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APPENDIX I.—STATISTICS Table I. —Registered Factories and Factory Workers (including working occupiers) by Districts. (31st January, 1947)

Table II. —Registered Factories and Factory Workers, by Industries (31st January, 1947)

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District. Number of Factories. Number of Persons Employed. Totals. Total employed at 31st March, 1946. Increase. Increase, per Cent. Males. Females. Whangarei 583 2,736 267 3,003 2,443 560 22-9 Auckland 3,260 27,517 11,679 39,196 36,956 2,240 6-1 Hamilton 1,193 6,392 848 7,240 6,470 770 11-9 Tauranga 674 2,735 486 3,221 2,589 632 24-4 Gisborne 466 2,455 265 2,720 2,327 393 16-8 Napier 836 4,621 999 5,620 5,232 388 7-4 New Plymouth .. 818 4,128 583 4,711 4,109 602 14-6 Wanganui 681 3,700 925 4,625 4,029 596 14-8 Palmerston North 857 4,212 939 5,151 4,505 646 14-3 Masterton 372 1,836 263 2,099 1,886 213 11*3 Wellington 2,163 15,432 7,490 22,922 22,190 732 3-3 Nelson 637 2,765 649 3,414 3,228 186 5-8 Greymouth 407 1,694 287 1,981 1,743 238 13*6 Christchurch 2,262 16,792 6,376 23,168 21,417 1,751 8-2 Timaru 505 2,918 596 3,514 3,176 338 10-6 Oam aru 185 1,035 181 1,216 1,116 100 8-9 Dunedin 1,623 9,874 3,963 13,837 13,491 346 2-5 Invercargill 769 4,687 631 5,318 4,845 473 9-7 Totals 18,291 115,529 37,427 152,956 141,752 11,204 7-9

Industry. Number of Factories. Number of Working Occupiers. Number of Employees. Number of Persons employed: (including Working Occupiers). Male. Female. Male. Female. I. Processes relating to food 3,692 2,833 613 25,759 4,579 33,784 II. Manufacturing of drinks, narcotics, and 265 191 13 2,452 861 3,517 stimulants III. Processing of animal products (n.e.i.) .. 378 289 21 2,879 1,061 4,250 IV. Processing of vegetable products (n.e.i.) 127 48 626 157 '831 V. Working in wood 1,503 1,258 8 8,288 168 9,722 VI. Working in paper, printing, &c. 454 321 16 4,915 1,978 7.230 VII. Provision of heat, light, and power .. 143 26 1 1,712 7 1,746 VIII. Processing of stone, clay, glass, &c. .. 697 510 1 5,212 235 5,958 IX. Working in or on metals 4,345 3,772 11 25,468 1,559 30,810 X. Working in or on precious metals 317 318 4 525 59 906 XI. Working in rubber 108 71 1,015 230 1,316 XII. Making of ammunition, &c. 2 96 95 191 XIII. Manufacturing of machines, tools, &c. 176 "i27 3 694 178 1,002 XIV. Processes relating to carriages, vehicles, 326 363 2,545 62 2,970 (X/V« XV. Processes relating to ships, boats, and 68 50 1 987 312 1,350 their equipment XVI. Manufacturing of furniture 950 780 24 4,283 612 5,699 XVII. Processes relating to chemicals and 219 101 5 2,050 960 3,116 by-products XVIII. Working in textiles 146 64 56 2,256 3,002 5,378 XIX. Manufacturing of apparel 2,707 1,446 951 5,277 17,071 24,745 XX. Working in fibrous materials 36 19 580 215 814 XXI. Personal services 640 605 " 19 1,067 1,419 3,110 XXII. Miscellaneous 992 792 38 2,859 822 4,511 Totals 18,291 13,984 1,785 101,545 35,642 152,956