New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Grain-Mills and Fruit-Preserving Works Statistics



GRAIN-MILLS.

TABLE XVIII.—Showing the Number of Mills for grinding and dressing Grain in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Grain operated upon, the Quantity and Value of Flour and Meal produced during the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Mills. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Number of Pairs of Stones. Number of Sets of Rollers. Grain operated upon during 1890. Produce for the Year 1890. Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery and Plant.
M. M. Steam. Water. Wind. Horse. Wind, Steam, and Gas. H.P.
Auckland 13 76 9,664 6 5 1 1 546 20 93
Taranaki 5 11 963 1 4 75 10 8
Hawke's Bay 2 4 281 2 18 3
Wellington 14 31 2,857 10 5 157 29 16
Marlborough (1) 4 7 752 1 3 103 3 8
Nelson 8 14 888 6 2 112 11 12
Canterbury (2) 40 189 19,675 19 26 929 83 77
Otago (3) 43 167 17,304 18 32 966 115 59
Totals 129 499 52,384 63 77 3 2,906 274 273
Totals, Census 1886 121 448 53 73 1 2,140 324 9
  • Including value of seed, grain, &c., cleaned or crushed, £4,451.

(1) One not in operation in 1890. (2) Three not in operation in 1890, and five for part of year only. (3) One not in operation in 1890, and three for part of year only.

FRUIT-PRESERVING AND JAM-MAKING.

TABLE XIX.—Showing the Number of Fruit-preserving Works and Jam Factories in Operation in April, 1891, the Number of Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of the Manufactures 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. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Value of Materials used in 1890. Manufactures for the Year 1890. Other Preserves. Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery and Plant.
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Hand. H.P. £
Auckland (1) 8 16 15 1,025 323 3 5 16
Taranaki 2 3 77 2
Wellington (2) 1 1 1 551
Nelson 1 20 6 1,219 230 7
Canterbury (3) 1 4 1 57 2
Otago 2 2 30 1,403 406 1 10
Totals 15 74 43 3,781 961 5 10 33
Totals, Census 1886 20 146 70 8 1 11 33

(1) One in connection with grocery store, and one with fish-tinning establishment. (2) Value of land, buildings, and plant not stated. (3) One in connection with grocery store.



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🌾 Grain-Mills Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Grain, Mills, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Value, Machinery, Land, Buildings, Plant

🌾 Fruit-Preserving and Jam-Making Statistics

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