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Table VIII—External Migration, Year Ended 31st March, 1950, by Occupational Groups

Note.—This table includes only " permanent " arrivals and departures—i.e., those who intend to become permanent residents of New Zealand or those who intend to remain absent for one year or more.

Table IX—Activities of the Home-aid Service for the Year Ended 31st March, 1950

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Source : Census and Statistics Department Arrivals. Departures. Net Gain Occupational Group. (+) or Loss (—) Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. for Year, Primary industry 904 34 938 238 6 244 + 694 Engineering and metalworking .. 1,133 32 1,165 258 2 260 +905 Textiles, clothing, leather 155 285 440 60 66 126 +314 Building and construction 719 719 137 137 +582 Other secondary industry 463 83 546 131 21 152 +394 Transport and communication .. 480 50 530 176 17 193 +337 Commerce and finance 553 116 669 296 75 371 +298 Clerical and professional 1,381 1,769 3,150 857 1,129 1,986 + 1,164 Personal and domestic ... 137 512 649 65 113 178 +471 Other occupations 692 121 813 226 55 281 +532 Not actively employed 2,378 5,608 7,986 833 2,110 2,943 +5,043 Not stated 68 28 96 7 8 15 + 81 Total 9,063 8,638 17,701 3,284 3,602 6,886 + 10,815

Month. Number of Aids Employed at End of Month. Details of Cases Serviced During Period. Maternity. Sickness. Other. Total. April, 1949 58 83 79 13 175 May, 1949.. 66 59 128 25 212 June, 1949 67 96 156 19 271 July, 1949 65 89 144 8 241 August, 1949 60 112 158 17 287 September, 1949 61 96 103 20 219 October, 1949 58 98 87 33 218 November, 1949 62 111 138 7 256 December, 1949 • .. 58 77 81 6 164 January, 1950 63 74 90 11 175 February, 1950 56 70 98 16 184 March, 1950 55 63 128 16 207 Totals 61 (average) 1,028 1,390 191 2,609