New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

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✨ Statistics on Soap and Candle Works, Saw-mills



SOAP AND CANDLE WORKS.

TABLE XXI.—Showing the Number of Soap and Candle Factories in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Quantity and Value of 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. Machine-power used. Steam. Manual. Amount of Horse-power. Total Value of all Materials used during the Year 1885. £ Manufactures or Produce for the Year 1885. Approximate Value of
Soap. Candles. Other Manufactures. Total Value of all Manufactures. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
Quantity. Value. £ Quantity. Value. £ Value. £ £ £ £ £
Auckland .. .. 4 51 4 .. 130 13,950 cwt. 19,200 18,600 cwt. 3,840 7,690 .. 26,290 2,200 4,750 15,850
Hawke's Bay .. 1 7 1 .. 10 14,183 16,016 14,505 6,438 15,863 .. 30,368 1,742 4,130 10,800
Wellington .. 3 36 3 .. 85 10,825 17,164 16,623 8 16 .. 16,639 1,468 1,929 2,050
Nelson .. 1 5 1 .. 6 29,034 24,842 10,322 31,024 1,582 57,448 3,400 9,261 18,348
Canterbury .. 5 24 5 .. 59
Otago .. 4 81 3 1 130 33,993
Totals .. .. 18 204 17 1 420 72,951 81,414 74,570 20,608 54,593 1,582 130,745 8,810 20,070 47,048
Totals, Census 1881.. 15 108 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,550 17,690

SAW-MILLS.

TABLE XXII.—Showing the Number of Saw-mills and Sash and Door Manufactories in Operation in New Zealand in March, 1886, the Power and Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of the Produce for the Year 1885, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Mills. Hands. M. F. Motive-power employed. Steam. Water. Steam and Water. Gas. Horse. Unspecified. Amount of Horse-power. Sawn Timber. Quantity. Feet. Value. £ Wrought Timber. Total. Value. £ Approximate Value of
Flooring, Lining, Skirting, Boarding, Planed, &c. Quantity. Sup. feet. Value. £ Moulding. Quantity. Run. feet. Value. £ Doors and Sashes. Number. Value. £ Posts, Rails, &c. Value. £ Land. £ Buildings. £
Auckland .. 49* 2,068 1 42 2 1 1 .. 3 1,756 92,716,425 390,872 21,511,031 125,614 3,080,419 11,591 23,394 28,400 6,608 563,085 174,758
Taranaki .. 8 138 .. 7 1 .. .. .. .. 164 5,142,600 18,277 1,070,000 5,280 119,400 937 4,500 3,150 2,803 30,447 3,643
Hawke's Bay .. 22† 307 .. 19 3 .. .. .. .. 347 19,196,844 76,568 2,689,565 8,531 1,497,000 1,748 3,650 2,279 1,307 90,433 27,780
Wellington .. 41‡ 782 5 40 .. .. .. 1 .. 871 28,315,965 127,053 5,340,804 27,404 2,761,150 13,294 8,845 10,100 2,826 180,677 76,995
Marlborough .. 14§ 176 .. 13 1 .. .. .. .. 295 8,632,480 26,652 1,039,629 4,408 4,000 31 .. .. 20 31,111 9,042
Nelson .. 44 324 2 36 7 .. 1 .. .. 547 9,293,312 32,954 1,975,800 10,078 324,700 2,523 4,200 2,930 265 48,750 24,487
Westland .. 13 100 2 7 5 1 .. .. .. 237 4,249,381 16,267 782,350 4,377 111,934 428 .. .. 197 21,269 3,260
Canterbury .. 27 298 1 27 .. .. .. .. .. 361 7,831,490 35,297 1,803,000 11,238 632,000 3,056 3,200 1,625 2,375 53,591
Otago .. 50¶ 838 .. 45 5 .. .. .. .. 978 31,074,388 88,675 9,294,611 38,743 4,039,350 9,903 21,140 16,459 4,570 158,350 13,520
Totals .. .. 268 5,031 11 236 24 2 2 1 3 5,556 206,452,885 812,615 45,506,790 235,673 12,569,953 43,511 68,929 64,943 20,971 1,177,713 393,079
Totals, Census 1881 223 4,198 40 200 22 1 .. .. .. 4,264 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 397,084
  • Nine only working part of the year.
    † Three not in operation whole of year.
    ‡ Two mills not in operation during 1885.
    § One mill in operation part of year only.
    || Three mills in operation part of year only.
    ¶ Four mills in operation part of year only.


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🌾 Statistics on Soap and Candle Works

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Soap, Candle, Factories, Employment, Production, Value

🌾 Statistics on Saw-mills and Sash and Door Manufactories

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Saw-mills, Sash, Door, Factories, Employment, Production, Value