New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 21

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✨ Industrial Statistics Tables



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—continued.

Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Industries in Provincial Districts. Total Number of Industries. Number of Hands employed. Wages paid. Amount of Power employed (Horse-power). 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. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Land (excluding Crown). Buildings. Machinery and Plant. Total.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Furniture—
†Furniture and cabinet making 48 13 9 40 2 4 6 27 23 172 1,435 93 1,528 130,759 3,825 134,584 706 157,484 328,185 98,966 99,373 41,036 239,375
Venetian-blind works 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 1 4 9 33 2 35 1,831 93 1,924 5 4,309 7,180 4,840 3,709 927 9,476
Mattress-factories 3 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2 2 11 52 1 53 3,434 53 3,487 31 8,935 17,892 16,296 11,080 2,359 29,735
*Wool-rug and mat making .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 10 9 19 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemicals and by-products—
*Varnish-manufactories .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 13 1 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
*Ink-manufactories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 3 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
*Starch-manufactories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 20 5 25 .. .. .. 40 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemical-works .. 2 .. .. 3 .. .. 1 1 10 17 103 75 178 9,743 2,733 12,476 162 56,308 95,390 23,823 36,516 25,842 86,181
*Hæmatite-paint factories .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 5 .. 5 .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sheep-dip factories .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 7 .. 7 426 .. 426 6 1,789 4,284 1,628 814 960 3,402
*Match-factories.. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 2 29 177 206 .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. ..
*Blacking-factories .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 3 8 11 .. .. .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Textile fabrics—
†Woollen-mills .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 4 10 715 834 1,549 68,812 36,224 105,036 1,945 206,847 397,348 9,003 110,297 188,459 307,759
*Flock-mills .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 3 12 1 13 .. .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cleaning and dyeing works 4 .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 3 13 30 16 46 2,627 764 3,391 22 1,116 10,332 8,660 4,970 2,525 16,155
Dress—
Tailoring establishments .. 60 10 18 69 4 21 2 53 71 308 1,233 1,764 2,997 123,509 91,578 215,087 .. 244,191 578,416 208,885 152,324 10,817 372,026
Dressmaking and millinery establishments 51 14 17 69 .. 19 2 89 77 338 18 3,021 3,039 562 112,804 113,366 .. 181,201 331,268 147,954 114,259 6,787 269,000
Shirt-making establishments 5 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 5 22 25 374 399 2,059 12,896 14,955 12 41,362 75,832 12,545 11,694 7,441 31,680
*Corset and belt manufactories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 11 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
†Clothing and waterproof factories 7 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 6 4 23 375 1,539 1,914 38,045 67,516 105,561 135 154,655 308,943 32,985 42,493 15,163 90,641
†Boot and shoe factories .. 26 1 .. 18 .. 1 .. 15 11 72 1,518 688 2,206 142,826 28,669 171,495 328 269,664 501,065 46,409 50,170 57,412 153,991
Hat and cap factories 6 .. 1 3 .. .. .. 1 5 16 83 154 237 8,714 7,666 16,380 150 19,817 38,369 16,189 13,888 16,933 47,010
†Hosiery-factories .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 4 10 30 344 374 3,230 18,730 21,960 46 42,052 67,588 4,248 5,513 26,936 36,697
Fibrous materials—
†Rope and twine works .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 3 10 195 .. 195 13,964 .. 13,964 483 68,775 100,753 3,915 10,975 55,205 70,095
*Bag and sack factories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 7 29 36 .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. ..
†Flaxmills .. 75 3 4 41 12 13 8 8 76 4,076 .. 4,076 227,460 .. 227,460 3,087 185,894 557,808 192,471 43,751 119,618 355,840
  • 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.



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