New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Fish and Dairy Industry Statistics



FISH CURING AND PRESERVING.

TABLE XVI.—Showing the Number of Fish Curing and Preserving Establishments in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Produce for the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Value of Materials used in 1890. Fish cured. Fish tinned. Miscellaneous: Value. Total Value. Approximate Value of
M. M. £ Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Land.
Auckland* 12 72 5,479 5,649 264,464 4,799 265,846 5,999 2,420
Wellington 2 7 156 65 101,400 1,020 ... ... 1,020
Marlborough 2 2 115 469,409 3,629 69,200 1,610 60
Otago 11 59 2,895 2,090
Totals 27 140 8,645 7,804 835,273 9,448 335,046 7,609 2,480
Totals, Census 1886 21 120 ... ... 1,494,680 9,545 164,550 2,637 ...
  • One in connection with meat-preserving works.

CHEESE AND BUTTER FACTORIES.

TABLE XVII.—Showing the Number of Cheese and Butter Factories in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Produce for the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant

Provincial Districts. No. of Factories. Number of Hands employed. Amount paid in Wages. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Value of Materials used in 1890. Produce for the Year 1890. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Gas.
Auckland* 22 60 26 4,039 570 20 ... ...
Taranaki† 11 44 10 1,888 20 5 4 ...
Hawke’s Bay 1 3 ... 156 ... 1 ... ...
Wellington 10 19 7 1,022 266 6 1 ...
Canterbury 4 13 2 935 60 3 1 ...
Otago† 26 79 6 5,760 212 25 ... ...
Totals 74 218 51 13,800 1,128 60 6 1
Totals, Census 1886 36 91 19 ... ... 30 ... ...
  • Three are creameries only, the produce being sent to a factory for manipulation. † One not in operation in 1890. † Value of materials not stated in three cases, and of land, buildings, and plant in one case.


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🌾 Fish Curing and Preserving Establishments

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fish Curing, Preserving, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Value, Machinery, Land, Buildings, Plant

🌾 Cheese and Butter Factories

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Cheese, Butter, Factories, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Value, Machinery, Land, Buildings, Plant