Industrial Statistics




GASWORKS.

TABLE XXV.—Showing the Number of Gasworks in Operation in April, 1906, the Hands employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of Materials used, the Quantity and Value of Gas, &c., manufactured during the Year 1905, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Motive Power. Horse-power. Value of Materials used during 1905. Produce for the Year 1905. Total Value of all Produce during the Year 1905. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Steam. Water. Gas. Gas made. Coke.
Quantity. Value.
Auckland .. 10 380 10 £37,747 £438 5 .. 2 280 £40,598 Cubic feet.
Taranaki .. 2
Hawke’s Bay .. 3 282 7 £34,876 £408 7 .. 3 124 £36,182 383,982,700
Wellington .. 9
Nelson .. 2 30 .. £4,048 .. 3 .. 1 22 £8,177 58,380,200
Westland .. 2
Canterbury .. 4 145 .. £24,156 .. 1 .. 4 30 £21,310 218,380,100
Otago .. 6 100 .. £12,112 .. 3 1 1 40 £28,207 186,790,700
Totals, 1905 .. 38 937 17 £112,939 £846 19 1 11 496 £134,474 1,274,873,860
Totals, 1900 .. 30 568 4 £70,388 £185 24 1 12 242 £83,612 786,531,150
Totals, 1895 .. 27 293 2 £37,747 £102 19 1 8 126 £64,330 532,060,300

SAIL, TENT, AND OILSKIN FACTORIES.

TABLE XXVI.—Showing the Number of Sail, Tent, and Oilskin Factories in Operation in April, 1906, the Number of Hands employed, the Amount paid in Wages, the Value of Manufactures for the Year 1905, and the Approximate Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Works. Hands employed. Wages paid. Value of Materials used. Sails. Tents and Flies. Horse-covers. Tarpaulins. Oilskins. Various Articles. Total Value of all Manufactures. Approximate Value of
M. F. M. F. Land. Buildings. Machinery and Plant.
Auckland .. 3 14 14 £1,154 £566 £3,100 No. No. No. No. No. £ £ £
Taranaki .. 2 2 427 998 124 4,970 290 various, 200 cow-covers .. £5,772
Hawke’s Bay .. 1 19 19 £1,924 £1,025 £5,356 70 3,022 2,087 397 1,453 604 flags, 290 various, 200 cow-covers £9,497
Wellington .. 7
Nelson .. 2 39 22 £3,185 £807 £7,540 409 2,192 5,789 735 9,320 25 various, 45 cart-covers, 6 aprons £17,494
Westland .. 1
Canterbury .. 7 25 11 £2,079 £465 £7,307 8 407 2,471 155 180 40 various .. ..
Otago .. 6
Totals, 1905 .. 29 97 66 £8,342 £2,863 £23,303 489 6,048 11,345 1,411 15,920 645 various, 400 cow-covers, 604 flags, 45 cart-covers, 6 aprons £45,321
Totals, 1900 .. 30 150 81 £10,446 £1,996 £24,628 681 10,645 18,147 1,617 11,638 60 cyanide-cloths, 665 flags, 437 various, 1,200 yds. hose for sluicing £44,854


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🌾 Gasworks Statistics for 1905

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Gasworks, Industrial statistics, Manufacturing, Wages, Employment, Production value, Materials used

🌾 Sail, Tent, and Oilskin Factories Statistics for 1905

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Sail factories, Tent factories, Oilskin factories, Industrial statistics, Manufacturing, Wages, Employment, Production value, Materials used