New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 8

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✨ Census Statistics Tables



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—continued.

Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Industries in Provincial Districts. Total Number of Industries. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid Amount of Power employed (Horse-power). Value of all Materials used or operated upon during 1895. Value of all Manufactures or Produce (including repairs) for the Year 1895.* Approximate Value of
Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Males. Females. Total. To Males. To Females. Total. H.P. £ £ Land (excluding Crown). Buildings. Machinery and Plant. Total.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Harness, saddlery, and leatherware —continued.
†Tanning, fellmongering, and wool-scouring establishments 15 4 16 17 5 3 .. 29 28 117 1,623 6 1,629 116,715 268 116,983 686 134,176 1,237,252 41,490 77,186 52,729 171,405
Ships, boats, and their equipment—
†Ship- and boat-building yards 19 .. 2 6 2 .. .. 5 6 40 108 .. 108 6,724 .. 6,724 49 9,043 25,233 5,755 4,556 3,977 14,288
Graving-docks and patent slips 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 6 29 .. 29 2,785 .. 2,785 435 .. 5,422 13,825 5,011 312,970 331,806
Block and pump factory 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
†Sail and oilskin factories 10 .. 1 6 .. 2 .. 12 8 39 92 51 143 5,660 1,361 7,021 .. 16,905 30,166 13,105 9,825 693 23,623
Furniture—
†Furniture factories .. 16 2 7 13 .. 3 15 13 71 472 24 496 33,257 787 34,044 127 25,080 85,327 34,767 39,974 9,932 84,673
Chair and washboard factories .. 4 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 8 .. 8 272 .. 272 2 233 1,277 800 1,055 165 2,020
Venetian-blind works .. 4 .. 5 .. .. .. 2 4 15 45 .. 45 2,588 .. 2,588 14 4,652 9,878 2,774 3,069 1,393 7,236
Mattress factories .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 15 .. 15 593 .. 593 .. 857 1,850 1,600 800 280 2,680
Chemicals and by-products—
Perfumery manufactories .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 4 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ink manufactories .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Starch manufactories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 24 3 27 .. .. .. 62 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemical works .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 7 112 2 114 9,104 62 9,166 121 47,721 75,320 3,752 22,131 18,588 44,471
Hæmatite-paint factories .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 1 5 11 1 12 407 12 419 45 491 1,503 1,015 1,000 1,000 3,015
Sheep-dip factories .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 1 6 27 2 29 1,290 .. 1,290 17 4,355 9,138 750 790 1,176 2,716
Match factories .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 31 90 121 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Herbal-remedy factories.. .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 4 8 2 10 320 50 370 .. 720 2,265 1,500 1,570 340 3,410
Blacking factories .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 2 5 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cocoanut-oil mill .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 75 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Textile fabrics—
†Woollen-mills .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 4 9 655 761 1,416 59,583 32,036 91,619 1,400 139,317 302,423 11,050 68,358 144,065 223,473
Flock-mills .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 5 10 .. 10 264 .. 264 44 458 1,705 710 790 1,070 2,570
Cleaning- and dyeing-works .. 5 .. 2 3 .. .. 3 3 16 33 25 58 1,506 705 2,211 31 2,826 7,530 3,510 4,730 1,740 9,980
Dress—
†Clothing and boot and shoe factories .. 38 .. .. 8 .. 1 22 23 92 2,059 2,348 4,407 145,693 64,770 210,463 131 314,723 616,158 55,539 76,510 34,690 166,739
†Waterproof factories .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 4 15 78 93 1,344 2,540 3,884 2 715 22,354 2,650 1,900 766 5,316
Hat and cap factories .. 6 .. 1 2 .. .. 3 3 15 31 41 72 2,437 1,117 3,554 6 4,458 10,902 4,990 3,445 2,125 10,560
Stocking-weaving factories .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 3 7 1 132 133 25 2,516 2,541 3 2,610 9,357 690 1,880 1,995 4,565
Fibrous materials—
†Rope- and twine-works.. .. 8 .. 1 4 .. 1 4 6 24 150 .. 150 6,840 .. 6,840 280 28,250 52,400 7,247 6,855 26,859 40,961


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