Census, 1896.—Industrial Statistics.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 28th November, 1896.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

THE accompanying tables, showing the result of the census taken in April last as regards fruit-preserving and jam-making; sauce- and pickle-making; fishing, oyster gathering and dredging, are published for general information.

FRUIT-PRESERVING AND JAM-MAKING.

TABLE showing the Number of Fruit-preserving Works and Jam-factories in Operation in April, 1896, the Number of Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of the Manufactures for the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power Amount of Value of Manufactures for the Year 1895. Approximate Value of
Works. M. F. M. F. used. Horse- Materials Machinery
Steam. power. used in 1895. Fruit bottled or Jam made. Other Preserves. Total Value of Land. Buildings. and Plant.
preserved. Manufactures.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Auckland* .. .. .. 13 37 54 £717 690 3 16 £7,051 71,790 1,660 666,508 8,927 51,590 1,065 11,652 £2,550 £5,030 £1,577
Taranaki .. .. .. 1 1 .. }
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. 1 1 2
Nelson .. .. .. 1 16 4
Canterbury .. .. .. 3 3 1 4,384 760 3 61 £13,491 1,000 16 1,263,550 24,428 528 12 24,456 £1,954 £4,835 £2,921
Otago .. .. .. 3 45 29
Totals, 1895 .. .. 22 103 90 5,101 1,450 6 77 £20,542 72,790 1,676 1,930,058 33,355 52,118 1,077 36,108 £4,504 £9,865 £4,498
Totals, 1890 .. .. 15 74 43 3,781 961 5 33 £13,413 56,188 1,166 1,250,238 25,985 7,920 104 27,255 £2,975 £3,305 £3,762

• One in connection with fish-canning establishment.

SAUCE- AND PICKLE-MAKING.

TABLE showing the Number of Sauce- and Pickle-making Establishments in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Manufactures for the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Hands employed Wages paid. Machine- Amount of Value of Manufactures for the Year 1895. Total Approximate Value of
Works. M. F. M. F. power used Horse- Materials Sauces. Pickles. Other Condiments. Value of Land. Buildings. Machinery
Steam. power. used in 1895. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Manufactures. and Plant.
Doz. Pints. £ Doz. Pints. £ £
Auckland .. .. .. 11 15 11 £301 124 1 5 £947 5,344 1,297 84 300 925 £2,522 £3,175 £3,200 £585
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. 1 1 .. }
Wellington .. .. .. 3 5 1 394 .. .. .. £957 2,279 792 1,035 391 1,138 £2,321 £800 £450 £60
Canterbury .. .. .. 6 18 9 1,140 498 2 52 £6,030 12,916 4,140 8,830 3,102 1,332 £8,574 £1,200 £1,510 £929
Otago .. .. .. 3 5 3
Totals, 1895 .. .. 24 44 24 1,835 622 3 57 £7,934 20,539 6,229 9,949 3,793 3,395 £13,417 £5,175 £5,160 £1,574
Totals, 1890 .. .. 12 22 19 1,078 555 1 1 £2,713 25,213 4,366 4,128 1,393 648 £6,407 £1,885 £2,325 £886