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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979
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A BUSINESS TURNOVER OF NOT LESS THAN $2 MILLION IN 1978/79
* BANK CREDIT FACILITIES OF NOT LESS THAN $1 MILLION
FOR TRADING IN RICE ONLY AND
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PREMISES CAPABLE OF STORING NOT LESS THAN 10 METRIC TONS OF RICE.
+APPLICANTS MUST ALSO UNDERTAKE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION IMPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF RICE WHOLESALERS TO BE REGISTERED, HE ADDED.
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NON-MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT IN FIRST QUARTER 1979
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST QUARTER 1979 EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS COVERING THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS- AND THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
RELEASED AT THE SAME TIME WERE THE REVISED EMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR THESE TRADES AND SERVICES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER 1978.
IN MARCH 1979, 280,314 PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, A DECREASE OF 6,723 OR 2.3 PER CENT OVER DECEMBER 1978.
WHEN COMPARED WITH 269,551 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN MARCH 1978, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 10,763 OR FOUR PER CENT.
EMPLOYMENT IN RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND BARS TOTALLED 104,853 PEOPLE, BEING 0.6 PER CENT BELOW THE DECEMBER 1978 FIGURE AND FOUR PER CENT ABOVE MARCH 1978,
AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS SHOWN THAT THERE WERE 18,776 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. THIS REPRESENTS A DECREASE OF ONLY 0.5 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1978, BUT AN INCREASE OF 5.9 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1978.
RETAIL AND
DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHOLESALE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN MARCH 1979, DECEMBER 1978 AND MARCH 1978 ARE
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