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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DIRECTED WORKERS Table 44.—Classification, by Man-power Districts, of Amounts paid and Number of Persons who have received Financial Assistance at any Time up to 31st March, 1945

Table 45.—Industrial Classification of Amounts paid by way of Financial Assistance to Directed Workers up to 31st March, 1945

Males. Females. Total. Man-power District. at u , T N "$ ,er Amount Nu "f er Amount N, ™ ber Amount Persons. paid - Persons. paid - Persons. paid- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Whangarei .. .. . . 1 13 7 10 .. .. 1 13 7 10 Auckland .. .. .. 58 1,821 9 5 90 1,140 6 7 148 2,961 16 0 Hamilton .. .. . . .. 2 111 2 3 3 75 13 8 5 186 15 11 Paeroa .. .. .. .. . . .. 2 6 15 9 2 6 15 9 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1 29 17 2 3 10 3 0 4 40 0 2 Napier .. .. .. .. 3 14 6 5 11 129 15 4 14 144 1 9 New Plymouth ... .. .. 2 52 13 3 2 11 12 0 4 64 5 3 Wanganui .. . . .. .. .. .. 6 172 4 11 6 172 4 11 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. . . 5 60 16 6 5 60 16 6 Lower Hutt .. .. .. 8 491 18 10 20 381 15 10 28 873 14 8 Wellington.. .. .. .. 34 1,165 15 2 101 1,326 10 5 135 2,492 5 7 Nelson .. .. .. .. 6 34 18 2 19 128 4 11 25 163 3 1 Greymouth .. .. .. 4 143 1 6 3 61 13 3 7 204 14 9 Christchurch .. .. .. 4 79 7 9 48 622 0 10 52 701 8 7 Ashburton .. .. .. I 1 16 11 2 29 0 10 3 30 17 9 Timaru .. .. .. .. 3 30 15 11 .. .. 3 30 15 11 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 2 6 7 2 15 372 2 5 17 378 9 7 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 23 318 9 2 75 1,314 19 4 98 1,633 8 6 Invercargill .. .. .. 6 164 14 2 12 263 17 11 18 428 12 1 All districts .. .. 158 4,480 1 1 417 6,107 13 6 575 10,587 14 7 Increase since 1st April, 1944 .. 91 2,726 10 2 340 5,210 9 1 431 7,936 19 3

Industrial Group. . M"! 68 * Females: Total Amount Amount paid. Amount paid. ' paid. ... I 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Farming .. .. .. .. . . .. ., 58 9 0 .. 58 9 0 Building and construction .. .. .. .. .. 359 9 10 .. 359 9 10 Railways (including railway workshops and N.Z.R. motor services).. 213 3 8 138 12 10 351 16 0 Shipping and harbour services .. .. .. .. 0 11 II .. 0 11 11 Post and Telegraph and radio broadcasting .. .. .. 27 12 6 95 10 1 123 2 7 Electricity production and supply .. .. .. .. 67 1 9 .. 67 1 9 Gas production and supply . .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 .. 0 16 0 Engineering and metal trades .. .. .. .. .. 1,807 10 6 316 i3 4 2,124 3 10 Meat freezing, preserving, &c. . . .. . . .. .. 68 19 0 22 18 2 91 17 2 Butter and cheese manufacture .. . . .. .. 184 13 5 23 3 5 207 16 10 Grain-milling and cereal-food making .. .. .. .. 7 2 3 108 4 5 115 6 8 Bread, cake, and pastry making and delivery .. .. .. .. 13 8 0 13 8 0 Biscuit and confectionery making . . .. .. .. 12 15 10 132 17 6 145 13 4 Jam-making, fruit and vegetable preserving .. .. .. 135 1 11 376 19 2 512 1 1 Tanning .. . . .. . . . . .. .. 52 18 7 . . 52 18 7 Woollen and knitting mills .. .. .. .. .. 128 10 11 1,121 18 8 1,250 9 7 Silk-hosiery mills .. .. .. .. 891 8 9 1 Flock, felt, sack, rope, &c., manufacture . . .. . . .. 20 0 1 20 0 1 Clothing-manufacture.. .. .. .. .. .. 149 i6 6 1,146 0 0 1,295 16 6 Boot, shoe, and slipper making and repairing .. .. . . 14 9 9 183 15 5 198 5 2 Other textile, leather, &c., industries .. ,. .. .. .. 608 608 Laundries, dry-cleaning, and dyeing . . .. .. .. 10 5 8 17 15 1 28 0 9 Lime and cement making .. .. . . .. .. 71 17 7 4 0 0 75 17 7 Brick, tile, pottery, concrete, &c., manufacture . . .. .. 30 14 11 . . 30 14 11 Wallboard manufacture .. .. .. .. .. 160 9 2 .. 160 9 2 Wooden box and ease making .. .. .. .. .. 18 5 1 .. 18 5 1 Glass-manufacture .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 9 11 5 ig 4 16 8 3 Rubber and rubber-goods manufacture .. .. .. 52 5 11 105 5 6 157 11 5 Soap and candle making .. .. .. .. .. 56 6 5 29 11 0 85 17 5 Drugs and chemicals manufacture .. .. .. .. ., 48 15 11 48 15 11 Paper and cardboard manufacture .. .. .. .. 15 18 5 .. 16 18 5 Carton, cardboard-box, and paper-bag making .. .. .. .. 36 14 4 36 14 4 Printing, publishing, and bookbinding .. .. .. .. 7 15 0 246 9 19 6 Tobacco-processing and cigarette-making .. .. .. .. 469 9 409 7 9 Other secondary industries .. .. .. .. .. 188 139 17 5 141 6 1 Commerce and finance .. .. . . .. . . 16 4 10 25 12 2 41 17 0 Hea'th and social welfare (including Social Security Department, 14 3 11 1,176 10 7 1,190 14 6 Health Department, hospitals, &c.) Defence Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 17 3 44 12 11 236 10 2 Government Departments n.e.i. .. .. .. .. 339 11 6 156 1 11 495 13 5 Local authorities .. .. .. .. .. .. 187 17 6 ., 187 17 g Hotels and catering .. .. .. .. .. .. 560 130 15 3 136 1 3 All industries .. .. .. .. .. 4,480 1 1 6,107 13 6 10,587 14 7