MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Manufactories, Works, &c., of the under-mentioned Descriptions in Operation in the several Provincial Districts of New Zealand in April, 1896; with the Number of Hands engaged, the Amount of Wages paid, Amount of Horse-power (Machine) employed, and the Value of Manufactures for the Year 1895; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Number of Industries in Provincial Districts.

Manufactories, Works, &c. | Auckland. | Taranaki. | Hawke's Bay. | Wellington. | Marlborough. | Nelson. | Westland. | Canterbury. | Otago. | Total Number of Industries. | Number of Hands employed. | Wages paid | Amount of Power (Horse-power). | Value of all Materials used or worked upon during 1895. | Value of all Manufactures for the Year 1895. | Approximate Value of
| | | | | | | | | | | Males. | Females. | Total. | To Males. | To Females. | Total. | | | | | Land (excluding Crown). | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant. | Total.

Animal food—
†Meat freezing and preserving works .. 5 2 4 5 1 .. .. 4 9 30 1,908 52 1,960 175,521 304 175,825 7,326 80,628 1,615,219 64,184 320,324 312,928 697,436
†Bacon-curing establishments .. 4 .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 11 18 37 118 5 123 7,314 80 7,394 49 65,867 86,022 6,823 11,090 4,605 22,518
†Fish curing and preserving works 13 .. .. 2 2 .. .. 14 44 170 548 28 576 39,716 441 40,157 1,531 336,743 501,274 3,902 3,782 2,045 9,729
†Butter and cheese factories .. 21 53 8 18 2 10 .. .. 2 170 32 .. 32 .. .. .. 16 .. .. 27,335 91,601 115,070 234,006
Rabbit-preserving works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 6 10 .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Condensed-milk factory .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Vegetable food—
†Grain-mills .. .. 12 4 1 9 1 8 .. 32 23 90 419 .. 419 40,890 .. 40,890 2,333 653,219 874,656 41,730 134,714 179,403 355,847
†Biscuit factories .. .. 4 .. 1 3 1 1 .. 2 5 17 345 80 425 18,801 1,355 20,156 134 85,280 118,979 11,340 21,575 25,951 58,866
†Fruit-preserving and jam-making works .. .. 13 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 3 3 22 103 90 193 5,101 1,450 6,551 77 20,542 36,108 4,504 9,865 4,498 18,867
Sugar-boiling and confectionery works .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 6 12 39 30 69 2,253 561 2,814 21 14,887 33,235 2,610 3,850 2,465 8,925
Sugar-refining works .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 160 .. 160 .. .. 862 180 .. 5,633 10,153 3,875 4,400 1,880 10,155
Baking-powder factories .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 10 16 3 19 661 201 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants—
†Breweries .. .. 11 5 5 12 3 12 4 16 17 85 465 .. 465 57,327 .. 57,327 441 125,706 336,734 51,533 115,033 63,850 230,416
†Malthouses .. .. 3 .. 2 3 2 5 .. 10 6 31 95 .. 95 9,398 .. 9,398 59 52,881 82,096 6,685 27,910 2,909 37,504
†Colonial-wine making .. .. 4 .. 3 2 2 1 .. 5 2 19 41 12 53 1,925 95 2,020 6 3,825 8,963 8,224 2,929 1,679 12,832
†Aërated-water factories .. .. 26 7 9 23 4 9 2 30 22 132 330 17 347 21,184 261 21,445 216 40,007 98,609 19,476 32,439 37,429 89,344
Coffee- and spice-works .. .. 4 .. .. 4 .. 1 1 3 5 18 107 12 119 7,166 293 7,459 82 56,880 74,339 11,450 12,100 7,545 31,095
Tobacco manufactories .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 3 24 44 24 68 1,835 622 2,457 57 7,934 13,417 5,175 5,160 1,574 11,909
†Sauce and pickle factories .. .. 11 .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 3 2 6 .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vinegar-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ice factories .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Animal matters (not otherwise classed)—
†Soap- and candle-works .. 7 .. 1 6 .. 2 .. 5 1 22 187 3 190 16,882 21 16,903 252 98,191 152,298 9,884 20,110 28,832 58,826
Bone-mills .. .. 4 3 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 4 15 46 .. 46 2,069 .. 2,069 220 8,313 12,246 1,528 2,905 5,016 9,449
Glue factory .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. 775 275 1,500
Sausage-skin factories .. .. 2 .. 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 13 56 .. 56 3,754 .. 3,754 .. 5,935 13,472 .. 3,120 5,900 4,395 13,615
†Boiling-down works .. .. 4 .. 2 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 77 .. 77 4,950 .. 4,950 166 2,569 37,056 .. .. .. .. ..
Oleomargarine works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 12 .. 12 .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Working in wood—
†Cooperages .. .. .. 5 1 2 7 .. .. 3 3 21 76 .. 76 4,250 .. 4,250 110 10,281 19,233 3,297 3,353 4,525 11,175
†Saw-mills, sash and door factories .. .. 49 19 23 64 4 42 25 22 51 299 4,055 4 4,059 323,223 .. 323,223 6,409 109,631 898,807 186,958 100,667 298,797 586,422

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