APPENDIX TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF APPRENTICES EMPLOYED IN SKILLED TRADES, 1928-44

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(Compiled from annual reports of Department of Labour) Trade or Industry. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. Baking 364 373 374 371 281 219 153 106 111 213 243 271 294 296 288 278 359 Boat-building .. .. 52 45 50 41 31 19 11 8 14 22 35 46 49 45 29 26 30 Boilermaking .. .. 76 96 79 72 58 45 37 12 24 26 31 40 37 27 45 41 75 Bootmaking .. .. .. 221 201 205 216 187 145 136 152 184 202 253 259 313 325 336 381 445 Boot-repairing .. .. 72 82 89 46 30 32 19 20 19 28 30 32 32 40 34 43 53 Blacksmithing .. .. 91 51 51 31 29 25 21 16 7 17 17 19 13 13 13 11 21 Bricklaying 127 93 78 81 64 33 15 8 5 22 33 41 47 36 29 22 17 Carpentry and i oinerv .. .. 1,757 1,620 1,509 1,426 1,095 757 505 321 348 604 1,028 1,449 1,689 1,511 1,354 1,313 1,405 Clothing trades ".. .. 26 69 77 64 59 53 51 67 91 158 215 214 218 228 206 175 181 Coachbuilding .. .. 370 320 383 367 272 217 140 87 85 285 433 495 493 393 323 288 280 Coopering .. .. ..11 5 10 7 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 4 Curriers .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cycle-working . .. 97 83 85 44 14 11 12 14 13 24 25 23 22 5 1 1 4 Dentistry 8 17 14 22 22 30 Electrical work .. 950 767 702 630 434 329 287 241 244 381 577 720 759 733 766 804 828 Electroplating . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .". .. • ■ 1 2 4 5 Engineering 902 943 1,017 1,052 794 672 524 357 387 581 1,006 1,111 1,238 1,291 1,489 1,613 1,724 Engineering (motor) .. .. 1,122 1,272 1,315 1,172 887 861 659 514 585 668 1,188 1,351 1,504 1,355 1,250 1,181 1,240 Furniture 747 725 706 643 534 421 312 279 313 478 674 735 799 864 870 876 923 Furriers .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. ■ ■ ■ • • ■ • • ■ • • • • • • • 2 1 Gardening 26 20 23 19 15 15 14 15 7 13 7 9 11 -12 11 5 9 Hairdressing 210 196 189 162 97 107 78 53 66 96 126 139 134 113 109 105 101 Hatmaking (felt) .. .. 9 5 4 2 2 2 1 12 10 10 9 Jewellery and watchmaking .. 75 66 71 54 43 36 28 26 19 25 47 57 66 79 86 94 100 Leadlight and glass working .. 52 62 59 29 24 20 16 5 4 13 19 30 30 26 20 14 12 Masonry 54 41 39 35 21 16 16 11 8 14 12 20 32 17 12 14 7 Moulding .. 122 108 129 95 97 85 62 32 29 73 93 107 112 120 109 101 111 Painting 481 449 424 407 306 195 152 97 105 168 271 325 336 347 302 256 240 Photo-engraving . 9 33 44 54 51 60 70 67 Plastering 227 213 216 198 164 106 68 40 38 62 102 138 149 134 123 96 84 Plumbing and gasfitting .. 741 770 721 679 515 391 300 239 213 299 418 498 537 511 505 480 503 Printing 723 787 756 703 643 I 596 538 487 502 556 690 743 751 654 738 791 766 Saddlery 49 51 37 38 34 33 24 17 23 33 47 41 43 37 33 34 28 Sail, tent, and cover making ■ . : 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 .. 1 2 4 8 8 8 5 3.. Signwriting .. '.. .. ! .. .. .. . . .. .. • • • - • - 1 3 Tailoring 77 51 51 27 21 16 14 10 14 19 26 43 45 30 25 17 18 Tanning .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ■. - - 4 | .. Tinsmithing 175 166 170 150 135 117 92 77 75 120 193 207 221 213 193 175 181 Tile-laying .. .. 2 2 1 Wickerworking .. .. 57 53 41 37 19 14 13 11 8 11 18 16 23 20 11 11 13 Wire-working .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. • • ■ • ■ • • • • • • ■ • • • • • • 3 3 Total .. .. 10,227 9,943 9,826 8,901 6,910 5,594 4,303 3,329 3,552 5,231 7,916 9,251 10,083 9,570 9,421 9,364 9,878 J