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CONTENTS—continued PART 111. —INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES SECTION I.—INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION OVER THE WAR YEARS— Page (i) Early Effects of Military Mobilization .. ..... .. .. 30 (ii) Introduction of Man-power Controls .. .. .. .. 30 (iii) Declarations of Essentiality .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 (iv) Registration for and Direction to Work of National Importance .. .. 31 (v) Restrictions on Engagement of Labour .. .. 32 (vi) Notification of Termination of Employment in Non-essential Work .. .. .. 33 (vii) Industrial Absenteeism Control .. .. 33 (viii) Industrial Man-power Appeal Committees .. .. .. .. 33 (ix) Man-power Utilization Councils and Committees .. .. .. 34 (x) Industrial Medical Boards .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 (xi) Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. 34 SECTION lI.—INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES AND POLICY—(i) Variability of Priorities .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 (ii) Farming .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 (iii) Sawmilling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 (iv) Building and Construction .. .. .. .. ... .. 39 (v) Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 (vi) Transport and Communications .. .. .. .. .. 42 (vii) Clothing and Woollen Manufacture .. .. .. .. 46 (viii) Hospitals and Sanatoria .. .. .. .. .. 48 (ix) Seasonal Industries .. .. .. .. .. 50 (x) Engineering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 (xi) Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 SECTION lII.—RELAXATION OF CONTROLS—(i) Broad Programme of Relaxations .. .. .. .. 57 (ii) Revocation of Declarations of Essentiality .. .. .. .. 58 (iii) Relaxation of other Man-power Controls .. .. .. 60 (iv) Controls still operating at 31st March, 1946 .. .. .. .. 62 SECTION IV. THE MAORI WAR EFFORT .. .. .. .. .. 62 SECTION V.-THE WOMEN'S LAND SERVICE .. .. 63 SECTION VI.—GENERAL ACTIVITIES .. .. ..64. (i) Employment Promotion .. .. .. .. .. 64 (ii) Camps and Hostels .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 (iii) Immigration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 PART IV.—EMPLOYMENT LEVELS SECTION I.—EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN RETROSPECT—(i) Data available on Past Trends and Experiences .. .. .. .. 67 (ii) Developments Prior to the Inter-war Period .. .. .. 68 (iii) The Inter-war Period .. 69 SECTION lI.—EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE WAR, 1939-1945 (i) Total Labour Force !. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 (ii) Distribution of Labour Force .. .. .. 75 (iii) Increased Use of Female Labour .. .. .. 75 (iv) Dissipation of the Hard Core of Unemployment .. .. 76 (v) Depletion of the Less Essential Services .. .. .. 76 (vi) Difficulties in the Farming Industry .. .. ' 76 (vii) Position in other Primary Industries .. 76 (viii) Deferment of Building and Construction Work 77 (ix) Transport and Communication seriously affected .. .. .. .. 77 (x) Professional Services and Government and Local Authority Administration 77 (xi) Wholesale and Retail Distribution, Financial Institutions, &c. .. 77 (xii) Growth of Secondary Industry retarded .. 78 (xiii) Comparative Stability of Female Labour in Secondary Industries .. 79 (xiv) Cumulative Effects .. .. 81 SECTION lII.—DISTRICT BY DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT POSITION OVER THE TWELVE MONTHS 82

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