Census, 1896.—Industrial Statistics.

THE accompanying tables relating to Coach-building, Brick-, &c., and Gas-works, are published for general information.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 14th December, 1896.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

COACH BUILDING AND PAINTING.

TABLE showing the Number of Coach-building Establishments in New Zealand in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Number and Description of Vehicles built, and the Value of all Manufactures (including Repairs) for the Year 1895; also the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. | Number of Works. | Hands employed. | Wages paid. | Machine-power used. | Amount of Horse-power. | Value of Materials used in 1895. | Manufactures for the Year 1895. | Total Value of Manufactures (including Repairs). | Approximate Value of
| | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Steam. | Gas. | Water. | | | Wagons. | Drays. | Spring-carts. | Carriages, Buggies, and Waggonettes. | Dog-carts, Gigs, and Sulkeys. | Coaches. | Expresses. | Vehicles, various and un-described. | | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
| | | | £ | £ | | | | H.P. | £ | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | £ | £ | £ | £
Auckland .. .. .. .. | 22 | 196 | .. | 13,582 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 36 | 13,113 | 6 | 34 | 82 | 24 | .. | .. | 9 | 519 | 36,005 | 13,135 | 11,660 | 7,855
Taranaki .. .. .. .. | 6 | 53 | .. | 3,618 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,985 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 32 | .. | 3 | 145 | 9,760 | 2,540 | 1,345 | 840
Hawke's Bay .. .. .. | 9 | 80 | .. | 6,861 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 17 | 3,039 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 16 | .. | .. | 8 | 135 | 15,880 | 4,773 | 3,832 | 2,304
Wellington .. .. .. | 24 | 175 | .. | 13,770 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 8,078 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | .. | 2 | 495 | 38,543 | 8,608 | 8,884 | 3,847
Marlborough* .. .. .. | 4 | 9 | .. | 530 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 775 | .. | 2 | 6 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1,792 | 230 | 620 | 380
Nelson .. .. .. .. | 6 | 20 | .. | 1,133 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 350 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 3,965 | 2,250 | 1,280 | 1,350
Westland .. .. .. .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canterbury .. .. .. | 27 | 145 | .. | 9,195 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 21 | 8,061 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 129 | .. | .. | .. | 156 | 24,395 | 5,255 | 7,220 | 3,710
Otago .. .. .. .. | 18 | 129 | .. | 8,688 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4,725 | 7 | 26 | 106 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 271 | 18,629 | 4,585 | 5,235 | 4,064

Totals, 1895 .. .. | 116 | 807 | .. | 57,377 | .. | 19 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 41,126 | 25 | 141 | 369 | 226 | 65 | .. | 23 | 1,756 | 148,969 | 41,376 | 40,076 | 24,350
Totals, 1890 .. .. | 108 | 675 | 3 | 52,526 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 94 | .. | 39 | 250 | 274 | 294 | .. | 19 | 5 | 542 | 139,660 | 45,727 | 31,646 | 18,852

• Value of land and buildings not given in one instance.

BRICK-, TILE-, AND POTTERY-WORKS.

TABLE showing the Number of Brick, Tile, and Pottery Manufactory in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power 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 Works. | Hands employed. | Wages paid. | Machine-power used. | Amount of Horse-power. | Number of Machines used. | Manufactures for the Year 1895. | Total Value of Manufactures. | Approximate Value of
| | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Steam. | Gas. | Horse. | Water. | Hand. | For tempering or crushing Clay. | For making Bricks or Pottery. | Bricks made. | Pottery, &c., made. | | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
| | | | £ | £ | | | | | | | | Common. | Fire-bricks. | Value. | Drain-pipes. | Tiles. | Flower-pots. | Miscellaneous: Value. | Total Value of Pottery, &c. | | £ | £ | £
Auckland .. | 21 | 115 | .. | 9,161 | .. | 8 | 1 | 11 | .. | 1 | 125 | 21 | 23 | 4,185,255 | 107,000 | 8,946 | 148,540 | 187,357 | 1,000 | 1,242 | 10,613 | 19,559 | 4,150 | 5,065 | 7,215
Taranaki .. | 16 | 32 | .. | 1,359 | .. | 3 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | 40 | 16 | 5 | 1,300,000 | 10,000 | 2,535 | 13,000 | 550 | *167 | .. | 318 | 2,853 | 1,694 | 1,002 | 1,405
Hawke's Bay .. | 17 | 89 | .. | 5,711 | .. | 8 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 93 | 21 | 11 | 3,587,250 | .. | 7,288 | 147,330 | 10,300 | 5,600 | 595 | 5,685 | 12,973 | 3,305 | 3,270 | 2,848
Wellington .. | 9 | 15 | .. | 372 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 14 | 5 | 5 | 466,800 | .. | 1,023 | 3,081 | 739 | .. | .. | 88 | 1,111 | 806 | 430 | 402
Nelson .. | 15 | 81 | .. | 5,481 | .. | 7 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 114 | 19 | 13 | 3,485,010 | 36,000 | 6,544 | 301,995 | 4,605 | .. | 993 | 7,712 | 14,256 | 9,387 | 10,040 | 8,277
Canterbury .. | 30 | 122 | 1 | 6,095 | 50 | 11 | .. | 19 | .. | .. | 133 | 26 | 35 | 5,781,400 | 40,600 | 8,301 | 561,119 | 261,300 | †1,580 | 1,419 | 7,087 | 15,388 | 4,732 | 5,110 | 7,447
Otago .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Totals, 1895 .. | 108 | 454 | 1 | 28,179 | 50 | 38 | 1 | 70 | .. | 1 | 519 | 108 | 92 | 18,805,715 | 193,600 | 34,637 | 1,175,065 | 464,851 | 8,347 | 4,249 | 31,503 | 66,140 | 24,074 | 24,917 | 27,594
Totals, 1890 .. | 106 | 484 | 10 | 24,938 | 252 | 34 | .. | 59 | 4 | 10 | 459 | 105 | 102 | 15,343,420 | 657,379 | 32,160 | 1,003,732 | 558,047 | 24,532 | 6,594 | 24,420 | 56,830 | 39,313 | 38,541 | 41,926

• Also 50 chimney-pots. † Also 100 dozen chimney-pots.