New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

Page 175

✨ Census Results for Manufacturing



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 175

AGRICULTURAL-IMPLEMENT MANUFACTORIES.

TABLE IV.—Showing the Number of Agricultural-implement Manufactoryies in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Quantity and Value of the Manufactures for the Year 1885, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Manufactures for the Year 1885. Value of Manufactures for the Year 1885 (including Repairs). Approximate Value of
Males. Steam. Hand. Ploughs. Harrows. Seed-sowers. Chaff-cutters. Binders. Drays. Fencing Standards. Stump-extractors, Grubbers, Rollers,&c. £ Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
No. Sets. No. No. No. No. Tons No. £ £ £
Auckland .. 3 16 2 1 15 128 21 2 .. .. .. .. 38 3,400 456 360 1,044
Hawke’s Bay and Nelson 2 10 1 1 4 .. 6 7 .. .. .. .. 5 3,491 1,200 550 440
Canterbury .. 7 152 7 .. 60 39 136 9 11 .. 36 50 16 39,480 12,270 5,780 8,105
Otago .. 5 158 4 1 63 424 378 89 60 30 25 50 16 65,452 5,200 7,310 7,490
Totals .. 17 336 14 3 142 591 541 107 71 30 61 100 75 111,823 19,126 14,000 17,079
Totals, Census 1881 23 315 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,582 16,272

NOTE.—The value of the materials used was returned as £24,822 (roughly approximate).

COACH-BUILDING.

TABLE V.—Showing the Number of Coach-building Establishments in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Number and Descriptions of Vehicles built, and the Value of all Manufactures (including Repairs) for the Year 1885; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Manufactures for the Year 1885.* Total Value of all Manufactures (including Repairs). Approximate Value of
M. F. Steam. Water. Gas. Hand. Buggies, Carriages, Dogcarts, Phaetons. Coaches. Drays and Wagons. Expresses. Springcarts. Other and Undescribed Vehicles. £ Land. Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
No. No. No. No. No. No. £ £ | £
Auckland 15 154 1 1 .. .. 14 15 30 2 59 .. 55 249 33,445 11,820 | 9,270 | 6,460
Taranaki 3 16 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 2 .. 3 .. 9 13 2,780 450 | 950 | 670
Hawke’s Bay 4 46 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 38 2 31 15 29 57 10,632 3,180 | 1,930 | 950
Wellington 15 118 1 2 .. .. 13 11 53 .. 39 7 37 122 22,597 4,085 | 4,155 | 3,580
Marlborough 2 13 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 7 .. 11 5 11 7 2,348 1,200 | 1,850 | 660
Nelson 5 32 .. .. .. 1 4 3 24 1 13 2 10 39 5,062 2,210 | 1,525 | 340
Westland 2 14 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 3 20 2 4 .. 2,173 200 | 150 | 150
Canterbury 26 159 .. 6 .. 1 19 47 86 .. 26 .. 84 87 30,783 13,765 | 15,400 | 7,651
Otago 17 110 .. 3 .. .. 14 29 91 1 58 7 53 50 18,526 5,705 | 4,495 | 3,437
Totals 89 662 2 12 1 1 75 105 332 9 260 38 292 624 128,346* 42,615 | 39,725 | 23,898
Totals, Census 1881 49 387 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,570 | | 10,760
  • The sum £128,346 represents the total value of all manufactures (including repairs), but the numbers of carriages, &c., stated are not the full number of vehicles built, as in several cases the values only of the manufactures for the year have been given.

NOTE.—Value of materials operated upon, £37,617 (roughly approximate).

SHIP- AND BOAT-BUILDING.

TABLE VI.—Showing the Number of Ship- and Boat-building Yards in Operation in March, 1886, the Number and Value of Vessels and Boats built during the Year 1885, the Value of Materials used, the Value of Repairs executed, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. No. of Hands employed. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Number of Vessels built during the Year 1885. Number of Boats built. Value of Imported Material used. Value of Material produced in the Colony. Value of Labour, &c. Total Value of Manufactures.† Total Value of all Repairs. Approximate Value of
M. Steam. Hand. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
Under 50 tons. 50 to 100 tons. 100 to 200 tons.
Wood. Steel. Wood. Steel. Wood. Steel. | | | |
Auckland 31* 129 3 28 22 21 .. 3 1 .. 316 £8,543 £7,362 £14,708 | £30,613 | £6,282 | £6,191 | £1,973 | £2,010
Hawke’s Bay 1 3 .. 1 25 .. 1 .. .. .. 31 1,773 406 3,480 | 5,659 | 1,073 | 1,370 | 740 | 1,650
Wellington 5 14 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Marlborough 2 4 .. 2 .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 25 184 602 2,197 | 2,983 | 191 | 300 | 920 | 1,750
Nelson 3 8 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Canterbury 5 8 .. 5 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 31 1,575 1,026 5,260 | 7,861 | 1,470 | †60 | †50 | †80
Otago 6* 6 .. 6 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Totals 53 172 4 49 47 24 1 4 1 1 403 12,075 9,396 25,645 | 47,116 | 9,016 | 7,921 | 3,683 | 5,490
Totals, Census 1881 25 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 8,068 | | 2,500
  • One in connection with iron foundry. † In three cases value of land and building not stated. ‡ Evidently the cost price of the construction of the boats and vessels (i.e., the value of materials and labour) has been given in returns for the total value.


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🌾 Agricultural-Implement Manufactory Census

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1887
Census, Agricultural Implements, Manufacturing, Employment, Value

🌾 Coach-Building Census

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1887
Census, Coach-Building, Manufacturing, Employment, Value

🌾 Ship- and Boat-Building Census

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1887
Census, Ship-Building, Boat-Building, Manufacturing, Employment, Value