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Average Earnings: Return A.— Return of Number of Unionists employed, Wages, etc., paid, and Average Wage per Man-week worked for Years ended 31st March, 1941—46

• Port. 1940-45. 1945-46. 1940-46. Number of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average Week wor per sed. Number of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average per Week worked. Number of Man-weeks. Total Wages and Profits paid. Average per Week worked. Auckland £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. 327,017 3,767,433 11 10 5 76,948 793,840 10 6 4 403,965 4,561,273 11 5 10 Wellington 241,249 2,567,686 10 12 10 51,133 564,499 11 0 9 292,382 3,132,185 10 14 3 Ly ttelton 81,690 748,953 9 3 4 19,730 189,673 9 12 3 101,420 938,626 9 5 1 Dunedin 61,009 550,457 9 0 5 12,633 125,804 9 19 2 73,642 676,261 9 3 8 Port Chalmers 32,426 268,269 8 5 6 7,895 76,448 9 13 8 40,321 344,717 8 11 0 Napier 23,184 220,958 9 10 7 8,552 92,571 10 16 6 31,736 313,529 9 17 7 New Plymouth 31,830 256,064 8 0 11 5,651 63,029* 11 3 1 37,481 319,093 8 10 3 Wanganui 8,757 52,158 5 19 1 3,271 25,003* 7 12 11 12,028 77,161 6 8 4 Nelson 6,220 58,320 9 7 6 3,602 36,214f 10 1 1 9,822 94,534 9 12 6 Picton 3,368 29,314 8 14 1 1,551 12,700 8 3 9 4,919 42,014 8 10 10 Timaru 1,787 17,186$ 9 12 4 1,787 17,186 9 12 4 Bluff 21 j173 176,094 8 6 4 6,670 66,034* 9 18 0 27,843 242,128 8 13 10 Westport 1,762 13,700 7 15 6 3,871 36,487* 9 8 6 5,633 50,187 8 18 2 All ports 839,685 8,709,406 10 7 5 203,294 2,099,488 10 6 7 1,042,979 10,808,894 10 7 4 * Includes New Zealand W /ages and Profit Distribution. f Includes Harbour Board \ Vag es. X For twenty-nine weeks.