New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 94

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✨ Industrial Statistics Tables



Census, 1896.—Industrial Statistics.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 5th December, 1896.

THE accompanying tables, showing the results of the census taken in April last as regards grain-mills, flax-mills, and soap- and candle-works, are published for general information.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

GRAIN-MILLS.

TABLE showing the Number of Mills for grinding and dressing Grain in Operation in April, 1896, 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 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Mills. Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. Number of Grain operated on in 1895. Produce for 1895. Total Value of Output. Approximate Value of
M. M. Steam. Water. Gas. Wind. H.P. Pairs of Stones. Sets of Rollers. Wheat. Other Grain.
No. No. Bushels. Bushels.
Auckland(¹) .. .. .. 12 68 £6,960 6 5 .. 1 550 16 76 607,802 600
Taranaki .. .. .. 5 9 505 2 3 .. .. 90 11 11 28,142 14,829
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. 9 32 2,736 8 2 .. .. 123 12 37 210,491 18,547
Wellington(¹) .. .. .. 9 18 1,270 6 3 .. .. 149 9 20 96,959 4,530
Marlborough .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. .. 32 157 16,829 15 20 1 .. 822 58 128 1,575,528 229,381
Canterbury(¹) .. .. .. 23 135 12,590 14 12 .. .. 599 38 134 1,296,511 463,561
Totals, 1895 .. .. 90 419 40,890 51 45 1 1 2,333 144 406 3,815,433 731,448
Totals, 1890 .. .. 129 499 52,384 63 77 .. .. 2,906 274 273 4,406,350 694,945
  • Includes 418 tons of oatmeal.

† Includes 3,596 tons of oatmeal.

(¹) One mill not working in 1895.

FLAX-MILLS.

TABLE showing the Number of Flax-mills in Operation in April, 1896, the Number of Machines used, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Fibre dressed in the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. No. of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power used. Amount of Horse-power. No. of Machines used. Raw Material used in 1895. Fibre dressed in 1895. Tow produced. Total Value of Manufactures. Approximate Value of
Men. Boys. Steam. Water. Horse. H.P. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
£ Tons. £ Tons. £
Auckland(¹) .. .. 15 56 21 £1,713 2 13 .. 100 15 2,828 1,559 428 4,785
Taranaki .. .. 15 249 72 9,019 13 2 .. 210 22 10,886 2,465 1,388 13,802
Hawke’s Bay .. .. 8 93 12 1,749 4 5 .. 95 11 3,475 1,433 531 5,099
Wellington(¹) .. .. 7 38 27 2,020 .. 6 .. 59 9 1,902 1,141 300 3,657
Marlborough(²) .. .. 7 48 31 3,043 4 4 .. 89 8 2,679 1,177 352 4,428
Nelson .. ..
Canterbury .. ..
Otago(³) .. ..
Totals, 1895 .. .. 52 484 163* 17,544 23 30 .. 553 65 21,770 7,775 2,999 31,771
Totals, 1890 .. .. 177 2,169 1,029 116,168 125 67 1 1,994 304 109,688 59,210 14,412 232,802

(¹) Three mills working part of year only.

(²) Five mills working part of year only.

(³) One mill not in operation in 1895; one working part of year only.



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🎓 Census Industrial Statistics for Grain-Mills, Flax-Mills, and Soap- and Candle-Works

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5 December 1896
Census, Industrial Statistics, Grain-Mills, Flax-Mills, Soap- and Candle-Works, Manufacturing, Economy
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General