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as many in the latter period. This matter of location is, how- ever, of less importance than the character of the establishments. Less than 23 per cent, of our people having gainful pursuits are engaged in manufacturing industry, yet of the total number of employes in the establishments investigated over 90 per cent, are thus engaged. We have separated the establishments engaged in other than manufacturing industry, and in the following table present the total of all establishments and of manufacturing and non-manufacturing establishments separ- ately.

The increase per cent, by classes of employes by each class of industry is also contrasted with the increase shown for the whole number of establishments investigated :

Former period

Present period

Males

Females

Males

Females

1 8 years or over

Under 18 years

1 8 years or over

Under 18 years

1 8 years or over

Under 18 years

1 8 years or over

Under 18 years

No. employes in 931 establish- ments. ..

26,479

24,432 2,047

4,175

3,78o 395

27,163

25,052 2,111

6,743

6,468 275

43,195 39,748

3,447

7,540

6,858 682

45,162

40,750 4,412

12,751

11,979 772

No. in manufac- turing indus- try, 775 estab- lishments. . . . No. in other in- dustries, 156 establishments

Increase per cent.

All industries

6^ I

80 6

66 1

80 I

Manufacturing

62.7

Si 4

62 7

8C 2

Other industries

68 1

72 6

IOQ O

1 80

From the foregoing it seems apparent that the result of Colonel Wright's investigation depended altogether upon the character of the establishments investigated.

With a fair proportion of non-manufacturing establishments the showing would probably have been a veYy much greater increase in the percentage of females and female children