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Table No. 6—continued IMPROVEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS— continued Most Recent Information compared with Earlier Periods— continued

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Depression low. 1935-36. 1938-39. Latest Figure. 4 4 4 4 —' truit. %%% g-gg g-gg Sua Amount. Amount. ©ug Amount. $-ag Amount. b-l « >H fl tH fl >H 8 8 S 3 3 M 03 CO M Production —continued Building permits issued in urban districts — Total value all buildings .. .. .. .. £(m.) .. 1933 2-5 1936 5-9 1939 12-1 1946 16-4 Private dwellings .. .. .. .. .. Number 1933 1,496 1936 4,140 1939 8,093 1946 7,736 Government housing construction: Dwellings commenced Number .. .. .. .. 1939 3,432 1946 2,623 (included above) Membership of workers'unions .. .. .. .. (000) .. 1933 4 71-9 1935 4 80-9 1938 4 249-2 1944 4 223-0 Transport and Communication — Value of exports (excluding specie) .. .. .. £(m.) .. 1932 33 • 9 1936 49-7 1939 57-9 1946 88-9 Volume of total exports (1936-38 = 100) .. .. Index No. .. .. 1935 4 96 1938 4 97 1945 4 95 6 Value of imports (excluding specie) .. .. .. £(m.) .. 1932 24-8 1936 37-4 1939 54-4 1946 57-0 Post and telegraph: Volume of business handled .. .. £(m.) .. 1933 153 1936 220 1939 286 1946 655 Radio-receiving licenses .. .. .. .. (000) .. .. .. 1936 3 192-3 1939 3 317*5 1946 3 393-0 Railways — Passenger journeys .. .. .. .. .• Million.. 1933 18-4 1936 20-4 1939 23*3 1946 32*4 Net ton-miles run .. .. .. .. .. Million.. 1933 363-4 1936 443-6 1939 574-5 1946 842-5 Motor-vehicles licensed .. .. .. .. Number 1933 3 195,019 1936 3 228,247 1939 3 307,931 1946 3 315,5009 Finance — Aggregate private income .. .. .. .. £(m.) .. 1933 91-8 1936 124-6 1939 185-8 1945 304-0 6 Salaries and wages payments (included above) .. .. £(m.) .. 1933 58-9 1936 72-5 1939 109-5 1946 185 -2 6 Trading bank deposits (excluding Government) .. .. £(m.) .. 1932 51-0 1936 62-1 1939 64-1 1946 133-7 Weekly bank debits (excluding Government) .. .. £(m.) .. 1933 10*4 1936 13-8 1939 18-0 1946 27-6 Net bank-note circulation .. .. .. .. £(m.) .. 1932 5-8 1936 6-6 1939 10-4 1946 35-7 Net overseas funds of banks (New Zealand business only) .. £(m.) .. .. 7 1936 8 44-1 1939 8 9-3 1946 8 98-4