Manufacturing Statistics




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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, the Amount of Horse-power (Machine) employed, and the Value of Manufactures in the Year 1900; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, 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. Hawke’s Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Total Number of Industries. Males.
Furniture— 26 7 36 1 4 4 20 32 144 1,243
†Furniture and cabinetmaking
Venetian-blind works 2 5 2 3 12 49
Mattress-factories 3 3 2 4 12 55
Wool, rug, and mat making
Chemicals and by-products—
Perfumery-manufactories
Varnish-manufactories
Ink-manufactories
Starch-manufactories
Chemical-works
Hamatite-paint factories
Sheep-dip factories
Match-factories
Herbal-remedies factories
Blacking-factories
Cocoanut-oil mill
Textile fabrics—
†Woollen-mills
Flock-mills
Cleaning and dyeing works
Dress—
Tailoring establishments
Dressmaking and millinery establishments
Shirt-making establishments
Corset and belt manufactories
†Clothing-factories
†Waterproof-factories
†Boot and shoe factories†
Hat and cap factories
†Hosiery-factories
Fibrous materials—
†Rope and twine works
Bag and sack factories
†Flax-mills
  • 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.

† In 1896 and 1891 boot and shoe factories were included in clothing-factories.



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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, Furniture, Venetian-blind works, Mattress-factories, Chemicals, Perfumery, Varnish, Ink, Starch, Chemical-works, Hamatite-paint, Sheep-dip, Match-factories, Herbal-remedies, Blacking-factories, Cocoanut-oil, Textile fabrics, Woollen-mills, Flock-mills, Cleaning and dyeing, Dress, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Millinery, Shirt-making, Corset and belt, Clothing-factories, Waterproof-factories, Boot and shoe factories, Hat and cap factories, Hosiery-factories, Fibrous materials, Rope and twine works, Bag and sack factories, Flax-mills