New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 7

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✨ Statistics on Iron and Brass Foundries



IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRIES.

TABLE XXVI.—Showing the Number of Iron and Brass Foundries in New Zealand in Operation in March, 1886, the Hands and Power employed, the Manufactures and Value of Work 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. Iron Castings. Brass Castings. Other Manufactures. Various Machines. Kitchen-ranges. Colonial Ovens. Total Value of all Manufactures, including Repairs. Approximate Value of
M. F. Steam. Water. Steam and Water. Water and Gas. Gas. Hand. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
Auckland .. 13* 270 .. 9 1 .. .. 1 2 77 Tons. 183 Tons. 1 .. No. ..
Hawke's Bay 2 14 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 10 25 1 3 wool-presses ..
Wellington 8† 338 .. 6 .. 1 1 .. .. 138 982 .. .. ..
Nelson .. 2 40 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 26 175 5 50 tons wrought iron-work ..
Westland .. 2‡ 29 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 20 45 .. .. ..
Canterbury 11 426 2 9 .. .. .. .. 2 99 95 .. .. 26
Otago .. 20§ 631 .. 17 1 .. .. .. 2 257 785 5 45 tons lead piping, 1,328ft. iron fluming 50
Totals .. 58 1,748 2 47 2 1 1 1 6 627 2,290 12 .. 76
Totals, Census 1881 35 952 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • One commenced December, 1885; one in connection with ship-building. † Value of manufactures not stated in one case. ‡ Value of materials used and amount of castings not stated in one case. § One in connection with saw-mill.

NOTE.—The value of materials operated upon during 1885 was returned as £97,438 (roughly approximate).



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🌾 Statistics on Iron and Brass Foundries

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Statistics, Iron Foundries, Brass Foundries, Employment, Production, Value, Machinery, Provincial Districts