INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8108, 10 May 1912, Page 1

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

CENSUS FIGURES INTERESTING STATISTICS FROM THE "GAZETTE." Further interesting industrial statistics are published in last night's "Gazette" in continuation of similar tables issued a iveejc ago. They give valuable details respecting various industries in operation in the Dominion, but do not purport to include all factories registered under the Factories Act. The tables only show the results of returns collected from manufactories and works employing over two hands. The figures were compiled by the Government Statistician from the census returns last year. In the abridged tables given below the more important of the figures are shown, comparison being made with those of tho previous census and, in some cases, the two previous ones:— BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Value Xm- of ber Hands product of fao- era- Wages or tories. ployed. paid. output. Year. ■£ mo 338 1604: 170,065 3,919,184 1905 364 1484 131,123 2,581,639 1900 247 1188 96,433 1,535,150 j BACON CUBING. • 1910 42 301 27,055 371,621 1905 52 224 22,223 253,937 1900 ...... 39 196 14,337 159,564 i PISH CUEING AND PRESERVING. 11910 30 59 5,733 29,002 ,1905 21 106 6,829 28,109 GRAIN MILLS. 'l9lO 66 43* 50,994 1,346,001 1905 77 540 57,335 1,058,186 1 1900 78 515 49,384 682,88* j BISCUIT MAKING. 1910 9 381 30,092 168,122 1906 12 587 33,881 225,476 FRUIT PRESERVING AND JAM , - MAKING. ! 1910 22 289 16,727 135,506 1905 24 311: 12,203 98,032 1900 13 167 8,075 58.092 CONFECTIONERY AND SUGAE- . BOILING. 1910 33 729 47,722 259,498 1905 36 571 29,410 138,635 1900 26 305 14,728 88,580 AERATED WATER AND CORDIALS. 1910 124 570 62,937 250.571 1905 123 586 49,617 189,561 i'l9oo ...... 125 452 32.035 151,811 COLONIAL WINES. • 1910 ...... 12 30 1,438 , 5,498 1905 22 51 1,591 9,965 1 1900 14. 59 2,412 10.33 Q , SOAP AND CANDLES. , 1910 20 252 28.990 268,635 1905 ...... 19 238 21,853 178,566 1900 24• 232 19,248 158,649 I SAUCE, PICKLES AND VINEGAR. 11910 23 143 10,084 62,726 i 1905 27 219 11,163 56,336 1900 ...... 23 128 6,388 31,258 CLOTHING AND WATERPROOF. 1910 69 29*7 169,652 507,125 1905 23 191* 105,561 -308,943 1900 37 2636 105,430 3*2,404 FURNITURE. 1910 207 1689 178,0*2 497,681 1905 173 1538 134,584 , 328,185 ,1900 144 1310 91,105 241,024 SADDLERY AND HARNESS. 1910 117 59* 62,482 220,364 1905 ..... 106 - 544 42,213 140,813 SAILS, TENTS AND OILSKINS. 1910 34 224 18,287 92,249 1905' ... 29 163 11,205 45,321 1900 ..... 30 231 12,442 44,354 ROPE AND TWINE. 1910 8 190 20,377 104,325 1905 10 ’ 195 13,964 ‘ 100,753 1900 1? 192 13,136 87,863 PRINTING ESTABLISHMENTS. 1910 ... 241 4222 490,246 1,377,926 1905 i 239 3898 400,812 1,067,827 1900 188 3134 , 384,605 704,285 ENGINEERING WORKS. 1910 120 2442 260,225. 751,485 1905 61 1868 167,996 437,036 IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRIES. 1910 69 1305 137,368 374,155 1905 71 1838 145,042 376,527 TINWARE. 1910 ■ 65 414 *0,403 160.584 1905 54 473 36,467 127;150 1900 60 _337 23,143 98,587 COACHBUILDING. 1910 180 1439 149,806 396,012 1905 183 1465 116,20* 294,818 1900 160 ÜBS 83,356 216.077 COOPERAGES. 1910 .... 30 171 14.991 73.807 1905 23. 116 9,503 38,124 1900 mil 33 138 , 10,923 37,521 SHIP AND BOATBUILDING. 1910 29 589 69,415 143,019 1905 30 237 30,889 66,672 1900 32 ' 211 13,476 45,811 BRICKS, TILES AND POTTERY, iqin 94 966 112,328 235,220 {Sis 125 1254 99.246 216,550 locows sas 63,336 122,230 LIME AND CEMENT. 1910 17 *56 53,934 184,686 iS” 20 280 34.249 107,675 1900 " 15 184 16.577 45,142