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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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SOAP- AND CANDLE-WORKS.

TABLE XVI.—Showing the Number of Soap- and Candle-manufactories 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 Hands Wages paid. Machine-power Amount Value Manufactures for 1895. Total Value Approximate Value of
of employed. used. of of of Land. Buildings. Machinery
Works. M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Horse- Materials Manufactures. and Plant.
£ £ power. used in 1895. Soap. Candles. Value of
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. other
Manufactures.
£
Auckland .. .. .. 7 54 3 5,095 21 3 .. 108 £ 31,295 22,495 £17,793 4,000 £20,000 8,200 £45,993 £2,020 £7,120 £10,500
Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 7 53 .. 4,411 .. 7 .. 84 25,221 26,634 21,650 680 18,261 3,716 43,627 2,274 5,790 8,123
Wellington .. .. .. 8 80 .. 7,376 .. 7 .. 60 41,678 36,508 31,939 2,300 20,251 10,488 62,678 5,590 7,200 10,209
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, 1895 .. .. 22 187 3 16,882 21 17 .. 252 £98,194 85,637 71,382 6,980 58,512 22,404 152,298 9,884 20,110 28,832
Totals, 1890 .. .. 19 201 8 21,194 200 14 1 259 £93,386 87,137 66,790 14,770 62,122 26,802 155,714 11,282 15,650 47,511

COOPERAGES.

TABLE XVII.—Showing the Number of Cooperages in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of Manufactures for the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial District. Number Hands. Wages. Machine-power Horse- Value Manufactures for the Year 1895. Total Approximate Value of
of M. £ used. power. of Value of Land. Buildings. Machinery
Works. Steam. Materials Manufactures and Plant.
used in 1895. Kegs. Casks. Butter- Cheese- in 1895. £
£ boxes. cases. £
Auckland .. .. .. .. 5 25 1,313 2 9 £3,075 1,600 16,519 3,096 .. £6,075 £2,201 £1,210 £695
Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. .. .. 7 39 2,187 5 81 5,199 80 14,101 75,282 3,660 9,070 360 1,228 2,400
Canterbury .. .. .. .. 3 12 750 3 20 2,007 .. 2,698 .. .. 4,088 736 915 1,430
Otago .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, 1895 .. .. .. 21 76 4,250 10 110 £10,281 1,680 33,418 78,378 3,660 £19,233 £3,297 £3,353 £4,525
Totals, 1890 .. .. .. 11 53 3,866 .. 31 £4,608 12,848 17,918 .. .. £11,540 £1,500 £2,020 £2,200