New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 24

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✨ Census Occupational Statistics



OCCUPATIONS.—SUB-ORDERS.

TABLE III.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Occupations of the People as on 12th April, 1896, arranged in One Hundred and Eight Sub-orders—continued.

Class. Order. Sub-orders. Occupations (arranged in One Hundred and Eight Sub-orders). Males. Females. Totals both Sexes.
Under 5 Years. 5 and under 15 Years. 15 and under 20 Years. 20 and under 25 Years. 25 and under 45 Years. 45 and under 65 Years. 65 Years and upwards. Unspecified. Total Males. Under 5 Years. 5 and under 15 Years. 15 and under 20 Years. 20 and under 25 Years. 25 and under 45 Years. 45 and under 65 Years. 65 Years and upwards. Unspecified. Total Females.
V.* 14 13 Persons—Manufacturing ships, boats, and their equipment .. 1 37 47 226 241 55 .. 607 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 609
14 Manufacturing furniture, &c. .. 28 323 250 608 248 71 1 1,529 .. .. 14 15 15 4 1 .. 49 1,578
15 Manufacturing chemicals and by-products .. 6 24 13 44 30 4 .. 121 .. 4 29 4 5 .. .. .. 42 163
15 1 Manufacturing textile fabrics .. 27 166 135 283 134 15 .. 760 .. 26 240 198 133 20 .. .. 617 1,377
2 Manufacturing dress .. 168 1,328 1,107 2,318 1,117 299 4 6,341 .. 216 4,098 3,411 3,031 545 87 6 11,394 17,735
3 Manufacturing fibrous materials .. 36 163 141 286 95 27 .. 748 .. 4 21 9 5 .. .. .. 39 787
16 1 Manufacturing animal food .. 20 251 276 709 141 13 1 1,411 .. 1 7 1 6 2 .. 1 18 1,429
2 Manufacturing vegetable food .. 74 609 514 1,190 553 102 3 3,045 .. 9 59 16 47 14 2 .. 147 3,192
3 Manufacturing drinks, narcotics, and stimulants .. 15 149 126 429 240 31 .. 990 .. 2 13 6 5 8 2 .. 36 1,026
17 1 Working in animal matters .. 23 214 170 393 152 24 2 978 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 980
2 Working in wood .. 42 461 567 1,646 626 81 9 3,432 .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. .. 4 3,436
3 Working in vegetable produce for fodder .. 2 20 19 32 13 1 2 89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89
4 Manufacturing paper .. .. 14 12 27 11 .. .. 64 .. 1 10 1 .. .. .. .. 12 76
18 1 Working in the conversion of coal, &c., to purposes of heat and light .. 3 27 38 163 87 11 .. 329 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 331
2 Working in stone, clay, earthenware, glass, &c. .. 18 108 99 289 175 50 1 740 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 743
3 Working in gold, silver, and precious stones .. 8 55 45 114 40 8 .. 270 .. .. .. 7 2 1 .. .. 10 280
4 Working in metals other than gold or silver .. 92 1,187 983 1,913 797 123 6 5,101 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 5,103
19 1 Working in houses and buildings .. 128 1,450 1,274 4,876 3,453 646 15 11,842 .. .. 2 1 2 1 .. .. 6 11,848
2 Working in railways, roads, excavations, earth-works, &c. .. 19 282 405 1,671 1,018 130 5 3,530 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,530
3 Working in disposal of dead matter or refuse .. .. 5 4 44 52 6 .. 111 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 112
V. 20 1 Working in imperfectly-defined industries .. 226 2,537 2,700 7,259 4,252 796 35 17,805 .. 4 181 152 114 11 1 .. 463 18,268
21 1 Engaged in agricultural pursuits .. 3,171 12,853 9,588 24,239 16,672 3,866 99 70,488 .. 314 561 290 580 807 179 2 2,733 73,221
2 Engaged in pastoral pursuits .. 215 1,153 1,565 4,461 2,024 278 10 9,706 .. 65 60 38 96 88 26 .. 373 10,079
3 Engaged in fisheries, &c. .. 56 289 267 657 326 74 14 1,683 .. / .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1,684
4 Engaged in forestry or acquisition of raw products of natural vegetation .. 15 271 469 1,186 363 50 6 2,360 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,360
5 Engaged in water conservancy and supply .. 3 10 21 86 73 3 .. 196 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 196
6 Engaged in mines and quarries, &c. .. 155 1,398 2,157 7,245 6,472 1,078 78 18,583 .. .. .. .. 4 2 1 .. 7 18,590
VI. 22 1 Persons of independent means .. .. 14 50 273 631 859 1 1,828 .. 3 17 76 347 571 489 3 1,506 3,334
2 Persons of imperfectly-defined pursuits .. 44 244 232 920 569 274 23 2,306 .. 25 137 204 275 118 150 3 912 3,218
VII. 23 1 Persons employed (if at all) in domestic duties .. 53 82 14 30 2 8 .. 189 .. 4,333 20,760 20,069 67,419 32,411 6,107 126 151,225 151,414
2 Students and dependent scholars .. 1,338 73,545 3,275 103 14 .. 11 78,286 3,050 71,915 3,606 52 6 .. .. 2 78,631 156,917
3 Dependent relatives not stated to be performing domestic duties .. 41,071 6,637 868 45 21 13 68 48,736 38,108 6,446 695 138 115 132 215 11 45,860 94,596
24 1 Persons dependent on charity, &c. .. 39 419 107 103 672 957 728 16 3,041 53 432 203 183 573 539 249 11 2,243 5,284
2 Prisoners in gaol .. .. 19 64 273 110 11 .. 477 .. .. .. 1 34 11 1 .. 47 524
Totals specified.. .. 42,448 86,605 40,329 34,138 96,631 57,628 12,310 502 370,591 41,211 84,887 40,346 34,281 83,124 38,956 8,051 220 331,076 701,667
Occupation not stated .. .. .. 35 126 226 161 193 83 824 .. .. 24 171 268 167 202 37 869 1,693
  • See note as to dealers and manufacturers (ante).


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