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NOTIFIED VACANCIES IN INDUSTRY Table 41.—Industrial Classification at Two-monthly Intervals of Vacancies in Industry notified to District Man-power Officers from 30th September, 1945, to 31st March, 1946

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(Note. —These vacancies cover both essential and non-essential industries) Vacancies for Males. Vacancies for Females. Industrial Group. 30th 30th 31st - 31st 30th 30th 31st 31st Sept., Nov., Jan., March, Sept., Nov., Jan., March, 1945. 1945. 1946. 1946/ 1945. 1945. 1946. 1946. Primary Industry I Fishing and trapping 20 5 4 5 Sheep-farming 446 439 89 85 3 2 2 7 Dairy-farming 328 273 88 46 27 4 2 Other farming 209 173 103128 2 8 2 7 Flax growing and milling 42 30 28 25 1 1 1 1 Bush sawmilling and afforestation 583 565 322 300 6 Coal-mining 150 163 167 183 1 1 Other mining and quarrying 47 46 26 67 Building and Construction Road, railway, hydro, &c., con216 190 157 226 1 struction Housing, &c., construction 1,270 1,493 1,335 1,590 1 8 2 1 Transport and Communication Railways (including workshops 457 411 444 816 27 23 22 and N.Z.R. Motor Services) Tramways 130 65 66 71 1 1 1 Motor services n.e.i. (including 135 120 102 114 7 18 12 14 garages) Other transport services 1 9 4 13 2 17 8 9 Post and Telegraph and radio 63 83 275 341 19 43 27 21 broadcasting Heat, Light, and Power Electricity production and supply 29 35 52 76 2 2. 11 24 Gas production and supply 36 21 25 26 Secondary Industry Engineering and metal trades 669 581 666 817 103 69 87 91 Meat freezing, preserving, &c. .. 15 884 156 96 36 35 32 36 Butter and cheese manufacture .. 141 54 14 7 25 16 8 44 Other food and drink industries .. 86 116 91 118 173 200 253 288 Fellmongering, woolscouring, and 42 23 41 44 1 1 tanning Woollen and knitting mills 19 35 50 69 300 393 455 550 Clothing-manufacture 34 24 37 93 1,226 1,615 1,715 3,489 Footwear and other leather work 103 50 82 120 316 433 586 646 Other textile industries 15 29 2528 217 288 377 461 Timber milling and joinery 72 51 84 116 3 3 1 3 Furnishings-manufacture 130 154 125 159 19 98 38 67 Building-materials manufacture .. 166 199 98 188 7 2 3 Tobacco processing, &c. 4 2 1 2 95 155 239 248 Other secondary industries 111 183 222 344 320 571 721 789