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1902. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE WORKS (NUMBER AND LOCATION OF MEN EMPLOYED ON).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 10th July, 1902. Ordered, " That there be laid befoie this House a return for the past sevi n months (including December and June) of the number and location of the men employed on the Government co-operative works in New Zealand : the return to be in the same form as adopted in the Labour Journal of the 7th October."—(Mr. Monk.)

Return of Average Number of Men employed on Government Co-operative Works, 1st December, 1901, to 30th June, 1902. Department of Roads.

District. December, January, February, 1901. 1902. 1902. March, 1902. April, 1902. May, 1902. June, 1902. Average Number. Auckland Te Kuiti... Botorua ... Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Marlborough Nelson ... Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 168 54 141 123 101 180 236 60 33 76 32 36 25 134 32 96 119 81 126 105 58 27 63 16 29 50 121 34 48 59 46 79 96 88 20 74 12 37 43 110 39 32 55 37 61 141 64 22 77 53 38 43 144 35 34 73 58 57 129 46 17 61 51 37 29 198 27 53 66 92 76 158 38 19 66 27 39 17 208 35 68 83 107 145 191 29 27 62 20 40 35 155 37 67 83 75 103 151 55 24 68 30 37 35 Totals 1,265 936 757 772 771 876 1,050 920