New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 4

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✨ Manufacturing Statistics



GAS-WORKS.

TABLE XXVI.—Showing the Number of Gas-works in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of Materials used, the Quantity and Value of Gas, &c., manufactured during the Year 1890, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. Amount paid in Wages. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Value of all Materials used in 1890. Produce for the Year 1890. Total Value of all Produce for 1890. Approximate Value of
M. M. Steam. Water. Gas. Hand. Gas made. Coke. Tar.
Quantity. Value. Quantity.
Auckland .. .. 5 81 £8,256 7 .. 1 .. 42 £15,358 Cubic feet. £37,715
Taranaki .. .. 1 2 291 .. .. .. 1 .. 488 3,111,000 1,679
Hawke’s Bay .. 2 18 2,335 2 .. 1 1 11 7,500 19,500,000 7,630
Wellington* .. 4 42 6,463 1 .. .. 3 6 11,593 82,791,700 34,812
Marlborough .. 1 4 544 .. .. 1 .. 2 800 3,900,000 1,933
Nelson .. .. 2 10 1,824 1 .. .. 1 5 3,026 23,450,000 7,307
Westland .. .. 2 9 1,148 1 .. .. 1 1 950 10,063,900 5,324
Canterbury .. 4 36 4,315 2 .. .. 2 21 9,700 79,151,800 30,824
Otago .. .. 6 47 6,524 3 1 .. 2 29 16,948 89,796,364 32,614
Totals .. .. 27 249 31,700 17 1 3 11 117 66,363 426,602,764 159,838
Totals, Census 1886 .. 20 344 .. .. .. .. .. 111 64,653 403,276,000 ..

*Value of land and buildings not stated in one case.

BRICK, TILE, AND POTTERY MANUFACTORIES.

TABLE XXVII.—Showing the Number of Brick, Tile, and Pottery Manufactories in Operation in April, 1891, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of 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. Number of Machines used. Manufacture for the Year 1890. Total Value of all Manufactures. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Horse. Hand. For tempering or crushing Clay. For making Bricks or Pottery.
Auckland .. .. 14 77 .. £5,553 .. 3 .. 8 3 76 10
Taranaki .. .. 3 4 .. 149 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 3
Hawke’s Bay .. 2 11 .. 828 .. 2 .. .. .. 16 2
Wellington .. 20 80 .. 3,562 .. 6 .. 13 1 77 21
Marlborough .. 4 7 .. 257 .. .. .. 3 1 3 3
Nelson .. .. 11 32 .. 1,986 .. 2 2 6 1 40 9
Westland‡ .. 1 3 .. 91 .. 1 .. .. .. 8 1
Canterbury .. 18 126 .. 6,257 .. 7 1 11 .. 89 23
Otago§ .. .. 33 144 10 6,264 252 13 1 15 4 147 33
Totals .. .. 106 484 10 24,938 252 34 4 59 10 459 105
Totals, Census 1886 126 594 4 .. .. 35 .. 81 10 539 118
  • Including lime burnt, value £100. † Including lime burnt, value £150. ‡ One for part of year only. § One in connection with coal-mine.


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🌾 Gas-Works Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Gas-works, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Value, Machinery, Plant

🌾 Brick, Tile, and Pottery Manufactories Statistics

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Manufactories, Statistics, Employment, Wages, Production, Value, Machinery, Plant