NURSERYMEN AND THE WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16118, 24 January 1918, Page 4

NURSERYMEN AND THE WAR.

INTERESTING FIGURES. At the Nurserymen's Conference yesterday the president (Mr T. "Waugh) gave some interesting figures relating to the number of men employed in the Dominion in the industry. The figures were prepared for the National Efficiency Board. In 1914 the approximate number employed in the nurseries of the Dominion was: First Division 309, Second Division 477, others (over and under military age) 258; total, 1044. In 1915: First Division 232, Second Division 553. others 279; total, 1064. In 1916: First Division 149, Second Division 534, others 291; total, 974. The details, according to districts, tvere as follows: —

1914. 1915. 1916. u - u v .0) o — ct O ,2 cJ O — ei O Southland 19 SI 33 14 54 37 8 46 49 Otapo- .. 30 42 8 18 40 8 14 38 8 S Canterbury ■ • 22 36 12 15 35 12 12 33 12 Cautcrbnry 49 115 39 39 117 42 33 120 59 Harlboro' 10 16 4 8 16 i 5 15 3 Nelson .. 10 23 5 6 2fi 6 5 24 6 Wellington 53 27 27 37 79 27 16 72 23 ■Wanganni 6 9 9 3 11 9 3 19 8 Taranaki 9 10 21 6 11 24 3 13 24 H&wko'sB. 39 67 27 25 71 25 18 68 21 Auckland 73 51 73 51 93 85 32 95 61 There were 8-5 nurseries in the Dominion growing fruit trees. The total number of fruit trees 6old in 1914 was 907,830; in 1915, 1,170,355; in 1916, 986.2S4. The president anticipated that the sales for 1917 would show a farther drop.