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DIRECTIONS INTO ESSENTIAL WORK Table 23—Results of Directions given by District Man-power Officers

Table 24.—Monthly Progress of Directions given from 1st April, 1944, to 31st March, 1945

Table 25—Details of Movements within and into Ten Different Industrial Groups as a result of Directions given by District Man-power Officers

Outset to 31st March, 1944, Outset to 31st March, 1U45. Males. Females. 'Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Total directions given .. 71,338 19,120 90,458 59,043 19,111 78,154 130,381 38,231 168,612 Of these directions given— Number withdrawn .. 6,545 2,230 8,775 5,226 2,902 8,128 11,771 5,132 16,903 Number complied with .. 63,545 16,408 79,953 53,536 16,044 69,580 117,081 32,452 149,533 Number not complied with 1,248 482 1,730 281 165 446 1,529 647 2,176 (under action at the end of period)

Number of Directions !! Number of Directions given to— Total 8 iven to— Total Period. Directions Period. Directions Males. Females. glven ' Males. Females. giveu ' Outset to 31st March, 1944 71,338 19,120 90,458 Outset to 30th September, 101,164 29,330 130,494 1944 Increase during—• Increase during — 1944 April .. 2,812 1,477 4,289 1944 —October .. 4,778 1,539 6,317 May .. .. 3,847 1,996 5,843 November .. 5,396 1,534 6,930 June .. .. 4,375 1,681 6,056 December .. 4,773 1,206 5,979 July .. .. 7,643 1,732 9,375 1945 —January .. 6,315 1,607 7,922 August .. .. 6,110 1,687 7,797 February .. 4,583 1,614 6,197 September .. 5,039 1,637 6,676 March .. .. 3,372 1,401 4,773 Total up to 30th September, 101,164 29,330 130,494 Total up to 31st March, 130,381 38,231 168,612 1944 1945

(Period covered : 1st April, 1944, to 31st March, 1945) (a) Males Circulation Inflow Inflow Inflow Inflow within the from the from the of of Total Industrial Group. Industrial other Armed Students on others not Directions. Group. Groups. Forces. Vacation. Working. Farming (including flax and vegetable) .. 1,156 1,309 5,578 477 171 8,691 Sawmilling and mining .. .. •• 606 716 881 46 155 2,404 Building and construction .. .. 2,613 2,222 2,843 114 521 8,313 Transport and communications .. .. 518 1,465 2,568 52 179 4,782 Engineering and power-production .. 1,213 1,996 1,280 124 228 4,841 Food and drink industries .. .. 1,327 6,226 2,280 385 1,021 11,239 Other secondary industries .. 1,149 2,884 2,026 142 356 6,557 Commerce and finance .. .. 331 1,191 1,461 300 218 3,501 Public administration and professional .. 207 1,076 965 116 182 2,546 Hotels, entertainments, and miscellaneous .. 162 266 163 6 65 662 All industries combined .. .. 9,282 19,351 20,045 1,762 3,096 53,536 (b) Females Circulation r n n™ Inflow Inflow Inflow Inflow within the r from the of of of Total Industrial Group. Industrial trom oinei Armed Students on Housewives, others not Directions. Group Groups - Forces. Vacation. Ac. Working. Farming (including flax and 711 361 26 351 75 132 1,656 EngTeerhig 136 602 27 14 146 152 1,077 Food and drink industries .. Ill 788 30 59 280 215 Textile, footwear, &c., industries 1,060 1,219 173 2J 613 551 3,645 Other secondary industries .. 76 391 38 14 147 118 784 Shops, warehouses, &c. .. 20 55 6 19 26 12 138 Office workers (all industries) .. 628 326 101 60 184 -07 Hospitals 404 1,438 67 258 221 332 2,720 Hotels and catering .. .. 981 745 48 154 265 443 2,636 Miscellaneous (transport, &c.) .. 43 186 11 35 84 40 All industries combined 4,170 6,111 527 993 2,041 2,202 16,044