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—continued.

Description of Manufactories, Works, &c. Number of Works, &c. Number of Hands employed. Approximate Value of
1906. 1901. 1896. 1891. 1905. 1900. 1895. 1890. Manufactures. Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.
1905. 1900. 1895. 1890. 1905. 1900. 1895. 1890.
Furniture—continued.
Venetian-blind works .. 9 12 15 9 35 51 45 29 £7,180 £13,233 £9,878 £4,776 £9,476 £7,469 £7,236 £6,727
Mattress-factories .. 11 12 5 .. 53 55 15 .. 17,892 16,296 1,850 .. 29,735 13,165 2,680 ..
Wool-rug and mat making 3 2 .. .. 19 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemicals and by-products—
Perfumery-manufactory .. .. 1 2 1 .. 4 9 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Varnish-manufactories .. 2 4 .. 3 14 19 .. 8 .. 6,732 .. 6,850 .. 5,765 .. 6,813
Ink-manufactories .. 2 3 2 1 4 5 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Starch-manufactories .. 2 3 2 1 25 32 27 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chemical-works .. 17 8 7 8 178 95 114 55 95,390 64,834 75,320 41,568 86,181 37,793 44,471 23,766
Hæmatite-paint factories .. 3 4 5 3 5 12 12 9 .. 2,578 1,503 1,011 .. 5,943 3,015 1,250
Sheep-dip factories .. 4 3 6 .. 7 7 29 .. 4,284 .. 9,138 .. 3,402 .. 2,716 ..
Match-factories .. 2 2 2 .. 206 183 121 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Herbal-remedies factories .. .. 8 4 .. .. 23 10 .. .. 18,396 2,265 .. .. 10,305 3,410 ..
Blacking-factories .. 3 3 2 .. 11 3 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cocoanut-oil mill .. .. 2 1 1 .. 10 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Textile fabrics—
Woollen-mills .. 10 10 9 8 1,549 1,693 1,416 1,175 397,348 359,382 302,423 279,175 307,759 277,422 223,473 259,955
Flock-mills .. 3 5 5 4 13 10 10 9 .. 4,105 1,705 789 .. 2,650 2,570 1,230
Cleaning and dyeing works .. 13 11 16 12 46 51 58 48 10,332 7,855 7,530 13,667 16,155 9,635 9,980 9,581
Dress—
Corset and belt manufactories .. 2 6 .. .. 11 25 .. .. .. 2,249 .. .. .. 5,659 .. ..
Clothing, waterproof, and boot and shoe factories .. 95 153 96 66 4,120 5,322 4,500 3,233 810,008 871,658 638,512 570,315 244,632 274,084 172,055 141,872
Hat and cap factories .. 16 13 15 16 237 117 72 112 38,369 25,641 10,902 21,628 47,010 19,217 10,500 26,005
Hosiery-factories .. 10 17 7 6 374 282 133 51 67,588 31,265 9,357 5,650 36,697 19,997 4,565 4,040
Fibrous materials—
Rope and twine works .. 10 17 24 24 195 192 150 222 100,753 87,863 52,400 76,711 70,095 55,309 40,961 36,086
Bag and sack factories .. 3 1 3 1 36 6 22 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Flaxmills .. 240 101 52 177 4,076 1,698 647 3,204 557,808 203,492 32,546 234,266 355,840 64,446 31,359 146,792
Tow-hackling .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Values for industries where less than four of any one sort were found in the returns (see note) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 843,002 694,896 435,381 345,950 215,749 258,885 207,569 128,303
Miscellaneous industries returns not included above.. .. .. .. .. 441 296 .. .. 146,643 61,749 .. .. 91,549 59,659 .. ..
Totals .. 3,495† 3,163 2,459 2,254 49,806† 41,726 27,389 25,633 22,422,726† 17,141,149 9,549,360 8,773,837 11,814,013† 7,959,631 5,796,017 5,261,826
  • The figures for these industries cannot be stated without divulging the operations of single establishments, contrary to promise.
    † Total, excluding for purposes of comparison with previous census years, monumental masonry (23), tailoring (308), dressmaking (338), and shirtmaking (22) establishments not taken into account in 1901, 1896, and 1891.


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