Table of Manufactories and Works




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 22.

MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Manufactories, Works, &c., of the undermentioned Descriptions in Operation in the several Provincial Districts of New Zealand in March, 1901; with the Number of Hands engaged, the Amount of Wages paid, Amount of Horse-power (Machine) employed, and the Value of Manufactures in the Year 1900; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant—continued.

Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Industries in Provincial Districts. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Amount of Power employed (Horse-power). Value of all Materials used or operated upon during 1900. Value of all Manufactures (including Repairs) for the Year 1900.* Approximate Value of
Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Total Number of Industries. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. H.P. £ £ Land (excluding Crown). Buildings. Machinery and Plant. Total.
Animal matters (not otherwise classed)—continued.
†Boiling-down works 5 .. 1 3 .. .. .. .. 14 5 61 .. 61 5,910 .. 5,910 393 92,693 114,416 8,063 8,300 10,475 26,838
Manure-works .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 5 30 .. 30 1,872 .. 1,872 63 31,652 37,769 1,310 5,316 3,640 10,266
Oleomargarine-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 9 .. 9 .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fat-refining works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 14 .. 14 .. .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Working in wood—
†Cooperages 4 2 4 26 8 46 29 70 334 48 137 1 138 10,884 .. 10,923 177 19,942 37,521 5,669 7,815 8,303 21,787
†Saw-mills, sash and door factories 48 23 66 .. .. .. .. 18 6,805 6,805 5 .. 5 6,812 513,622 513,888 8,744 .. 1,268,689 187,398 108,015 408,207 703,620
Barrow and ladder factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 6 .. 6 .. .. .. 176 19,146 37,552 10,537 8,505 9,185 28,227
Woodware and turnery factories—
Vegetable produce for fodder— 10 .. 5 .. .. .. .. 6 28 28 154 2 156 11,779 .. 11,861 176 19,146 37,552 10,537 8,505 9,185 28,227
Chaff-cutting establishments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 266 1 266 9,829 .. 9,855 391 130,507 169,313 16,079 6,707 24,000 46,786
Grass-seed-dressing establishments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 11 25 60 .. 60 5,310 .. 5,310 189 197,846 241,239 9,700 24,930 13,565 48,195
Paper-manufacture—
Paper-mills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 79 19 98 .. .. .. 705 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Paper bag and box factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 7 24 57 81 1,312 1,936 3,248 13 4,471 14,217 4,700 3,200 3,599 11,499
†Gas-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 5 30 568 4 572 70,388 185 70,573 242 83,612 290,567 65,555 88,874 817,130 971,559
Electric-lighting works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 6 52 .. 52 6,226 .. 6,226 2,158 4,603 23,234 3,326 8,580 52,250 64,156
Processes relating to stone, clay, glass, &c.—
†Lime and cement works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 15 184 .. 184 16,577 .. 16,577 466 18,397 45,142 3,881 10,218 24,337 38,436
†Brick, tile, and pottery works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 25 108 838 2 838 63,336 .. 63,336 659 .. 122,230 41,123 37,718 35,726 114,567
Tobacco-pipe factory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 4 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Monumental masonry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 7 27 81 .. 81 7,072 .. 7,072 13 8,689 22,313 13,740 2,409 1,242 17,391
Glass-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 9 7 11 .. 11 .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Glass-bevelling works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 7 .. 7 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Electro-plating works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 11 .. 11 .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Pumice-works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 27 1 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Metals, other than gold and silver—
†Tinware-factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2 27 336 1 337 23,107 .. 23,143 36 52,553 98,587 24,907 22,100 9,907 56,914
†Iron and brass foundries, boiler-making, machinists, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 11 60 65 5 1,955 162,477 170 162,647 983 240,578 508,906 58,686 45,517 107,079 211,282
Heel- and toe-plate factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 7 193 .. 193 16,927 .. 16,927 53 19,721 53,307 12,900 8,650 6,369 27,919
†Engineering-works† .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 9 35 261 .. 261 20,584 .. 20,584 35 70,643 112,691 25,985 16,775 9,927 52,687
Range-making works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 9 193 .. 193 16,927 .. 16,927 53 19,721 53,307 12,900 8,650 6,369 27,919
Spouting and ridging factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 35 261 .. 261 20,584 .. 20,584 35 70,643 112,691 25,985 16,775 9,927 52,687
  • For information as to quantities manufactured or produced, see special tables previously published, and the final note to this table. Value of output, wages, &c., not shown where the number of establishments is so small that particulars might be identified.

† For full particulars respecting these industries, see special tables.

  • Value of manufactures at Government Railway Workshops not included.


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🏥 Table I: Summary of Manufactories and Works by Provincial District (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
6 March 1902
Manufactories, Works, Industries, Employment, Wages, Horse-power, Value of Materials, Value of Manufactures, Land Value, Buildings, Machinery, Plant, Provincial Districts, Animal Food, Vegetable Food, Drinks, Tobacco, Soap, Glue, Bone-mills, Sausage-skins