New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 8

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Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

FLAX-MILLS.

TABLE XXXV.—Showing the Number of Flax-mills in Operation in April, 1896, the Number of Machines used, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Fibre dressed in the Year 1895, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. No. of Works. Hands employed: Men Hands employed: Boys Wages paid (£). Machine-power used: Steam Machine-power used: Water Machine-power used: Horse No. of Machines used. Raw Material used in 1895: Quantity (Tons) Raw Material used in 1895: Value (£) Fibre dressed in 1895: Quantity (Tons) Fibre dressed in 1895: Value (£) Tow produced: Quantity (Tons) Tow produced: Value (£) Total Value of Output, 1895 (£). Approximate Value of: Land (£) Approximate Value of: Buildings (£) Approximate Value of: Machinery and Plant (£)
Auckland(1) 15 56 21 1,713 2 13 100 15 2,828 1,559 428 4,785 66 244 5,029 1,843 1,191 1,935
Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hawke's Bay 15 249 72 9,019 13 2 210 22 10,886 2,465 1,388 13,802 154 135 13,937 6,700 1,885 5,985
Wellington(1) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Marlborough(2) 8 93 12 1,749 4 5 95 11 3,475 1,433 531 5,099 55 92 5,191 1,450 1,280 2,110
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Canterbury 7 38 27 2,020 .. 6 59 9 1,902 1,141 300 3,657 47 108 3,765 1,975 1,675 1,370
Otago(3) 7 48 31 3,043 4 4 89 8 2,679 1,177 352 4,428 84 196 4,624 480 500 980
Totals, 1895 52 484 **163*** 17,544 23 30 553 65 21,770 7,775 2,999 31,771 406 775 32,546 12,448 6,531 12,380
Totals, 1890 177 2,169 1,029 116,168 125 67 1,994 304 109,688 59,210 14,412 232,802 936 1,464 234,266 51,905 28,238 66,649
  • Two girls included.
    (1) Three mills working part of year only. (2) Five mills working part of year only. (3) One mill not in operation in 1895; one working part of year only.

FISHING, OYSTER GATHERING AND DREDGING.

TABLE XXXVI.—Showing the Fishing and Oyster-getting Industries in New Zealand on the 12th April, 1896; Number of Hands, Number and Value of Boats and Nets, and Value of Buildings.

Provincial Districts. Fishing, &c., carried on: By Single Persons Fishing, &c., carried on: By Partnerships or Companies Fishing, &c., carried on: Total Total Number of Persons employed. Number paid by Wages (included in previous column). Annual Amount paid in Wages (£). Fishing: Boats used - Number Fishing: Boats used - Tonnage Fishing: Boats used - Value (£) Fishing: Nets used - Number Fishing: Nets used - Value (£) Oyster Gathering and Dredging: Boats used - Number Oyster Gathering and Dredging: Boats used - Value (£) Oyster Gathering and Dredging: Dredges used - Number Oyster Gathering and Dredging: Dredges used - Value (£) Value of Buildings (if any) used for Fishing Purposes (£). Remarks.
Auckland 25 8 33 128 92 4,915 61 222 3,295 98 501 3 300 .. .. 1,447 Fifteen boats (aggregate value, £300; total tonnage, 45 tons), owned by Maoris, and used for oyster-gathering, are not included.
Wellington 21 20 41 85 11 520 63 124 1,184 342 1,088 .. .. .. .. 58 ..
Marlborough 14 12 26 55 3 120 42 90 759 112 324 2 28 2 6 79 ..
Nelson and Westland 11 5 16 28 4 100 18 34 225 47 121 7 295 14 10 13 ..
Canterbury 40 15 55 105 34 1,296 68 115 1,215 931 1,349 .. .. .. .. 75 ..
Otago 40 145 185 687 98 5,129 293 762 7,884 421 1,754 11 2,450 22 85 1,835 ..
Totals, 1895 151 205 356 1,088 242 12,080 545 1,347 14,562 1,951 5,137 23 3,073 38 101 3,507 ..
Totals, 1890 123 130 253 667 214 15,769 418 788 18,428 1,340 4,638 13 3,124 22 85 3,993 ..

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