New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 98

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✨ Industrial Statistics



FLAX-MILLS.

TABLE VI.—Showing the Number of Flax-mills in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Number of Machines used, the Amount paid in Wages, the Quantity and Value of Fibre dressed during the Year 1900, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial District. No. of Mills. Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power. Horse-power. No. of Machines used. Raw Material used in 1900. Fibre dressed in 1900. Tow produced in 1900. Total Value of Output for 1900. Approximate Value of
Men. Boys. Steam. Water. H.p. No. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £
Auckland .. .. 23 219 21 £8,118 11 13 168 23 10,914 6,938 1,383 20,260 55
Taranaki .. .. 8 124 52 12,285 5 4 156 8 11,120 1,648 1,325 22,890 80
Hawke's Bay .. .. 25 580 25 51,176 24 .. 365 27 45,540 23,274 5,687 92,557 391
Wellington .. .. 14 179 19 9,033 11 4 148 14 10,491 8,667 1,399 25,468 87
Marlborough .. .. 7 86 .. 3,336 3 5 82 7 3,394 2,310 445 7,381 13
Nelson .. .. 8 106 36 6,943 6 5 89 10 5,649 4,451 720 14,240 126
Canterbury .. .. 16 225 26 10,155 15 3 182 16 9,463 5,776 1,076 18,439 310
Totals, 1900 .. 101 1,519 179 101,046 75 34 1,190 105 96,571 53,064 12,035 201,235 1,062
Totals, 1895 .. 52 484 163 17,544 23 30 553 65 21,770 7,775 2,999 31,771 406

The export of phormium in 1900 was 15,906 tons, value £332,182, while the output of the mills for that year is only 12,035 tons, valued at £201,235. Part of the export must have been manufactured, therefore, in earlier years. The average value at the mill is £16·7 per ton, and the export value £20·8 per ton.

SOAP- AND CANDLE-WORKS.

TABLE VII.—Showing the Number of Soap- and Candle-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 District. Number of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive Power. Horse-power. Value of Materials used in 1900. Manufactures for 1900. Total Value of Manufactures. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Gas. Hand. H.p. £ Soap. Candles. Value of other Manufactures.
Quantity. Value. Quantity.
Cwt. £ Cwt.
Auckland .. .. 7 71 7 £5,190 £204 5 .. 1 .. 71 35,792 23,298 22,325 9,680
Hawke's Bay .. .. 5 43 .. 3,949 .. 5 1 .. .. 66 28,609 23,105 21,821 5,660
Wellington .. .. 12 110 1 9,870 35 10 .. 1 1 209 48,222 45,918 32,445 11,350
Nelson .. ..
Canterbury .. ..
Otago .. ..
Totals, 1900 .. 24 224 8 19,009 239 20 1 2 1 346 112,623 92,321 76,591 26,690
Totals, 1895 .. 22 187 3 16,882 21 17 .. .. .. 252 98,194 85,637 71,382 23,100


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🌾 Census 1901 Industrial Statistics for Flax-mills

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Census, Industrial statistics, Flax mills, Fibre, Tow, Wages, Output value, Employment, Machinery value, Provincial districts

🌾 Census 1901 Industrial Statistics for Soap- and Candle-works

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Census, Industrial statistics, Soap works, Candle works, Manufactures, Wages, Output value, Employment, Machinery value, Provincial districts