New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

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✨ Statistics on Manufacturing Establishments



BRICK, TILE, AND POTTERY MANUFACTORIES.

TABLE XXIII.—Showing the Number of Brick, Tile, and Pottery Manufactories in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Power and Hands 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. Num-ber of Works. Number of Hands employed. Machine-power employed. Amount of Horse-power. Number of Machines for Manufacture for the Year 1885. Approximate Value of
M. F. Steam. Water. Horse. Hand.
Auckland 29* 204 .. 12 .. 17 ..
Taranaki 3 4 .. .. .. 1 2
Hawke's Bay 9† 23 1 2 .. 6 1
Wellington 23‡ 104 .. 7 .. 14 2
Marlborough 2 8 .. .. .. 2 ..
Nelson 5 25 .. 2 .. 2 1
Canterbury 16§ 60 .. 4 .. 12 ..
Otago 39 166 3 8 .. 27
Totals .. 126 594 4 35 .. 81
Totals, Census 1881 127 666 19 22 2 85 18
  • Four in operation part of year only. † One not in operation in 1885. ‡ One in operation part of year only. § One in operation part of year only; one in connection with coal-mine. || Two not in operation in 1885, and four for only part of year.

BOILING-DOWN, MEAT-PRESERVING, AND MEAT-FREEZING ESTABLISHMENTS.

TABLE XXIV.—Showing the Number of Boiling-down, Meat-preserving, and Meat-freezing Establishments in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Produce for the Year 1885, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, and Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. No. of Works, &c. No. of Hands employed. Machine-power employed. Amount of Horse-power. Produce for the Year 1885. Total Value of all Produce for the Year 1885. Approximate Value of
M. F. Steam. Steam and Water. Water. Gas.
Auckland 8(1) 46 .. 6 .. .. ..
Taranaki 2 107 16 2 .. .. ..
Hawke's Bay 6 145 2 4 1 .. ..
Wellington 7 237 .. 6 1 .. ..
Marlborough 4(2) 39 .. 3 .. .. ..
Canterbury 5(3) 159 .. 5 .. .. ..
Otago 12(4) 87 .. 5 .. 1 ..
Totals .. 44 820 18 31 2 1
Totals, Census 1881 40 465 338 .. .. 1 1
  • Miscellaneous.

(1) One not in operation in 1885. The Auckland Frozen-meat and Storage Company is tabulated with Taranaki. (2) Hands employed for only part of year on this business. (3) One in operation for five months only. (4) Four not in operation in 1885.



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🌾 Statistics on Brick, Tile, and Pottery Manufactories

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Brick, Tile, Pottery, Manufactories, Employment, Production, Value

🌾 Statistics on Boiling-down, Meat-preserving, and Meat-freezing Establishments

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Boiling-down, Meat-preserving, Meat-freezing, Establishments, Employment, Production, Value