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.