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Census, 1901.—Industrial Statistics.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 16th November, 1901.

E. J. von DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

THE accompanying tables, showing the results of the census taken for the 31st March last as regards brick-, tile-, and pottery-works, bacon-curing establishments, boot-and-shoe factories, aerated-water and cordial factories, printing establishments, and cycle-works, are published for general information.

BRICK-, TILE-, AND POTTERY-WORKS.

TABLE VIII.—Showing the Number of Brick-, Tile-, and Pottery-manufactories in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Manufactures for the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive Power. Horse-power. Number of Machines used. Manufactures for Year 1900. Total Value of Manufactures. Approximate Value of
Males. Females. Males. Females. Steam. Water. Gas. Horse. Hand. H.p. For tempering or crushing Clay. | For making Bricks or Pottery. | Bricks made. | Pottery, &c., made. | Miscellaneous Value. | Total Value of Pottery, &c. | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
| | Common. | Fire-bricks. | Value. | Drainpipes. | Tiles. | Flower-pots. | | | |
Auckland 24 213 .. £16,429 £.. 14 1 1 7 1 155 16 | 17 | No. 9,166,315 | No. 246,451 | £23,818 | No. 147,286 | No. 207,606 | Doz. 1,072 | £3,032 | £11,336 | £35,154 | £6,148 | £11,181 | £9,812
Taranaki 5 18 .. 547 .. 2 .. .. 1 2 15 2 | 1 | 363,950 | .. | 842 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 842 | 500 | 560 | 880
Hawke’s Bay 8 24 .. 1,106 .. 4 .. .. 4 .. 31 8 | 4 | 929,000 | 400 | 2,004 | 13,600 | 400 | 259 | .. | 161 | 2,165 | 735 | 485 | 661
Wellington 18 198 .. 16,858 .. 13 .. .. 5 .. 124 23 | 13 | 8,867,000 | .. | 20,180 | 144,625 | 12,070 | 540 | 1,962 | 10,131 | 30,311 | 14,188 | 5,917 | 7,165
Marlborough 8 37 .. 1,930 .. 3 .. .. 4 1 47 4 | 5 | 809,000 | .. | 2,023 | .. | .. | .. | 1,500 | 1,500 | 3,523 | 1,702 | 925 | 1,480
Nelson | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Westland | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canterbury 20 168 .. 12,849 .. 14 .. .. 6 .. 96 26 | 15 | 9,796,500 | 46,800 | 20,311 | 302,000 | 74,000 | 700 | 571 | 3,431 | 23,742 | 10,060 | 9,520 | 4,560
Otago 25 180 .. 13,617 .. 13 .. .. 12 .. 191 30 | 22 | 11,045,000 | 19,900 | 18,242 | 618,785 | 16,000 | 540 | 410 | 8,251 | 26,493 | 7,790 | 9,130 | 11,168
Totals, 1900 108 838 .. 63,336 .. 63 1 1 39 4 659 109 | 77 | 40,976,765 | 313,551 | 86,578 | 1,226,296 | 310,076 | 3,111 | 7,475 | 34,810 | 122,230 | 41,123 | 37,718 | 35,726
Totals, 1895 108 454 1 28,179 50 38 .. 1 70 1 519 108 | 92 | 18,805,715 | 193,600 | 34,637 | 1,175,065 | 464,851 | 8,347 | 4,249 | 31,503 | 66,140 | 24,074 | 24,917 | 27,594

BACON-CURING ESTABLISHMENTS.

TABLE IX.—Showing the Number of Bacon-curing Establishments in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of Materials used, the Quantity and Value of Bacon, Hams, &c., for the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial District. Number of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive Power. Horse-power. Value of Material used. Output for Year 1900. Total Value of Output. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Gas. H.p. £ Bacon. Hams. | Lard. | Other Products. | £ | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant.
Cwt. Cwt. | Cwt. | £ | | £ | £ | £
Auckland* 4 17 2 £1,682 £68 3 .. 1 44 £13,561 3,162 4,032 | 364 | 846 | £20,152 | £6,200 | £3,150 | £3,170
Taranaki 4 33 .. 2,899 .. 2 2 .. 96 14,468 6,344 2,947 | 185 | 186 | 25,704 | 1,112 | 7,412 | 7,052
Hawke’s Bay† 2 43 6 3,389 356 5 .. .. 54 23,145 5,567 4,083 | 447 | 1,322 | 28,678 | 5,220 | 3,838 | 1,930
Wellington 3 12 .. 578 .. 3 .. .. 13 3,818 1,147 965 | 30 | .. | 4,531 | 560 | 1,050 | 340
Nelson 4 53 .. 3,621 .. 2 .. 1 36 41,497 13,883 4,448 | 1,056 | 510 | 55,022 | 3,230 | 5,290 | 3,858
Canterbury 10 27 3 1,722 72 2 .. .. 7 19,167 4,000 5,361 | .. | 1,318 | 25,477 | 3,055 | 5,220 | 505
Otago 12 | | | | | |
Totals, 1900 39 185 11 13,891 496 17 2 2 250 115,656 34,103 21,836 | 2,082 | 4,182 | 159,564 | 19,377 | 25,960 | 16,855
Totals, 1895 37 118 5 7,314 80 7 1 .. 49 65,867 33,260 800 | 20 | .. | 86,022 | 6,823 | 11,090 | 4,605
  • Value of land and buildings given with butter-factory in one case.

† Value of land, buildings, and plant not stated in one case.



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