New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 8

Page 116

✨ Manufacturing Statistics



FRUIT-PRESERVING AND JAM-MAKING.

TABLE X.—Showing the Number of Fruit-preserving Works and Jam Factories in Operation in April, 1896, the Number of Hands employed, the Quantity and Value of the 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. Value of Materials used in 1895. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. H.P. £ Fruit bottled or preserved. Jam made. Other Preserves. Total Value of Manufactures. Land. Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ £ | £
lb £ lb £ lb £ |
Auckland* .. .. .. 13 37 54 } 717 690 3 16 7,051 71,790 1,660 666,508 8,927 51,590 1,065 | 11,652 | 2,550 | 5,030 | 1,577
Taranaki .. .. .. 1 1 .. | | | |
Hawke's Bay .. .. 1 1 2 } | | | |
Nelson .. .. .. 1 16 4 | | | |
Canterbury .. .. 3 3 1 } 4,384 760 3 61 13,491 1,000 16 1,263,550 24,428 528 12 | 24,456 | 1,954 | 4,835 | 2,921
Otago .. .. .. 3 45 29 | | | |
Totals, 1895 .. .. 22 103 90 5,101 1,450 6 77 20,542 72,790 1,676 1,930,058 33,355 52,118 1,077 | 36,108 | 4,504 | 9,865 | 4,498
Totals, 1890 .. .. 15 74 43 3,781 961 5 33 13,413 56,188 1,166 1,250,238 25,985 7,920 104 | 27,255 | 2,975 | 3,305 | 3,762
  • One in connection with fish-canning establishment.

BREWERIES.

TABLE XI.—Showing the Number of Breweries in Operation in 1896, the Number of Hands, Horses, and Drays employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Materials used and of Beer brewed during the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, and Plant; with a Comparison of the Totals with the Results obtained for 1890 and 1885.
Provincial Districts. Number of Breweries. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive-power employed. Horse-power. Number of Materials used during 1895. Beer made in 1895. Approximate Value of
M £ Steam. Water Gas. Wind. Horse. Hand. H.P. Horses employed. Drays employed. Sugar. Malt. Hops. Value. Quantity. Value. Land. Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
lb. Bushels. lb. £ Gallons. £ £ £ | £
Auckland(1) .. .. 11 102 12,706 9 .. 2 .. 1 .. 81 28 24 262,827 79,626 93,929 25,753 1,244,192 79,267 17,125 | 29,880 | 13,970
Taranaki(2) .. .. 5 13 1,120 3 .. .. .. .. 2 48 5 4 39,214 7,285 9,773 2,887 112,854 6,912 1,140 | 5,260 | 2,190
Hawke's Bay .. .. 5 23 3,151 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 63 10 7 120,605 15,940 19,484 6,488 249,177 17,193 1,745 | 6,080 | 4,580
Wellington(3) .. .. 12 55 7,448 8 1 1 .. .. 2 73 19 18 268,245 41,991 49,126 18,752 701,418 41,821 8,850 | 11,987 | 8,744
Marlborough .. .. 3 9 1,193 1 .. .. .. 1 1 4 8 5 } 18,178 25,641 6,307 279,889 18,027 4,402 | 10,165 | 4,870
Nelson .. .. 12 30 3,550 8 .. .. .. .. 4 39 21 20 114,720 10,279 12,913 5,133 181,581 9,716 255 | 2,000 | 2,000
Westland .. .. 4 11 1,563 3 1 .. .. .. .. 20 6 5 265,623 60,310 76,229 22,896 1,022,983 76,177 9,960 | 26,336 | 13,135
Canterbury .. .. 16 104 12,424 11 2 .. 1 1 2 40 45 34 466,675 94,450 137,744 37,490 1,457,184 87,621 8,056 | 23,325 | 14,361
Otago .. .. 17 118 14,172 9 2 1 .. 2 3 73 38 32 | |
Totals, 1895 .. 85 465 57,327 56 6 4 2 5 14 441 180 149 1,607,144 328,059 424,839 125,706 5,249,278 336,734 51,533 | 115,033 | 63,850
Totals, 1890 .. 102 476 54,825 62 6 4 1 3 26 409 208 163 1,345,935 348,134 441,364 134,087 5,022,732 300,508 66,764 | 113,565 | 56,496
Totals, 1885 .. 98 475 .. 58 4 .. 2 1 34 401 224 178 1,377,050 417,196 425,448 141,069 4,735,735 325,182 89,276 | 151,622 | 82,858

(1) Value of land, buildings, and plant of two breweries included in aerated-waters returns.
(2) Wages paid not stated in one case.
(3) One brewery not working in 1895.



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🌾 Statistics of Fruit-preserving Works and Jam Factories in Operation

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Fruit preserving, Jam factories, Statistics, Provincial districts, Labour, Wages, Output, Value

🌾 Statistics of Breweries in Operation

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Breweries, Statistics, Provincial districts, Labour, Wages, Beer production, Materials