New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

Page 179

✨ Statistics Tables



Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 179

FISH CURING AND PRESERVING.

TABLE XIV.—Showing the Number of Fish Curing and Preserving Establishments in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of the Produce for 1885, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. No. of Works. Number of Hands employed. Fish cured. Fish tinned. Total Value. Approximate Value of
M. F. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
lb. £ lb. £ £
Auckland 6* 29 .. 572,800 1,476 80,350 1,732 3,208
Marlborough 3 14 1 134,120 1,895 .. .. 1,895
Westland 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otago 11 76 .. 787,760 6,174 84,200 905 7,079
Totals 21 120 1 1,494,680 9,545 164,550 2,637 12,182
Totals, Census 1881 14 64 4 .. .. .. .. ..
  • One in connection with meat-preserving works, and one in operation for part of year only.
    Note.—The value of materials used was returned as £2,457 (roughly approximate).

MALTHOUSES.

TABLE XV.—Showing the Number of Malthouses in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Number of Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of Malt made, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. No. of Works. Number of Hands employed. Motive-power employed. Horse-power. Barley malted. Approximate Value of
M. Steam. Wind. Gas. Hand.
Quantity. Value.
Bushels. £
Auckland 2* 11 .. 1 1 .. 7 38,600
Wellington 3† 4 .. .. .. 3 .. 16,000
Marlborough 2 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 20,209
Nelson 5‡ 15 .. .. .. 5 .. 87,600
Canterbury 11§ 27 .. .. .. 11 .. 124,305
Otago 12 25 1 .. .. 11 5
Totals 35 85 1 1. 1 32 12 390,300
Totals, Census 1881 34 67 .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • Value of materials not stated in two cases. † Value of materials not stated in one case. ‡ One in connection with brewery. § Four in connection with breweries. || Five in connection with breweries; one in operation for six months only.
    Note.—The value of the materials operated upon was returned as £51,515 (roughly approximate).

COLLIERIES.

TABLE XVI.—Showing the Number of Collieries in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Produce for the Year 1885, and Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. No. of Hands employed. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Description of Coal. Tons. Value. Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.
M. Steam. Water. Wind. Compressed Air. Horse. Manual or Unspecified.
Auckland 7* 281 6 .. .. .. .. 1
Nelson 11 660 8 .. .. .. 1 2
Canterbury 9† 102 2 .. .. .. 2 5
Otago 52§ 405 8 5 1 1 4 33
Totals 79 1,448 24 5 1 1 7 41
Totals, Census 1881 51 992 12 3 1 .. 12 23
  • One in operation part of year only. † Also 1,860 tons coke, value £2,000. ‡ Four for part of year only; value of plant not stated in three cases. § Four not in operation in 1885, and five for part of year only.


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🌾 Fish Curing and Preserving Establishments

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fish, Curing, Preserving, Establishments, Employment, Production, Value

🌾 Malthouses

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Malthouses, Barley, Malt, Employment, Production, Value

🌾 Collieries

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Collieries, Coal, Employment, Production, Value, Machinery