New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Manufacturing Statistics



MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Manufactory, Works, &c., of the under-mentioned Descriptions, which were in Operation in the several Provincial Districts of New Zealand in April, 1891; with the Number of Hands engaged, the Amount of Wages paid, Amount of Horse-power (Machine) employed, and the Value of Manufactures for the Year 1890; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Class. Order. Sub-Order. Manufactory, Works, &c. [Classified according to the Sub-Orders of Class IV. (Industrial) of the Occupations of the People.] Provincial Districts (Number of Industries in). Total Number of Industries. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid Amount of Power employed (horse-power). Value of all Materials used or operated upon during 1890. Value of all Manufactures or Produce (including repairs) for the Year 1890.* Approximate Value of
Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury.
IV. 14 1 Books and publications—†Printing establishments, bookbinding and paper-ruling† .. 30 6 7 28 5 7 6 16
2 Musical instruments—Musical-instrument factories .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
4 Ornaments, minor art-products, and small wares—Toy factory 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Basket and perambulator manufactories (1) 7 .. 1 2 .. .. .. 7
9 Arms and explosives—Cartridge factory 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
10 Machines, tools, and implements—†Agricultural-implement factories 6 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 12
Brush and broom factories (2) 7 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
11 Carriages and vehicles—†Coachbuilding and painting works 18 2 6 18 5 7 2 32
Cycle factories (3) 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
12 Harness, saddlery, leather, and leatherware—Saddlery and harness factories 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Whipthong factory .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. ..
Portmanteau factories (4) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
†Tanning, fellmongering, and wool-scouring establishments 12 2 10 13 7 2 .. 25
Leather and grinders factory 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
13 Ships, boats, and their equipment—Ship- and boat-building works 24 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 4
Graving-docks and patent slips 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Block and pump factory.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
†Sail and oilskin factories 7 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 3
14 Furniture—Furniture factories (5) 24 .. 7 14 2 5 2 19
Chair and washboard factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Venetian blind and shutter manufactories (6) 4 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
15 Chemicals and by-products—Perfumery manufactory.. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ink manufactory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Starch and soda manufactory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemical works 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2
Hematite-paint factories 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Paint, varnish, &c., factories 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..


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15 January 1892
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