New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 8

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✨ Manufacturing Statistics



216 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 8

FURNITURE FACTORIES.

TABLE XXX.—Showing the Number of Furniture Factories in Operation in April, 1896, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount of Wages paid, the Value of Materials used, and the Total Manufactures for the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works Hands employed. M. Hands employed. F. Wages paid. £ M. Wages paid. £ F. Machine-power used. Steam. Machine-power used. Gas. Machine-power used. Water. Machine-power used. Oil. Amount of Horse-power. H.P. Value of Materials used in 1895. £ Total Value of all Manufactures in 1895. £ Approximate Value of Land. £ Approximate Value of Buildings. £ Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. £
Auckland 16 159 9 11,139 353 1 3 1 1 31 7,232 24,975 8,687 10,137 1,809
Taranaki 2 } 29 1 2,085 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1,966 4,949 650 1,590 590
Hawke's Bay 7 }
Wellington 13 91 5 8,136 135 4 2 .. .. 35 4,450 22,767 11,710 8,006 2,717
Nelson 3 } 14 .. 873 .. 3 1 .. .. 16 437 1,725 570 1,470 1,094
Westland 2 }
Canterbury 15 110 8 6,870 243 4 .. .. .. 28 6,774 19,744 8,070 10,195 2,087
Otago 13 69 1 4,154 52 .. 3 .. .. 17 4,221 11,167 5,080 8,576 1,635
Totals, 1895 71 472 24 33,257 787 12 9 1 1 127 25,080 85,327 34,767 39,974 9,932

WOOLLEN-MILLS.

TABLE XXXI.—Showing the Number of Woollen-mills 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.

Number of Works. Hands employed. Men. Hands employed. Women. Hands employed. Boys. Hands employed. Girls. Wages. £ M. Wages. £ F. Machine-power used. Steam. Machine-power used. Water. Horse-power. H.P. Wool used in 1895. Quantity lb. Wool used in 1895. Value £ Value of other materials used during 1895. £ Manufactures for the Year 1895. Tweed Yds. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Cloth Yds. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Flannel Yds. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Blankets Pairs. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Shawls and Rugs No. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Shirting Yds. Manufactures for the Year 1895. Other Manufactures. Total Value of Manufactures, 1895. £ Approximate Value of Land. £ Approximate Value of Buildings. £ Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. £
Totals, 1895 9 478 513 177 248 59,583 32,036 9 2 1,400 3,485,893 100,135 39,182 1,297,012 357,228 554,256 28,576 20,020 15,384 * 302,423 11,050 68,358 144,065
Totals, 1890 8 426 373 176 200 52,250 26,790 8 .. 930 2,699,219 118,081 .. 966,864 34,840 773,528 19,829 18,728 29,540 * 279,175 24,600 69,067 166,288
Totals, 1885 6 360 118 118 126 † † 6 .. 438 1,924,932 67,675 † 642,568 116,619 254,654 14,358 17,954 † † 194,311 9,620 60,800 132,859
  • The other manufactures in 1895 consisted of 168,802lb. and 5,122 spindles of yarn, 21,447 dozen and 28,000lb. of hosiery, 2,592 knitted garments, and 13,000 mats; and in 1890 of 167,471lb. and 3,688 spindles of yarn, 3,994 dozen hosiery, and 5,142 knitted garments.
    † Information not available.


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🌾 Furniture Factory Statistics for 1895

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Furniture Factories, Statistics, 1895, Provincial Districts

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