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DIRECTIONS INTO ESSENTIAL WORK Table 28. —Progress of Directions complied with from Outset to 31st March, 1946

Table 29.—Industrial Classification of Directions complied with (Period covered: 1st October, 1943, to 31st March, 1946) (a) Males

(b) Females

140

Period covered. Males. Females. Total. Outset to 31st March, 1943 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944 1st April, 1944, to 31st March, 1945 1st April, 1945, to 31st March, 1946 22,250 41,295 53,536 21,427 4,716 11,692 16,044 5,128 26,966 52,987 69,580 26,555 Outset to 31st March, 1946 .. 138,508 37,580 176,088

Period covered. Industrial Group. 1st October, 1943, 1st April, 1944, 1st April, 1945, 1st October, 1943, to to to to 31st March, 1944. 31st March, 1945. 31st March, 1946. 31st March, 1946. Farming (including flax and vegetable) .. 2,384 8,691 2,234 13,309 Sawmilling and mining 686 2,404 1,070 4,160 Building and construction 2,762 8,313 3,250 14,325 Transport and communication 1,240 4,782 2,046 8,068 Engineering and power-production 1,699 4,841 2,221 8,761 Food processing (freezing-works, dairy 6,352 11,239 4,940 22,531 factories, &c.) Other secondary industries 2,019 6,557 3,341 11,917 Commerce and finance 1,598 3,501 1,132 6,231 Public administration and professional .. 1,345 2,546 1,011 4,902 Hotels, entertainment, and miscellaneous 246 662 182 1,090 All industries 20,331 53,536 21,427 95,294

Industrial Group. Period covered. 1st October, 1943, to 31st March, 1944. 1st April, 1944, to 31st March, 1945. 1st April, 1945, to 30th June, 1945. 1st October, 1943, to 30th June, 1945. Farming (including flax and vegetable).. 1,349 1,656 109 3,114 Engineering 393 1,077 157 1,627 Food processing and manufacturing 406 1,483 164 2,053 Textile, footwear, & c., industries 1,200 3,645 924 5,769 Other secondary industries 499 784 183 . 1,466 Shops, warehouses, &c. 52 138 15 205 Office workers (all industries) 642 ] ,506 212 2,360 Hospitals 840 2,720 466 4,026 Hotels and catering 1,203 2,636 447 4,286 Miscellaneous (transport, &c.) 349 399 55 803 All industries 6,933 16,044 2,732 25,709 Note.—Since June, 1945, as a result of the relaxation of man-power control, there have been only 2,396 female directions. Of these, the majority were directed to hospitals, and clothing and tobacco factories.