FELLMONGERING, TANNING, CURRYING, AND WOOL-SCOURING ESTABLISHMENTS.

TABLE VII.—Showing the Number of Fellmongering, Tanning, Currying, and Wool-scouring Establishments in New Zealand in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Produce for the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

| Provincial Districts. | Number of Works. | Hands employed. | Wages paid. | Machine-power used. | Amount of Horse-power. | Number of Tan-pits. | Tons of Bark used for Tanning: Kind, and where produced. | | | | | | | Manufacture or Produce for the Year 1890. | | | | | | Total Value of all Manufactures or Produce for the Year 1890. | Approximate Value of | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Steam. | Water. | Wind. | Horse. | Hand. | | Wattle. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Australia. | Tasmania. | Sumac, Italy. | Valonia, Turkey. | Extract, Canada. | Ext. Oak, England. | Kind not stated. | New Zealand. | Total Tons of Bark used. | Quantity of | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wool scoured. | Skins stripped of Wool. | Hides tanned. | Skins tanned. | Pelts, salted or preserved. | Others. | | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | lb. | No. | No. | No. | No. | | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Auckland .. | .. | 12 | 194 | 2 | £16,500 | £120 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 124 | 299 | 418 | 822 | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1,265 | } | 806,400 | 158,020 | 40,461 | 59,512 | 31,320 | {118 calfskins, tanned | } | 95,743 | 7,305 | 13,490 | 7,665 |
| Taranaki .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 301 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 21 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 27 | } | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawke's Bay (1) | .. | 10 | 111 | 2 | 8,687 | 114 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 82 | 19 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1,998,772 | 577,124 | 500 | 1,000 | 384,504 | {Tallow, value £244 | } | 154,368 | 4,555 | 9,126 | 5,821 |
| Wellington (2) | .. | 13 | 226 | 1 | 21,623 | 12 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 65 | 348 | 850 | 325 | .. | 15 | 8 | .. | .. | 60 | 1,258 | 1,809,220 | 471,942 | 26,659 | 163,774 | 90,670 | {4,068 calfskins, tanned | } | 159,045 | 10,190 | 12,770 | 10,290 |
| Marlborough | .. | 7 | 27 | .. | 1,475 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | 254,710 | 47,000 | 1,000 | 200 | 24,600 | 250 hides, salted | | 23,654 | 4,720 | 2,995 | 1,725 |
| Nelson .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 328 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80 | 80 | } | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canterbury (3) | .. | 25 | 322 | .. | 21,583 | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 13 | 90 | 166 | 605 | 121 | .. | .. | .. | 75 | 160 | 961 | 4,947,581 | 673,870 | 21,615 | 133,329 | 741,550 | .. | | 370,323 | 13,198 | 15,555 | 4,827 |
| Otago (4) | .. | 33 | 300 | 1 | 21,669 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. | 18 | 78 | 189 | 718 | 161 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 60 | 945 | 2,207,763 | 550,342 | 28,690 | 68,618 | 139,200 | {100 tons bone-dust | } | 223,216 | 8,785 | 12,950 | 7,625 |
| Totals .. | .. | 104 | 1,190 | 6 | 92,166 | 276 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 474 | 1076 | 2,591 | 1,452 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 383 | 4,548 | 12,024,446 | 2,478,298 | 118,925 | 426,433 | 1,411,844 | .. | | 1,026,349 | 48,753 | 66,886 | 37,953 |
| Totals, Census 1886 | 97 | 1,087 | 6 | .. | .. | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61 | 517 | †910 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4,119 | 8,681,938 | 1,614,998 | 96,713 | 867,908 | 190,796 | .. | | 634,915 | 40,530 | 58,330 | 39,890 |

• And 10 tubs. † And 49 tubs.

(1) Two for part of year only. Value of land not stated in three cases. (2) Two for part of year only. Value of land not stated in two cases. (3) Three for part of year only. (4) Three in operation for part of year only.