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Table V—Distribution of Labour Force in General Industries at 15th October, 1949

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Number of Units. Males. Females. Total Payroll Industrial Group. Payroll Strength. Working Proprietors. Payroll Strength. Working Proprietors. Strengths and Working Proprietors. Primary Industry Other than Farming, Hunting, and Fishing— Forestry and bush sawmilling .. Coal-mining Other mining and quarrying .. 489 122 131 8,543 5,665 1,644 464 166 63 189 42 27 3 1 9,199 5,873 1,735 Sub-total 742 15,852 693 258 4 16,807 Food, Drink, and Tobacco, Other than Seasonal — Food and drink Tobacco manufacture 1,523 10 8,658 463 1,191 4,250 796 462 14,561 1,259 Sub-total 1,533 9,121 1,191 5,046 462 15,820 Textiles, Clothing, and Leather — Woollen and knitting mills Clothing-manufacture Footwear manufacture and repair Tanneries, furs, and leathergoods Other textiles 85 1,173 277 265 196 2,506 3,117 3,029 2,182 2,214 34 480 224 189 91 2,659 15,116 2,090 743 1,446 21 464 15 21 28 5,220 19,177 5,358 3,135 3,779 Sub-total 1,996 13,048 1,018 22,054 549 36,669 Building-materials and Furnishings— Timber-milling and joinery Furniture and other wood manufacturing Bricks, pottery, cement 500 683 571 6,448 4,929 6,318 321 563 392 245 499 327 2 16 3 7,016 6,007 7,040 Sub-total 1,754 17,695 1,276 1,071 21 20,063 Engineering and Metalworking— Machinery and metalworking .. Ships, engines, vehicles 1,858 2,151 19,641 23,386 1,443 2,057 2,682 1,359 31 30 23,797 26,832 Sub-total 4,009 43,027 3,500 4,041 61 50,629 Miscellaneous Manufacture — Paper, pulp, and printing Other 687 502 7,973 7,053 494 214 3,400 2,612 61 25 11,928 9,904 Sub-total 1,189 15,026 708 6,012 86 21,832 Power and Water Supply— Sub-total 223 8,421 5 604 9,030 Transport and Communication— Rail transport Road, water, and air transport.. Post and Telegraph 36 1,629 496 20,303 15,308 13,131 1,576 1,631 1,178 3,774 18 21,934 18,080 16,905 Sub-total 2,161 48,742 1,576 6,583 18 56,919 Distribution and Finance— Wholesale and retail trade Finance and insurance Other agencies 10,031 921 1,208 44,894 8,034 3,249 6,145 89 769 24,306 4,091 2,421 1,476 4 40 76,821 12,218 6,479 Sub-total 12,160 56,177 7,003 30,818 1,520 95,518 Domestic and Personal Services — Hotels and restaurants Personal services, recreation, <&c. 2,400 1,462 5,316 4,528 1,711 723 9,120 3,852 1,193 358 17,340 9,461 Sub-total 3,862 9,844 2,434 12,972 1,551 26,801 Administration and Professional — Hospitals Medical and hygienic services .. Education, professional, &c. Government services (n.e.i.) Local authorities (n.e.i.) 323 541 1,309 573 327 5,380 1,921 10,882 13,184 6,889 10 185 196 13,748 942 12,726 5,467 685 135 19 31 19,273 3,067 23,835 18,651 7,574 Sub-total 3,073 38,256 391 33,568 185 72,400 Total, all general industries covered 32,702 275,209 19,795 123,027 4,457 422,488