New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 4

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 4

Census, 1901.—Industrial Statistics.

THE accompanying tables, showing the results of the census taken for 31st March, 1901, as regards mines and quarries, and lime and cement works, are published for general information.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 14th January, 1902.
GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.

LIME AND CEMENT WORKS.

TABLE XXXVI.—Showing the Number of Lime and Cement Works in Operation in March, 1901, the Hands and Power employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the 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. Value of Materials used in 1900. Total Value of Manufactures for 1900. Approximate Value of
Males. £ Steam. Horse. H.P. £ Land. Buildings.
Auckland 6 95 7,364 1 .. 256 8,596 20,188 2,140
Wellington 1 7 720 1 .. 4 710 2,307 648
Nelson 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Westland 1 1 8,493 1 2 206 9,091 22,647 1,093
Otago .. 5 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, 1900 15 184 16,577 3 2 466 18,397 45,142 3,881
Totals, 1895 14 79 5,560 .. .. 289 4,631 15,881 3,181

MINES AND QUARRIES (COMPARATIVE TABLE, 1901, 1896, 1891).

TABLE XXXVIII.—Showing the Number of each Description of Mines and Quarries, the Number of Hands employed, the Approximate Value of the Produce, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant, as returned at the Census of 1901, compared with the Results obtained in 1896 and 1891.

Number of Works. Number of Hands employed. Approximate Value of Output. Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.
1901. 1896. 1891. 1900.
Gold-quartz mining and crushing works 120 168 135
Hydraulic gold-mining 130 105 74
Gold-dredging 145 35 258
Collieries§ .. 145 164 95
Stone (building) quarries 8 12 9
Stone (road-metal, &c.) quarries .. .. ..
Totals .. 548 484 313
  • Value of machinery and plant used in hydraulic gold-mining not returned; capital invested, £505,674.
    † Capital invested, £161,999.
    § Figures for 1895-96 taken from Mines Report; census returns found incomplete, and results not reliable. Value of output taken at 10s. per ton.


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🏥 Publication of Census Industrial Statistics (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
14 January 1902
Census, Industrial statistics, 1901 Census, Mines, Quarries, Lime works, Cement works, Wages, Output value, Machinery value
  • GEO. DRURY, Deputy Registrar-General

🌾 Lime and Cement Works Statistics (Table XXXVI)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
14 January 1902
Lime works, Cement works, Employment, Wages, Steam power, Horse power, Motive power, Manufacturing value, Provincial districts, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Westland, Otago

🌾 Mines and Quarries Comparative Statistics (Table XXXVIII)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
14 January 1902
Gold mining, Quartz mining, Hydraulic mining, Gold dredging, Collieries, Stone quarries, Output value, Machinery value, Employment, Comparative data, 1901, 1896, 1891