Manufacturing Statistics




CLOTHING- AND WATERPROOF-FACTORIES.

TABLE XVI.—Showing the Number of Clothing- and Waterproof-factories in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Description and Value of the Manufactures for the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial District. Number of Factories. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive Power. Horse-power. Value of Materials used. Suits. Shirts. Caps and Hats. Waterproof Garments. Various Garments. Flour-bags. Total Value of Manufactures. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Gas. Electric. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.

CLOTHING-FACTORIES.

| Auckland .. | .. | 7 | 75 | 496 | £7,146 | £13,984 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 24 | £43,383 | 28,369 | 8,387 | 1,000 | 9,350 | 126,782 | 47,000 | £72,645 | £11,100 | £9,500 | £3,659 |
| Wellington .. | .. | 3 | 210 | 953 | 17,456 | 28,968 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 34 | 89,276 | 89,433 | 7,582 | 2,595 | 7,964 | 92,067 | .. | 168,847 | 8,750 | 18,065 | 4,201 |
| Canterbury .. | .. | 3 | 146 | 632 | 13,176 | 20,071 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 45,169 | 98,512 | 5,964 | 1,500 | 7,882 | 64,245 | .. | 87,534 | 11,350 | 19,050 | 3,572 |
| Otago .. | .. | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals, 1900 | .. | 21 | 431 | 2,081 | 37,778 | 63,023 | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 67 | 177,828 | 216,314 | 21,933 | 5,095 | 25,196 | 283,094 | 47,000 | 329,026 | 31,200 | 46,615 | 11,432 |
| Totals, 1895 | .. | 27 | 307 | 1,751 | 26,450 | 46,789 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 62 | * | 23,300† | 6,936 | 7,730 | 5,500 | 501,640 | 66,000 | 258,352 | 18,550† | 29,900† | 8,254† |

WATERPROOF-FACTORIES.

| Auckland | .. | } | Totals, 1900 | { | 1 | | 22 | 92 | 1,807 | 2,822 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6,285 | .. | .. | .. | 15,384§ | .. | .. | 13,378 | 3,020 | 3,655 | 1,170 |
| Wellington | .. | } | | { | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canterbury | .. | } | | { | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Otago | .. | } | | { | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals, 1895 | .. | 4 | | | 15 | 78 | 1,344 | 2,540 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | * | .. | .. | .. | 14,320 | .. | .. | 22,354 | 2,650|| 1,900|| 766||

  • Value of materials used in 1895 not available.
    † Suits made by the Otago and Canterbury factories in 1895 were evidently included in column “Various Garments.”
    ‡ Value of land, buildings, and plant not stated in seven cases.
    § Waterproof garments made at clothing-factories, see above.
    || Value of land, buildings, and plant not stated in one case.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1901, No 101





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🌾 Table of Clothing- and Waterproof-factories Operations and Output in 1901

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
23 November 1901
Clothing factories, Waterproof factories, Manufacturing, Wages, Employment, Horse-power, Steam power, Electric power, Gas power, Materials used, Suits, Shirts, Caps, Hats, Waterproof garments, Various garments, Flour-bags, Total value of manufactures, Land value, Buildings value, Machinery value, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, Provincial districts