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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1986
EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES PAYROLL SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY THIS MONTH.
THE SURVEY COVERS ABOUT 33 000 ESTABLISHMENTS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS), THE SERVICES SÉCTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION; FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES: COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES) AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING MANUFACTURING ; ELECTRICITY AND GAS),
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS AT THE
END OF DECEMBER 1985. REMINDERS ARE NOW BEING SENT TO ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH HAD NOT RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL QUESTIONNAIRES.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ORDER 1982
(LEGAL NOTICE NO. 69 OF 1982), ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVING
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
INFORMATION IS BEING SOUGHT ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES ON DECEMBER 30, 1985 AT EACH ESTABLISHMENT. SOME 10 000 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE SAMPLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAYROLL IN EACH OF THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1985.
RESPONDENTS HAVING DIFFICULTY COMPLETING THE FORMS SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT AT THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS (PRINTED AT THE BACK OF THE SURVEY FORMS):
5-436551
5-444301
5-455661
5-455668
HILL FIRES CAUSE BIG DAMAGE
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VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ESPECIALLY COUNTRY PARKS, ARE REMINDED OF THE NEED TO PROTECT IT FROM FIRES.
DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN RECENT WEEKS HAVE RENDERED THE COUNTRYSIDE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FIRES AND CARELESSNESS BY PICNICKERS HAVE MADE THE SITUATION WORSE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
HE SAID THAT OVER THE WEEKEND 44 FIRES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN VARIOUS COUNTRY PARKS, DAMAGING MORE THAN 3 000 TREES AND 640 HECTARES OF GRASSLAND.
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