Jeteu tT ° remained comparatively unaffected by war developments. It has tnbuted substantially to the essential labour requirements of undertakings in other districts asone'suTCblZ develop I m , ent , and considerable between-season unemployment indicate this town as one suitable for regional development. Its port should assist in any such development. (iii) Southern North Island in inSrSr 1 Se °° nd to the Northern Norti Island zone in mdustnal activity. Metropolitan Wellington has seen a rapid development, though not on the scale of that enjoyed by Auckland City. There has also been rapid expansion in the TaL secondary !nd n Levin. eCI " Palm erston North, Now Plymouth, Wanganui, Hastings, Masterton, 463 Wlth the exception of Wellington and Lower Hutt, the towns mentioned all present a picture oi developing secondary industries superimposed on primary industrial activity. The secondary laid P / St t ? ken . up slack of between-season unemployment which has arisen as men have been laid off from freezing-works and dairy factories. During the war years betweeneason unemployment has not been acute. It is expected that the growing secondary industries will fnPalmerston North Id^ 7 ln . mos * of * heee towns - Already there is evidence of this happening in i aimerston North and Wanganui, while the recent establishment of clothing and canning factories and engineering-works in other towns such as New Plymouth, Hastings, MasterCard Levin promises to meet the between-season problem of the future ' laboWeSS TAT 3 "' 7 ™ dußtziea ™ P robabl J tlle bes * means of taking up the seasonal slack, the labour demand of the purely manufacturing industries is mainly for female labour This has neces sitated m the past peak public-works and building activity during the winter months. With the ic urn to more normal conditions, some off-season provision of this nature, varying with the development of each centre, will probably be necessary. y g aeveiopa growth i^dVme^olw oll^-7 7 ™ tOW T' given an ex P orfc market for woollenB a growth in domestic population, is one of expanding employment opportunities. Farming can expect improved? ° Pm " P l "*' f ~ k STfi in anfother SctfrNew 7° P T a' dU ? Dg the yealS haS been iu sllorter tkan tL Tafbut mucfLpeS gre '! devel °P m ® nt 111 secondary industries, discernible before • ' 4 oh a °c el erated by it, the wartime growth of Government functions and with it a lar»e to brtog'Xut ftbTrMge * » eoW " il, ™ e »V* ">* I>™g«r transport W« combmrf - 468. The position and outlook for each centre is now briefly commented upon:— Nafter and Hastings.- Both of these centres lie in a rich agricultural and pastoral district and as might be expected greatest difficulty has been experienced in manning freezing-works orchards' market-gardens shearing-sheds, and canneries. As elsewhere, there has of recent yearXen a marked L lo thfwk labour Md me W f anat ° na > hos P itals > an(i have presented the greatest difficulty MarketinTDenartmenJ tLt£ clothing-factories, and Internal a. n ™ k " le " kbout ' • rt lor the , future > Napier faces a degree of between-season slackening in employment and some decline in the employment of women. Hastings, too, is affected by the off-season wane K employment °PP°rt™ for , women should continue numerous-i.e in orchards, market-gardens and canneries. developed ImT unti7~the wnr , , rapidly develo P ed as dairying industry has developed, but until the war years it has been almost entirely devoid of secondary industries A dothmg-manufacturmg establishment has recently been opened in the town and several other manufacturing undertakings are also m the process of establishment. These should lead to a more