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Table IXa. —Statement showing Industrial Occupational Distribution of Unemployed according to Age-groups and Period of Present Registered Unemployment as at 12th March, 1938 (Scheme No. 5, Rationed Work Relief, and Sustenance Receipts only).

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Age-grouping (Years). Industrial Group. 18-20. 21-24. 25-29. 30-39. 40-49: 50-59. 60-64. 6^ and Totals. Registered Unemployment of less than One Month. ! No previous employment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Fishing — Fishing and trapping .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 5 2 5 3 .. 10 Farming (agricultural, pastoral, &c.) — Agricultural farming (cropping) .. .. .. 3 21 24 30 27 39 13 2 159 Dairy, pig, and cattle (share farming) .. .. 2 6 6 .12 9 11 .. 1 47 Mixed farming .. .. .. .. .. 3 9 9 9 9 9 6 .. 54 Sheep-farming .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 2 10 8 16 6 4 52 Other —Beekeeping, flax, flowers, &c. .. .... 8 4 7 6 11 3 1 40 Forestry— Firewood cutting, Government nurseries, post-splitting, &c. Kauri-gum digging, gathering, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Afforestation—Bush sawmilling (including bush trams) ;. 2 3 8 5 4 4 .. 26 Mining— Coal-mining (including State) and development .. .. .. 2 3 3 4 2 .. 14 Gold-mining and development .. .. .. 1 1 5 6 6 5 .. 1 25 Other mining (iron, mercury, oil, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Quarrying — Gravel, marble, sand, pumice, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Manufacturing : Processing of farm products— Meat freezing and preserving .. .. .. 1 4 3 10 4 7 2 .. 31 Butter, cheese, and other milk products .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. 1 .. .. 6 Fellmongering and wool-scouring .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 1 3 .. .. 13 Manufacturing (other) and repairsStone, clay, earthenware, glass, marble, pumice, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i Brick, tile, and pottery works .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 1 .. .. 5 Lime and cement works; lime-crushing .. .. .. .. 1 _.'■■' 1 .. .. 3 Concrete blocks, fibrous plasters, asbestos goods .. .. .. .. .. Other—Patent fuel, glass, leadlight, &c. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 Chemicals, animal or vegetable products — Soap and candle works .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Boiling down, glue, gelatine, drugs, &c. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 3 Tanning .. ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. . . . . 2 Other —Egg preservatives, fireworks, ink, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 Metals, machines, and implements— Agricultural and farm machinery, implements .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. 3 Engineering (including electrical) .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 2 2 .. .. 7 Other—Tinware, sheet metal, &c. .. .. .. 1 2 4 2 3 3 .. .. 15 Vehicles, manufacturing of— Aircraft, horse-vehicles, motor-vehicles, &c. .... 6 1 8 3 4 1 1 24 Ships, boats, and equipment— Graving-docks, slips, ship-rigging, boat-building, &c. .... 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 4 Jewellery and watches— Electroplating, jewellery-manufacture, watches, .. ... 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 clocks, &c. Textile and fibrous materials— Woollen-mills .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 1 .. .. 5 Other —Bags (not paper), sacks, carpets, rugs, &c. .. .. 3 7 11 5 7 .. .. 33 Harness, saddlery, and leatherware — Leather bags, suit-cases, belting, gloves, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 Food, drink, and tobacco— Grain mills and cereal-food making .. .... 1 2 3 1 1 .. 1 9 Brewing, malting, bottling, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 4 1 .. 1 .. 9 Biscuitmaking, bread, cake, confectionery, &e. .... 1 5 2 3 3 2 1 17 Jam-making, fruit preserving, pickles, condiments, &c. .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4 Other—Baking-powder, coffee, ice-cream, &c. .. .. .. 2 I 1 2 .. .. 6 Furniture and fittings, wood, cane, and basketware — Basket, billiard-table, blinds, furniture, &c. .... 1. 3 1 2 4 4 1 16 Paper and stationery, books, newspapers, and photographs— Cardboard box, carton, cigarette-paper, &c.. . .. .. 2 2 1 6 .. 1 .. 12 Articles of dress— Boot, shoe, and slipper making . . .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 Clothing, corset, dressmaking, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 3 Other —Boot-repairing, fur, hosiery-making, &c. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 1 .. .. 5 Other manufacturing— Ammunitions, artificial limb, brush and broom, eork, &c. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 4 Building and construction — Building, bricklaying, general carpentering, painting, 4 7 11 22 20 25 10 2 101 masonry, &c. National public works construction .. .. .. 1 11 19 45 40 47 6 3 172 Local body public works construction and maintenance .. 5 10 21 27 30 7 2 102 Gas, water, and electricity production and supply— Electric light, power work, gas work, &c. .. .... 3 2 3 5 6 1 1 21 Transport and communication — Railways (not including construction) .. .. 1 5 3 7 3 1 .'. 1 21 Tramway and omnibus service .. . . .. .. .. 1 .. . . 1 .. 2 Other road services—Cartage, motor-garages, taxi .. .. 6 6 6 2 .. .. .. 20 Aerial transport —Aerodromes, air transport, &c. . . .. 1 .. . . .. . . .. . . 1 Water transport —Harbour, launch, loading, &c. .. 1 11 10 22 11 19 9 3 86 Communication —Postal, radio, &c. .. .. .. .. , . .