New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Census Statistics



MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Manufactories, 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—continued.

Class. Order. Sub-Order. Manufactories, 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 Products (including repairs) for the Year 1890.* Approximate Value of
Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Males. Females. Total. To Males. To Females. Total. H.P. £ £ Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant. Total.
IV. 17 2 Working in wood— £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Bark-mill .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 6 .. 6 300 .. 300 16 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cork manufactory .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 3 260 .. 260 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cooperages (1) .. 4 1 .. 4 .. .. 1 1 11 53 .. 53 3,866 .. 3,866 31 4,608 11,540 1,500 2,020 2,200 5,720
†Sawmills .. 47 11 13 48 6 34 13 20 51 3,260 6 3,266 271,783 31 271,814 4,637 121,788 832,959 160,750 92,848 246,674 500,272
Barrow and ladder factory .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. 4 164 .. 164 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fruit-case factory .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Woodenware and wood-turning works .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 51 .. 51 3,010 .. 3,010 51 4,325 9,050 4,350 4,150 2,940 11,440
3 Working in vegetable produce for fodder—
Chaff-cutting works (2) .. 21 2 .. 7 6 9 14 4 63 203 2 205 7,260 70 7,330 269 41,455 63,236 15,787 10,543 9,970 36,300
4 Paper manufacture—
Paper-mills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 38 10 48 3,712 393 4,105 200 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Paper-bag and cardboard-box manufacturers .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 8 12 23 35 544 529 1,073 27 1,955 4,497 2,800 2,210 584 5,594
18 1 †Gas-works .. 5 1 2 4 1 2 4 6 27 249 .. 249 31,700 .. 31,700 117 66,363 178,947 49,763 61,564 619,163 730,490
2 Processes relating to stone, clay, glass, &c.—
Lime- and cement-works.. .. 7 .. .. 2 1 4 1 6 21 98 .. 98 7,465 .. 7,465 257 2,746 19,416 13,830 7,560 12,190 33,580
†Brick, tile, and pottery manufactories .. 14 3 2 20 4 11 18 33 106 484 10 494 24,938 252 25,190 459 .. 56,830 39,313 38,541 41,926 119,780
Tobacco-pipe factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Glass factory .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
3 Gold, silver, and precious stones—
Precious-stone-cutting works .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4 .. 4 352 .. 352 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
4 Metals, other than gold and silver—
Tinware factories .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 12 91 2 93 5,206 98 5,304 15 6,122 14,297 5,485 5,385 2,285 13,155
†Iron and brass foundries, boiler-makers, machinists, and millwrights .. 21 1 2 12 2 4 2 15 20 79 1,785 2 1,787 157,245 27 157,272 954 189,444 403,635 65,085 59,312 144,490
Fencing-standard factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 3 .. 3 150 .. 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Heel- and toe-plate factories .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 13 .. 13 749 .. 749 15 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Iron-pipe and fluming factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 4 .. 4 460 .. 460 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Spouting- and ridging-works .. 4 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 6 12 100 .. 100 7,981 .. 7,981 25 23,354 33,140 13,750 9,045 6,875 29,670
Lead-headed-nail factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 8 .. 8 227 .. 227 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Copper boiler-making works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 4 .. 4 500 .. 500 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Values for industries in Class IV. of which only one or two of any sort were found in the returns .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234,615 345,950 14,345 33,687 80,271 128,303


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