FLAX-MILLS.

TABLE XII.—Showing the Number of Flax-mills in Operation in the Month of March, 1886; with the Number of Machines used, the Number of Hands and Power employed, and the Quantity of Flax manufactured, during the Year 1885.

Provincial Districts.

• Number of Works.
• Number of Hands employed.
  • M.
  • F.
• Machine-power used.
  • Steam.
  • Water.
  • Steam and Water.
  • Hand.
• Amount of Horse-power.
• Number of Machines used.
• By whom patented.
  • Price.
  • Gibbons.
  • Anderson.
  • Dougall.
  • Not stated.
• Raw Material.
  • Tons
  • £
• Phormium, dressed.
  • Tons
  • £
• Approximate Value of
  • Land.
  • Buildings.
  • Machinery and Plant.

Auckland* .. .. 14 61 1 2 12 .. .. 98 15 10 2 .. 1 2 1,720 1,091 217 3,240 1,495 995 1,545
Wellington .. .. 1 30 .. 1 .. .. .. 25 5 .. .. .. .. 5 4,380 2,596 722 9,484 3,045 1,130 3,950
Marlborough† .. 7 89 1 3 4 .. .. 80 16 7 .. 1 .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. 2 21 .. 1 1 .. .. 34 2 2 .. .. .. .. 1,222 1,232 185 2,900 516 1,350 650
Canterbury‡ .. .. 4 36 .. 1 2 1 .. 28 6 .. .. .. .. 6 1,731 1,054 256§ 4,130§ 1,900 440 715
Otago† .. .. 2 10 .. .. 1 .. 1 8 4 .. .. .. .. 4 120 152 17 305 130 75 80

Totals .. .. 30 247 2 8 20 1 1 273 48 19 2 1 1 25 9,173 6,125 1,397 20,059 7,686 3,990 6,940
Totals, Census 1881 40 277 7 9 37 .. .. 329 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,382½ .. .. .. ..

• Five in operation for part of year only. † One not in operation in 1885. ‡ One in operation for part of year only. § Also 10 tons twine, value £300.

ROPE, CORDAGE, AND TWINE WORKS.

TABLE XIII.—Showing the Number of Rope and Twine Works in Operation in the Colony 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.
  • M.
  • F.
• Machine-power used.
  • Steam.
  • Water.
  • Horse.
  • Manual or Unspecified.
• Amount of Horse-power.
• Material used during the Year 1885.
  • Phormium.
    • Quantity.
    • Value.
  • Manilla.
    • Quantity.
    • Value.
  • Other Materials.
    • Quantity.
    • Value.
• Manufacture for the Year 1885.
  • Phormium.
    • Rope.
      • Tons cwt.
    • Twine.
      • Tons cwt.
    • Lines.
      • Tons cwt.
    • Value.
  • Manilla Hemp.
    • Rope.
      • Tons
    • Twine.
      • Tons
    • Value.
  • Other Materials.
    • Rope.
      • Tons cwt.
    • Twine.
      • Tons cwt.
    • Value.
• Total Value.
• Approximate Value of
  • Land.
  • Buildings.
  • Machinery and Plant.

Auckland .. 6 116 .. 1 .. .. 5 45 100 £1,750 325 £12,350 17 £650 70 0 .. 22 10 £3,242 310 .. £20,100 15 0 .. £750 £24,092 £2,510 £8,530 £19,262
Taranaki .. 2 2 .. .. 1 .. 1 14 7 96 .. .. .. .. 4 10 1 10 1 0 372 .. .. .. .. 372 10 15 110
Hawke's Bay .. 2 8 .. .. .. .. 2 2 18 396 .. .. 3 200 14 0 .. 3 0 630 .. .. .. .. 300 288 120 50
Wellington .. 3 8 .. .. .. 1 2 1 20 180 .. .. 1 10 6 10 1 3 6 0 559 .. .. .. .. 579 255 325 96
Nelson .. 1 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 9 } 53 749 65 £2,410 39 £1,450 35 0 6 0 6 0 £1,515 34 30 £3,700 5 8 30 0 £1,875 £7,090 £2,260 £2,335 £5,470
Canterbury .. 5 72 .. 3 2 .. .. 59 90 £1,525 335 £12,730 .. .. 85 0 .. 5 0 £2,750 190 145 £20,600 .. .. .. .. £23,350 £1,100 £4,025 £3,010
Otago .. 2 33 .. 1 .. .. 1 35 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Totals .. 21 242 .. 5 4 1 11 163 288 £4,696 725 £27,490 60 £2,310 215 0 8 13 43 10 £9,068 534 175 £44,400 20 8 33 5 £2,945 £56,413 £6,423 £15,400 £27,998
Totals, Census 1881 18 122 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,735 .. 8,285

Note.—Canterbury: One newly started, with 40 tons imported flax, value £1,200, for making into binding-twine; machinery in course of erection.