H.—44.

Analysis of the data for the various industries discloses the following principal differences for the years 1932-33 and 1933-34 : — Persons employed. Increases. —Meat-freezing, &c„ 1,288 ; printing, 291 ; clothing, 261 ; biscuit and confectionery, 226 : butter, cheese, and condensed milk, 209 ; electricity, 184 ; boot and shoe, 152 ; woollen-mills, 117 ; tobacco-preparing, &c., 82 ; brick, tile, and pottery, 62 ; grain-milling, 52. Decreases.—Sawmilling, 536 ; coopering, &c., 69 ; coachbuilding and motor engineering, 69 ; lime-crushing, 57 ; ship and boat building, 53 ; sail and tent making, 51. Salaries and Wages paid. Increases. —Sawmilling, £62,507 ; electricity generation and supply, £32,648 ; clothing, £24,665 ; small machines, appliances, &c„ £13,054 ; grain-milling, £10,068 ; woollen-milling, £9,804 ; brick, tile, and pottery, £8,497 ; sail and tent making, £7,355 ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making, £7,352 ; chemical fertilizers refining, £7,157 ; hosiery-making, £5,431. Decreases. —Coachbuilding and motor engineering, £38,214; meat-freezing, &c., £37,692; engineering, £15,688 ; brewing and malting, £14,974 ; coopering and case-making, £14,727 ; gasmaking, £10,448 ; ship and boat building, £9,681 ; aerated-water and cordial manufacture, £6,983 ; fruitpreserving and jam-making, £6,472 ; chemicals manufacture, £5,115. Added Value. From an industrial viewpoint, the best measure of the importance of an industry is the value created by the manufacturing operations carried on by the industry. This value is obtained by deducting the cost of materials used from the gross value of the products, and is referred to as the " added value." As the basis of the added value is the value of the products, it is clear that it must be affected by fluctuations in values, and this fact must not be overlooked when use is made of this figure. Increases. —Meat-freezing, &c., £383,178 ; sawmilling, £226,819 ; tobacco-preparing, &c., £182,895 ; electricity generation and supply, £166,082 ; fellmongering and wool-scouring, £82,187 ; lime-crushing and cement-making, £62,213 ; printing and publishing, £53,705 ; grain-milling, £48,649 ; biscuit and confectionery, £36,682 ; woollen-milling, £36,104 ; small machines, appliances, &c., £34,722 ; brick, tile, and pottery, £29,436 ; brewing and malting, £23,581 ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making, £22,099. Decreases. —Butter, cheese, and condensed milk, £114,302 ; chemical manufacture, £59,814 ; ham and bacon curing, £50,161 ; ship and boat building, £7,793. In the following tables the various classes of industries contributing to the factory production of the Dominion have been grouped according to general character : —

Table showing for the Years ended 31st March, 1932, 1933, and 1934, Figures relating to the various Industries classified into Four Groups as stated.

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„ Persons Salaries and Cost of Materials Value of Value added by engaged. Wages paid. used. Products. Manufacture. Machinery. Group 1. Group 1 includes meat-freezing ; ham and bacon curing ; butter, cheese, and condensed milk ; sausage-casings ; fellmongering and wool-scouring ; boiling-down and manure-making. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1931-32.. 11,203 2,633,567 24,376,639 31,029,564 6,652,925 9,059,313 1932-33.. 11,684 2,634,260 24,440,749 32,094,798 5,625,440 9,158,560 1933-34.. 13,285 2,603,547 28,179,195 34,127,214 5,948,019 8,908,253 Group 2. Group 2 includes gas making and supply, electricity generation and supply. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1931-32.. 4,510 1,066,603 4,149,364 5,837,744 1,688,380 32,203,007 1932-33.. 4,406 1,003,961 4,316,691 5,950,247 1,633,556 32,197,635 1933-34.. 4,561 1,026,161 4,079,104 5,862,564 1,783,460 31,745,616 Growp 3. Group 3 includes fish curing and preserving ; log-sawmilling ; lime crushing and burning, &c. ; brick, tile, and pottery making ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making ; pumice-insulation ; flax-milling. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1931-32.. 6,535 1,179,631 975,989 3,226,070 2,250,081 3,942,391 1932-33.. 6,501 1,099,682 871,247 2,956,421 2,085,174 3,892,480 1933-34.. 7,148 1,187,510 998,907 3,445,324 2,446,417 3,651,266 Group 4. Group 4 includes all other industries. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1931-32.. 46,449 7,763,134 12,841,086 27,720,016 14,878,930 20,702,307 1932-33.. 46,330 7,310,245 12,971,803 27,136,598 14,164,795 20,606,772 1933-34.. 47,657 7,289,282 13,661,987 28,335,770 14,673,783 20,085,269