V. 21 | 6 | Mines, quarries, &c.—
†Gold quartz-mining- and crushing-works .. .. .. 62 .. .. .. .. 45 4 .. 24 135 1,971 .. 1,971 183,582 .. 183,582 2,656 .. 278,893 .. .. 241,715 241,715
†Hydraulic gold-mining and gold-dredging .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4 6 .. 63 74 495 .. 495 32,904 .. 32,904 7,728 .. 73,713 .. .. 154,270 154,270
†Collieries .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 13 .. 6 67 95 1,655 .. 1,655 173,538 .. 173,538 1,185 .. 279,777 .. .. 155,671 155,671
Antimony mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 81 .. 81 7,460 .. 7,460 75 } .. 11,439 .. 2,650 4,100 6,750
Manganese mining .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 .. 10 797 .. 797 .. 563 4,487 1,780 210 4,754 6,744
Stone (building) quarries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 35 .. 35 2,938 .. 2,938 52

Totals, Census 1891 .. 650 68 85 333 78 204 61 386 705 2,570 26,911 2,969 29,880 2,106,860 102999 2,209,859 33,392 .. (3) 9,422,146 (3)1,288,515 (3)1,486,762 (3)3,051,699 (3)5,826,976
Totals, Census 1886 .. 508 52 100 254 73 202 52 340 687 2,268 23,161 2,494 25,655 Not obtained 19,315 .. (3) 7,436,649 (3)1,481,416 (3)1,448,412 (3)2,767,289 (3)5,697,117
Totals, Census 1881 .. 366 43 71 189 72 142 40 296 424 1,643 16,599 1,339 17,938 Not obtained 13,601 .. Not obtained (4)1,993,330 (4)1,612,141 (4)3,605,471
Totals, Census 1878 .. 278 29 41 137 54 134 51 243 304 1,271 13,728 449 14,177 Not obtained .. .. Not obtained. (4)1,761,694 (4)1,289,378 (4)3,051,072

• For information as to quantities manufactured or produced, see special tables, post, and the final note to this table. † For full particulars respecting this industry, see special table, post.
  (1) One in connection with saw-mill. Value of materials used not stated in two cases, of land in four cases, and of buildings in three cases. (2) One in connection with grain mill, one not in operation in 1890, and two for part of year only. Value of materials used not stated in four cases. (3) These totals represent the full amounts for all the above specified industries, excepting that the value of lands used for mining is not included, and that the values of Crown lands have been omitted throughout. The values are not separately given when the number of any particular industry is so small that the particulars might be identified, but stated collectively at the end of Class IV. (4) The value of buildings, machinery, and plant connected with flax-mills and quartz-crushing works was not returned in 1881 or 1878.

NOTE.—Two or more distinct industries were carried on at some establishments. In such cases each industry has been counted for the purposes of the above table, but the particulars of power, hands, and plant employed, and wages paid, unless stated separately for each branch of industry, have been treated as belonging to the most important work.

THE following information is supplied as to quantities of manufactures or productions in case of certain industries for which no special tables have been considered necessary :—

Musical-instrument factories: 13 organs, 29 music-stools, and 3 canterburys.

Basket and perambulator factories: 3,216 baskets, 2,858 perambulators, 731 wicker chairs, 252 dress-stands, and various.

Brush and broom factories: 75,564 corn and other brooms, 199,110 brushes of various kinds.

Cycle factories: 318 bicycles.

Saddle and harness factories: 7,485 saddles, 4,072 bridles, 868 sets harness, 3,324 collars, 408 dozen stirrup-leathers, 1,800 pairs gaiters, 7,624 school-bags, and 100 portmanteaux.

Portmanteau factories: 2,342 portmanteaux, 672 Gladstone bags.

Venetian-blind works: 4,426 sets blinds.

Chemical works: 2,380 tons sulphuric acid, 19,124 gallons sheep-dip, 1,440 gallons ammonia, 1,003 tons bone-manure, 599 tons superphosphate of lime, 6,000 gallons linseed-oil, 96 tons oil-cake.

Hematite-paint works: 66 tons paint, 180 dozen tins knife-polish.

Varnish, &c., works: 10 tons paint, 4 tons patent dryers, 5 tons putty, 6,150 gallons varnish, 50 gallons gold size, 5,000 bottles Brunswick black, 300 gallons Japan black, 24 tons ivory-black, 20,000 bottles washing-fluid, 1,000lb. sealing-wax, and 1,000,000 fire-kindlers.

Flock-mills: 21 tons flock, and 1,911lb. curled hair.

Hat and cap factories: 3,263 dozen hats, 617 dozen caps, 1,864 dozen straw hats, and 800 dozen shirts.

Stocking-weaving works: 7,600 dozen pair hose.

Bacon-curing establishments: 3,298,188lb. bacon and hams, 5,662lb. lard, and products (valued at £2,700) not stated.

Biscuit factories: 1,649 tons biscuits, 205 tons confectionery, and manufactures (valued at £9,088) undescribed.

Sugar-boiling works: 686 tons lollies, 25,000lb. fancy confectionery, 282,400lb. candied peel.

Baking-powder factories: 125,550 tins baking-powder, 1,200 bottles sauce, 500 bottles ink.

Colonial-wine-making: 12 casks and 8,733 gallons wine, 375 gallons cider, 25 gallons mead.

Coffee- and spice-works: 337 tons coffee, chicory, pepper, and spice, and 12 tons linseed.

Bone-mills: 644 tons bone-dust, 5 tons tallow, 43 tons superphosphate of lime.

Sausage-skin works: 92 tons and 15,400 gallons sausage-skins, and £200 worth of fiddle-strings.

Cooperages: 17,368 casks, 550 barrels, 12,848 kegs, 6 cheese-vats, 746 tubs and buckets, 260 churns, 120 cheese-moulds.

Chaff-cutting works: 18,493 tons chaff cut, also wheat and oats crushed, and hay and straw pressed.

Paper-bag and box-making: 7,125,000 bags made, and 750 reams paper made into bags, 140,800 boxes.

Lime- and cement-works: 453,611 bushels lime burnt, 900 tons and 12,128 bushels Portland cement.

Boiler-making works: 28 boilers, 1,000 feet water-fluming, 50 ploughs and scarifiers, and various.

Spouting- and ridging-works: 1,074,240 feet and 46 tons spouting and ridging, 437 tons galvanised and corrugated iron, 250 copper boilers, 400 colonial ovens, 6 tons lead-headed nails, 490 gross tins, and 40,000 feet downpipe.

Stone quarries: 103,071 cubic feet building stone, 1,856 cubic yards rubble, besides metal and stone-dust.

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