PEOPLE'S OCCUPATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 8

PEOPLE'S OCCUPATIONS.

- FIGURES FROM THE CENSUS. t ■■•-.. _-- ■;-;-''..-"• 5 DEPENDENTS -IN MAJORITY. ■ 3 „'V- : ' ■'■■■'■'''.-"■'■'. I ' _ ..'■'■- -':;;.V- ; ; ! The occupations of the • people- of New Zealand are amongst £ht> : : interesting fear l tuxes set out in the returns compiled by - the Government statistician (Mr. M. I Eraser) from the census taken in April, ' 1911. The population ii first divided into » two sectionSi breadwinners . and nonbreadwinners. The latter, the "depen* r dents," consist, of course, very largely of . children. The section embraces all per- > sons dependent upon relatives or natural 1 guardians, including wivesj, children, and { others not otherwise engaged in pursuits for which remuneration is paid, and all t persons dependent upon charity. ' The breadwinners are separated into ■ seven classes, 'of which i the most numer- * oub is that engaged in secondary indus- > tries, 133,555, of whom 19,871 are females. The primary classification of the Whole population (excluding Maoris) on the census date is as under :— Professional ... : ... .... — ... 32,176 Domestic . ■«. — ... 44,267 Commercial ... •-• ''— '. '••• — 65,762 Transport and communication... • ... ; 36,433 . Industrial.' ...... ..'- "... 133,555 Agricultural, pastoral, mineral,, and ."■•■'.■ other primary producers ... .';;. ... 130,581 • Indefinite (included among: breadwinners) : -10,803 Dependents ... ... ... ... .... 554,001 1 Occupations not stated .... '.'.'■ ••• •••' 300 Total ... ''...' ... "... 1,008,468 i The centesimal proportions are shown [■ to be :— ". _ . ..,:.'.':.:., , ."' 'Percent.- ' Professional . ... .• ... \: ... ; : ... . ; 3.25 ;: Domestic ... ...... .... ... 4.39 ' Commercial ... :....: ...'■ ... .6.52 / Transport ... ... „. . v ._ 3.62 ; , Industrial ... ... ...... ; ... 13.55 Primary producers .... ... 12.95 ;• .Indefinite ... ... .-.■....;.. 1.07 :' Dependents : ... ... '•.•■.„•■,'■ ... 54.95 v ;