CENSUS OF TRADES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 7

CENSUS OF TRADES.

FACTS ABOUT OUTPUTS AND ! WAGES. (By Telegraph. —Own Corespondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. During April, l!Ml, the labour I).----partment, in conjunction with th,- Goveminent Statistician, took au industrial census of New Zealand, and the results I relating to several trades luve n»\v ': been ascertained. In regard to l!n' bo.it am] shoe industry, it is shown , that there are 74 factories, an increase of two since 1003. employ -.-72 hands ;uid paying wages .-us I'.iliou: — Mali's, .Cl,")4.r>«: females. - !..'.: 1 ) ror annum. The output for lOl'i wa< valu.-.l nt £619,873, as compare.] with A.T.111/Hl.l in 1005. and was proiliu-eil in tin- fill- ; lowing provinces:-—Aiickliinil ;,r, ! Tarn-nak-i." £105,232: Wellin-tnn, .L , 1-J7.7i>l : Canterbury. £172.n-!.i; Otapo ami Southland! £124,785. The industry «- p ! £.>0.03S worth of colonial leather 111 1910, and imported to the extent cf, £72,741. ; Agricultural implement far-tnrio*. . which numbered 20 th*> years .1:". .-in-■ ploying 753 hands. now total 10. and have 64C employee.--, but there has hi-en an increase in the total' value of manufactures, including repair*. This =:.•->,! at £222,040 in 1010. as compared with, £199,741 previously. Canterbury is the chief centre of tanning, fellmonperinp and woo] semiring. , It has 2S out of the 70 establish- i ments. This industry employ?; 1 ."72 hands, pays £iri6.P7.i in ira?=. and' turned out material.- value .it j £1,788.772. as compared with £1561.020 five years before. Bre-wrng shows continuous improve- ; , m«"nt in value of output and Tvacrp bilL The fijrure.s at three successive , census periods are as follows: — Value of Tear. paid. output. 1805 £-"7.327 £3311.734 l<los £01.073 £572,570 ! 10in £109.4fi0 £1534.7*1!) The values given are exclusive of duty. ' There were 46.5 hand? employed in IS!to.