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Table X.—Apprenticeship Contracts registered during Year ending 31st March, 1947, by Trades and Districts

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Trade. Contracts registered.* Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Totals. Baking 14 21 24 12 71 Boat-building 13 6 3 22 Boilermaking 3 8 2 5 18 Bootmaking 16 8 10 11 2 37 Boot-repairing 8 5 4 27 Blacksmithing 2 4 2 8 23 Bricklaying " 6 3 5 9 Carpentering 167 193 105 80 545 Clothing 22 30 6 17 75 Coach-building 72 38 25 22 157 Coopering 1 1 2 Cycle-working " 9 *21 Dentistry 7 1 4 Electrical 67 108 44 46 265 Engineering 141 125 66 44 376 Motor engineering 220 170 52 63 505 Furniture 97 87 53 34 271 Furriers Gardening 4 " 9 1 5 Hairdressing "l2 13 1 35 Hatmaking 1 0 3 Jewellery *18 *15 11 19 63 Leadlight 1 4 5 10 Masonry 1 1 1 3 Moulding 9 6 2 5 22 Painting 36 50 18 25 129 Photo-engraving 1 3 1 3 8 35 Plastering 16 3 8 8 Plumbing 45 54 24 15 138 Printing 43 57 30 19 149 14 Saddlery 11 3 Sail and tent making 4 " 6 4 Tailoring 8 4 2 20 Tile-laying 1 13 *12 1 Tinsmithing *18 6 49 Wicker-working 3 3 Totals 1,076 1,038 532 468 3,114 » Note that " Auckland," " Wellington," " Christchurchand " Dunedin " refer to the districts administered by the four Acting District Commissioners of Apprenticeship, and cover the whole Dominion.