Census 1901.-Industrial Statistics.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 23rd November, 1901.
THE accompanying tables, showing the result of the census taken in March last as regards woollen-mills, cooperages, clothing- and waterproof-factories, breweries, malthouses, coach building and
painting works, and agricultural-implement factories, are published for general information.
E. J. von DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.
WOOLLEN-MILLS.
TABLE XIV.-Showing the Number of Woollen-mills 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.
| | | Hands | Wages paid. | Motive Power. | Wool used. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | employed. | | | | | Value of | Manufactures for the Year 1900. | Total Value | Approximate Value of |
| | Number of Works. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Steam. | Water. | Horse-power. | Quantity. | Value. | other Materials used. | Tweed. | Flannel. | Blankets. | Rugs and Shawls. | Hosiery. | Yarn. | of all Manufac- tures. | Land. | Buildings. | Machinery and Plant. |
| Totals, 1900* | 10 | 769 | 924 | £71,454 | £40,547 | 9 | 2 | 1,554 | 3,257,319 | £162,920 | £33,161 | Yds. r,445,867 & Yds. r,191,234 | Pairs. 49,523 | No. 26,806 | Doz. 53,920 | lb. | £234,843 | £359,382 | £11,264 | £93,454 | £172,704 |
| Totals, 1895 | 9 | 655 | 761 | 59,583 | 32,036 | 9 | 2 | 1,400 | 3,485,893 | 100,135 | 39,182 | r,297,012 | 554,256 | 28,576 | 20,020 | 21,447 doz. 168,802 lb. \r\nand 28,000 lb.† | 302,423 | 11,050 | 68,358 | 144,065 |
| Totals, 1890 | 8 | 602 | 573 | 52,250 | 26,790 | 8 | .. | 930 | 2,699,219 | 118,081 | † | 966,864 | 773,528 | 19,829 | 18,728 | 3,994† | 167,471 lb. \r\nand 3,688 spindles | 279,175 | 24,600 | 69,067 | 166,288 |

• One mill not in operation. † Other manufactures in 1895 consisted of 2,592 knitted garments and 13,000 mats, and in 1890 of 5,142 knitted garments. † Information not available.
  COOPERAGES.
  TABLE XV.-Showing the Number of Cooperages in Operation, in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of
  Manufactures for the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Plant, and Machinery.
  | Provincial District. | | | Hands | Wages paid. | Motive Power. | Horse- power. | Value of Materials used in 1900. | Kegs. | Casks. | Butter-boxes. | Cheese-cases. | Other Manufactures : Value. | Total Value of Manufactures in 1900. | Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant. |
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  | | Number of Works. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Steam. | Gas. | | | | | | | | | | Land. | Buildings. | |
  | Auckland | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | £ | £ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £ | £ | £ | £ |
  | Taranaki | .. | .. | 2 | 48 | .. | 4,077 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 30 | 4,405 | 10,118 | 10,022 | 61,047 | 26,665 | 226 | 10,435 | 2,684 | 1,745 | 2,080 |
  | Hawke's Bay | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4,405 | 10,118 | 10,022 | 61,047 | 26,665 | 226 | 10,435 | 2,684 | 1,745 | 2,080 |
  | Wellington | .. | .. | 4 | 58 | 1 | 4,495 | 39 | 4 | .. | 83 | 7,753 | 825 | 13,790 | 98,100 | 6,500 | 1,630 | 15,844 | 925 | 3,500 | 4,850 |
  | Canterbury | .. | .. | 7 | 31 | .. | 2,312 | .. | 8 | .. | 64 | 7,784 | 1,642 | 23,260 | .. | .. | 844 | 11,242 | 2,060 | 2,570 | 1,373 |
  | Otago | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
  | Totals, 1900 | .. | 23 | 137 | 1 | 10,884 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 177 | 19,942 | 12,585 | 47,072 | 159,147 | 33,165 | 2,700 | 37,521 | 5,669 | 7,815 | 8,303 |
  | 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 |