New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 98

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✨ Industrial Statistics



Census, 1901.—Industrial Statistics.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 11th November, 1901.
E. J. von DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

THE accompanying tables, showing the result of the census taken in March last as regards meat freezing and preserving works, butter- and cheese-factories, grain-mills, flax-mills, and soap- and candle-works, are published for general information.

MEAT FREEZING AND PRESERVING WORKS, WITH BOILING-DOWN ESTABLISHMENTS.

TABLE III.—Showing the Number of Meat-freezing and Meat-preserving Works in operation in March, 1901, with Boiling-down Establishments, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Output 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. Approximate Value of Value of Materials used in 1900. Total Value of Output, 1900. Frozen Sheep. Frozen Lambs. Frozen Legs of Mutton. Frozen Beef.
M. F. M. F. Steam. Oil. Horse-power. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
Auckland .. .. 7 208 1 £19,844 £100 7 .. 605 £9,785 £34,059 £37,965
Taranaki .. .. 2 42 .. 4,665 .. 2 .. 190 3,553 33,549 64,705
Hawke’s Bay .. .. 2 191 .. 20,415 .. 2 .. 911 20,040 98,784 84,702
Wellington* .. .. 5 516 6 62,121 300 6 .. 1,867 29,088 159,982 123,986
Marlborough .. .. 1 48 .. 2,000 .. 1 .. 118 17,247 93,401 82,874
Canterbury .. .. 4 656 20 61,512 449 4 .. 1,996
Otago .. .. 13 511 22 27,749 570 17 1 1,370
Meat-freezing .. .. 34 2,172 49 198,306 1,419 39 1 7,057 79,713 419,775 394,232
Boiling-down works .. .. 14 61 .. 5,910 .. 11 .. 393 8,063 8,300 10,475
Total, 1900 .. .. 48 2,233 49 204,216 1,419 50 1 7,450 87,776 428,075 404,707
Total, 1895 .. .. 43 1,985 52 180 7,5 .. 42 .. 7,492 67,504 326,224 317,323
Provincial District. Frozen Rabbits. Preserved Meats. Tallow. Bonedust. Other Manures. Neatsfoot and Trotter Oil. Bones, Horns, Hoofs, &c. her Products. Frozen Produce Butter and all other Frozen).
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity.
Auckland .. .. .. .. No. .. £.. Cwt. 21,309 £44,171 Tons. 978 £18,143 Tons. 311
Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,246 12,514 1,715 35,864 455
Hawke’s Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,875 53,349 3,315 63,394 288
Wellington* .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,427 25,085 3,494 74,075 2,740
Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 781 15,898 411
Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Otago .. .. .. .. 6,040,047 144,616 13,388 36,032 .. .. ..
Meat-freezing.. .. .. .. 6,040,047 144,616 70,245 171,151 10,283 207,374 4,205
Boiling-down works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,484 91,447 2,309
Total, 1900 .. .. .. .. 6,040,047 144,616 70,245 171,151 14,767 298,821 6,514
Total, 1895 .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,639 74,369 10,958 172,310 3,248
  • Including works on hulk “Jubilee.”


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🌾 Census 1901 Industrial Statistics for Meat, Dairy, and Processing Works

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
11 November 1901
Census, Industrial statistics, Meat freezing, Boiling-down works, Butter factories, Cheese factories, Grain mills, Flax mills, Soap and candle works, Wages, Output value, Provincial districts, Employment, Machinery value
  • E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General