New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 21

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✨ Industrial Statistics Table



MANUFACTORIES, MACHINES, WORKS.—COMPARATIVE TABLE, 1906, 1901, 1896, AND 1891.

TABLE II.—Showing the Number of each Description of Industries, Manufactures, &c., the Number of Hands employed, the Approximate Value of the Produce or Manufactures for the preceding Year, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant, as returned at the Census of 1906, compared with the Results obtained at the Censuses of 1901, 1896, and 1891.

Description of Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Works, &c. Number of Hands employed. Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.
1906. 1901. 1896. 1891. 1905. 1900. 1895. 1890. Manufactures.
1905. 1900. 1895. 1890. 1905. 1900. 1895. 1890.
Animal food—
Meat freezing and preserving works 37 34 30 43 3,190 2,221 1,960 1,568 £4,891,322 £3,720,475 £1,615,219 £1,464,659 £1,476,782 £893,720 £697,436 £476,151
Ham and bacon curing establishments 52 39 37 33 224 196 123 84 253,937 159,564 86,022 83,435 78,966 62,192 22,518 14,180
Fish curing and preserving works 21 28 27 27 106 137 75 140 28,109 25,173 10,292 19,537 20,372 17,235 9,729 12,842
Butter and cheese factories 264 247 170 74 1,484 1,188 576 269 2,581,639 1,535,150 501,274 150,957 616,266 388,750 234,006 100,453
Rabbit-packing.. † 7 2 .. † 62 32 .. † † * * † *302 * *
Condensed-milk factories 2 1 1 1 58 33 10 2 * * * * * * * *
Vegetable food---
Grain-mills 77 78 90 129 540 515 419 499 1,058,686 682,884 874,656 991,812 411,558 358,656 355,847 391,828
Biscuit-factories 12 20 17 22 587 667 425 331 225,476 197,989 118,979 127,147 121,366 90,243 58,866 48,960
Fruit-preserving and jam-making works 24 14 22 15 311 172 193 117 98,032 58,092 36,108 27,255 42,317 20,935 18,867 10,042
Sugar-boiling and confectionery 36 26 12 12 571 305 69 53 138,635 88,580 33,235 17,248 83,752 56,955 8,925 10,921
Sugar-refining works 1 1 1 1 228 256 160 110 * * * * * * * *
Baking-powder factories 7 11 10 8 25 29 19 27 16,352 18,163 10,153 5,637 4,785 18,200 10,155 4,520
Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants—
Breweries 72 74 85 102 731 682 465 476 572,579 553,627 336,734 300,508 334,931 294,592 230,416 236,825
Malthouses 22 33 31 27 90 145 95 87 73,058 105,671 82,096 80,341 74,807 75,038 37,504 42,442
Colonial-wine making 22 14 19 14 51 59 53 24 9,965 10,330 8,963 3,456 24,792 18,183 12,832 5,530
Aerated-water factories 123 125 132 112 586 452 347 261 189,561 151,811 98,609 91,691 166,470 105,178 89,344 73,147
Coffee and spice works 13 18 18 17 120 78 119 81 60,758 45,628 74,339 64,024 36,095 47,572 31,095 30,850
Tobacco-factories 2 2 2 1 13 20 19 53 * * * * * * * *
Cigarette-manufactories.. .. 3 .. .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sauce, pickle, and vinegar factories 27 27 26 13 219 151 74 44 56,326 38,082 13,417 6,407 44,982 41,195 11,909 5,096
Ice-factories 2 2 3 .. 2 5 3 .. * † * .. .. † * ..
Animal matters (not otherwise classed)—
Bone-mills and other manure-works 16 13 15 9 216 47 46 25 66,558 40,298 12,246 4,628 43,755 16,496 9,449 5,239
Soap and candle works 19 24 22 19 238 232 190 209 178,556 158,649 152,298 155,714 68,566 66,809 58,826 74,443
Glue-factories 2 1 2 1 15 5 3 2 * * * * * * * *
Sausage-skin factories 12 10 6 5 151 98 56 73 37,045 30,674 13,472 10,582 6,807 3,949 1,500 545
Boiling-down works 19 14 13 † 70 61 77 † 37,223 114,416 37,056 † 26,825 26,838 13,615 †
Oleomargarine-works .. 1 1 .. .. 9 12 .. .. † * .. .. † .. ..
Fat-refining works .. 1 .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Working in wood—
Bark-mill .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. * .. .. * ..
Cooperages .. 22 23 21 116 138 76 53 38,124 37,521 19,233 11,540 26,736 21,787 11,175 5,720
  • The figures for these industries cannot be stated without divulging the operations of single establishments, contrary to promise. † Included in meat-freezing.


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