New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 21

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✨ Industrial Statistics Tables



Census, 1906.—Industrial Statistics.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 15th February, 1907.

THE accompanying tables (Nos. I to III), showing the summarised results of the Census taken in April, 1906, in respect of manufactories and works, are published for general information.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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 April, 1906; with the Number of Hands engaged, the Amount of Wages paid, Amount of Horse-power (Machine) employed, and the Value of Manufactures for the Year 1905; also the Approximate Value of the Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Industries in Provincial Districts. ●Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Amount of Power (Horse-power) employed. Value of all Materials used or operated upon during 1905. Value of all Manufactures or Produce (including Repairs) for the Year 1905.* Approximate Value of
Auckland. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay. Wellington. Marlborough. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Total Number of Industries. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Land (excluding Crown). Buildings. Machinery and Plant. Total.
Animal food—
†Meat freezing and preserving works 8 4 3 5 1 .. 1 6 9 37 3,157 33 3,190 £277,271 £1,321 £278,592 9,498 £3,672,002† £114,893 £725,597 £636,292 £1,476,782
†Ham and bacon curing establishments .. 6 7 2 4 .. 5 11 17 52 210 14 224 20,729 1,493 22,222 532 186,375 21,098 35,130 22,738 78,966
†Fish curing and preserving works 11 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 1 5 21 103 3 106 6,801 28 6,829 .. 13,404 5,555 7,155 7,662 20,372
†Butter and cheese factories .. 57 69 19 51 5 9 3 35 264 1,456 28 1,484 130,442 681 131,123 3,759 2,062,215 56,008 215,178 345,080 616,266
*Condensed-milk factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 38 20 58 .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. ..
Vegetable food—
†Grain-mills .. 4 2 1 11 3 6 22 28 77 534 6 540 56,988 347 57,335 3,188 835,477 71,870 160,799 178,889 411,558
†Biscuit-factories .. 5 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 3 12 379 208 587 23,310 10,571 33,881 389 110,396 26,131 42,440 52,795 121,366
†Fruit-preserving and jam-making works.. .. 8 .. 2 1 .. 2 3 8 24 174 137 311 7,956 4,247 12,203 155 66,394 10,828 20,021 11,468 42,317
†Sugar-boiling and confectionery works.. .. 8 .. 2 11 .. 1 7 7 36 304 267 571 21,470 7,940 29,410 84 89,055 22,840 26,654 34,258 83,752
*Sugar-refining works.. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 228 .. 228 .. .. .. 675 .. .. .. .. ..
Baking-powder factories .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 7 18 7 25 1,152 166 1,318 .. 12,265 1,758 2,050 977 4,785
Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants—
†Breweries .. 8 2 5 13 9 2 5 13 72 720 11 731 91,973 335 92,308 703 187,799 82,590 156,541 95,800 334,931
Malthouses .. 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 5 8 22 90 .. 90 8,673 .. 8,673 59 15,618 49,050 10,139 74,807
†Colonial-wine making .. 10 .. 4 3 .. 2 2 4 22 50 1 51 1,539 52 1,591 4 3,603 13,334 7,768 3,690 24,792
†Aerated-water factories .. 23 8 7 22 .. 2 14 28 123 563 23 586 48,838 779 49,617 307 71,371 57,083 52,128 57,259 166,470
Coffee and spice works .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 3 5 13 66 54 120 6,786 1,314 8,100 208 42,322 9,760 15,065 11,270 36,095
*Tobacco-manufactories .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 5 8 13 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. ..
†Sauce, pickle, and vinegar factories .. 5 .. .. 9 .. 2 1 4 27 115 104 219 8,241 2,922 11,163 55 31,466 14,483 22,842 7,657 44,982
*Ice-factories .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. ..
Animal matters (not otherwise classed)—
†Soap and candle works .. 6 .. 2 4 .. 1 4 2 19 215 23 238 21,059 794 21,853 277 119,260 9,447 27,533 31,586 68,566
*Glue-factory .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 13 2 15 .. .. .. 36 .. .. .. .. ..
Sausage-skin factories .. 1 .. 2 2 .. .. 5 2 12 151 .. 151 11,069 .. 11,069 4 16,697 2,350 3,725 732 6,807
†Boiling-down works .. 7 2 2 3 .. .. 2 3 19 70 .. 70 5,324 .. 5,324 127 25,451 11,281 7,205 8,339 26,825
Bone-mills and manure-works .. 3 1 .. 2 .. .. 2 8 16 216 .. 216 8,156 .. 8,156 196 51,722 19,149 8,960 15,646 43,755
  • For information as to quantities manufactured or produced, see special tables, ante, 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, ante. ‡ The value of the animals used for freezing was not included in any case in the returns furnished by managers, but an estimated amount has been added on this account. A similar allowance was found necessary for butter. § Some portion of the value of butter manufactured which is stated under “Butter and cheese factories” has been again included in the value of frozen produce. || Value of barley malted not ascertained.


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💰 Census 1906 Industrial Statistics Publication

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15 February 1907
Census, 1906, Industrial statistics, Manufactories, Works, Wages, Production values
  • E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General