NATION’S POTENTIAL MAN-POWER

Southland Times, Issue 24162, 26 June 1940, Page 4

NATION’S POTENTIAL MAN-POWER

HALF A MILLION MEN UNDER 60 YEARS

With the introduction of compulsory national service, it is estimated that the State has at its disposal for war purposes approximately 500,000 Europeans and 23,000 Maoris between the ages of 16 and 60. This figure is based on age distribution figures for the Dominion at April 1, 1939, as estimated by the Government Statistician. No recent figures are available to show the precise percentage of married men in each of the various age groups. In the following table, however, the third column gives a broad estimate of the married men in each class. The basis on which these proportions have been calculated is the martial status figures obtained as a result of the population census in 1936. Details

are: — Total Total Married Age Europeans Maoris Europeans 15-19 69,400 4650 300 20-24 67,600 4000 7,000 25-29 66,900 3700 29,000 30-34 61,300 2850 40,000 35-39 54,300 2175 41,000 37,000 40-44 46,500 1975 45-49 43,900 1525 35,000 50-54 45,900 1425 36,000 55-59 42,800 1000 33,000