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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4
MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.—COMPARATIVE TABLE, 1891 AND 1886.
TABLE II.—Showing the Number of each Description of Industry, Manufactory, &c., the Number of Hands employed, the Approximate Value of the Produce or Manufactures for the preceding Year, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant, as returned at the Census of 1891, compared with the Results obtained at the Census of 1886.
| Description of Manufactories, Works, &c. | Number of Works, &c. | Number of Hands employed. | Approximate Value of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891. | 1886. | 1891. | 1886. | 1891. | 1886. | |
| £ | £ | |||||
| Books and publications— | ||||||
| Printing establishments, bookbinding and paper-ruling | 142 | 135 | 2,569 | 2,107 | 354,559 | 273,886 |
| Musical instruments— | ||||||
| Musical-instrument factories | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | * | 1,350 |
| Ornaments, minor art-products, and small wares— | ||||||
| Toy factory | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | * | .. |
| Basket and perambulator factories | 23 | 10 | 63 | 39 | 7,381 | 4,375 |
| Arms and explosives— | ||||||
| Cartridge factory | 1 | 1 | 80 | 21 | * | * |
| Machines, tools, and implements— | ||||||
| Agricultural-implement factories | 36 | 17 | 528 | 336 | 144,472 | 111,823 |
| Brush and broom factories | 11 | 7 | 81 | 42 | 13,340 | 7,786 |
| Carriages and vehicles— | ||||||
| Coach-building, &c., works | 108 | 89 | 678 | 664 | 139,660 | 128,346 |
| Cycle factories | 7 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 5,655 | 1,301 |
| Harness, saddlery, leather, and leather-ware— | ||||||
| Saddlery and harness factories | 8 | .. | 184 | .. | 37,347 | .. |
| Whip-thong factory | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | * | .. |
| Portmanteau factories | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1,929 | * |
| Tanning, fellmongery, and wool-scouring establishments | 104 | 97 | 1,196 | 1,093 | 1,026,349 | 634,915 |
| Leather and grindersy factory | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | * | .. |
| Ships, boats, and their equipment— | ||||||
| Ship- and boat-building works | 37 | 53 | 145 | 172 | 35,847 | 56,132 |
| Graving-docks and patent slips | 9 | 4 | 64 | 15 | 9,000 | 3,100 |
| Block and pump factory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | * | * |
| Sail, tent, and oilskin factories | 32 | 32 | 124 | 118 | 31,083 | 25,574 |
| Furniture— | ||||||
| Furniture factories | 94 | 75 | 585 | 707 | 131,314 | 162,375 |
| Chair and wash-board factory | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | * | 1,590 |
| Venetian-blind works | 9 | 7 | 29 | 39 | 4,776 | 6,470 |
| Chemicals and by-products— | ||||||
| Perfumery manufactory | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | * | * |
| Ointment, manufacture of | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | * |
| Ink manufactory | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | * | .. |
| Starch and soda manufactory | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | * | * |
| Chemical works | 8 | 6 | 55 | 56 | 41,568 | 34,283 |
| Hematite-paint works | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1,011 | 2,178 |
| Paint, varnish, &c., factories | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | 6,850 | .. |
| Cocoanut-oil mill | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | * | .. |
| Textile fabrics— | ||||||
| Woollen-mills | 8 | 6 | 1,175 | 867 | 279,175 | 194,311 |
| Ornamental-silk factory | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | * |
| Flock-mills | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 789 | 1,692 |
| Cleaning- and dyeing-works | 12 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 13,667 | 4,510 |
| Dress— | ||||||
| Clothing factories | 19 | 11 | 1,290 | 1,269 | 166,579 | 237,781 |
| Hat and cap factories | 16 | 8 | 112 | 118 | 21,628 | 13,695 |
| Stocking-weaving factories | 6 | 5 | 51 | 168 | 5,650 | 6,200 |
| Boot and shoe factories | 47 | 42 | 1,943 | 1,654 | 403,736 | 276,725 |
| Fibrous materials— | ||||||
| Rope- and twine-works | 24 | 21 | 222 | 242 | 76,711 | 56,413 |
| Textile-bag factory | 1 | .. | 14 | .. | * | .. |
| Flax-mills | 177 | 30 | 3,204 | 249 | 234,266 | 20,059 |
| Tow-hackling | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | * | .. |
| Animal food— | ||||||
| Meat-preserving and freezing, and boiling-down works | 43 | 44 | 1,568 | 838 | 1,464,659 | 543,878 |
| Bacon-curing establishments | 33 | 37 | 84 | 137 | 83,435 | 58,799 |
| Fish-curing and -preserving works | 27 | 21 | 140 | 122 | 19,537 | 12,182 |
| Cheese and butter factories | 74 | 36 | 269 | 110 | 150,957 | 43,094 |
| Cream factories | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | * |
| Condensed-milk factory | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | * | .. |
| Vegetable food— | ||||||
| Grain-mills | 129 | 121 | 499 | 448 | 991,812 | 754,830 |
| Biscuit factories | 22 | 22 | 331 | 185 | 127,147 | 47,784 |
| Fruit-preserving and jam-making works | 15 | 20 | 117 | 216 | 27,255 | 32,292 |
| Sugar-boiling and confectionery works | 12 | 11 | 53 | 110 | 17,248 | 17,130 |
| Sugar-refining works | 1 | 1 | 110 | 27 | * | * |
| Baking-powder manufacture | 8 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 5,637 | 4,120 |
- Money figures cannot be stated without divulging the operations of single establishments, contrary to promise,
† The department failed to obtain full and satisfactory returns of the value of manufactures,
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