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Lowest minimum temperature 20 degrees on 24th Janrecorded
uary and 3rd February
Lowest grass minimum tem- 16 degrees on 3rd Febperature
ruary
Unemployment.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange has
kindly supplied the following particulars:—
1. Recorded unemployment at the end of
December, 1934:—
(a) Men 830
(b) Women 173 Total 1,003
2. The highest figure reached in 1934:—
(a) Men 835 on 22, 1, 1934
(b) Women 190 on 5, 2, 1934
Occupations.
The following figures have been extracted from the
Census figures of 1931 showing the occupations of males
and females aged 14 years and over, and also the total
"Operatives" and the total "Out of Work" at that
time. The sub-totals are an analysis or partial analysis
of the total of certain groups.
Males.
Analysis Total of
Group. of Group. Group.
I. Fishermen 1
II. Agricultural Occupations 928
Farmers 14
Gardeners and their
labourers 837
Agricultural labourers 54
III.- Mining and Quarrying 2
IV. Makers of coal, gas, coke, lime,
etc. 27
V. Makers of bricks, pottery,
glass 23