CENSUS INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13863, 28 March 1907, Page 4

CENSUS INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.

FISH-CORING AND PRESERVING. , There was a considerable increase shown in trio' quantity of' &h cured in 1905 as compared'with 1800, iincl also in the value. The quantity cured in 1905 wes 1,866,33611) : aga.inst 1,0'82,320ib in 1900.' The output of tinned fish is stated to have decreased from 288,849 ib to 187,3331b, but the total .v'dliio of all products' of the establishments too from £25,173 to £28,109. 1905. 1.901. Approximate, value of land , .. £5555 £$37 Approximate value of buildings 71,55 3853

(proximate valuo of micliiiurfy and-plant '~'.. ~'.''..■.. 7662 3440 Output for Year 1905. 1900. sb. cured, quantity (lbs) 1,866,336 1,082,820 sh cured; value .. '..'£ 11,859 '£ .13,182 sh tinned; quantity (lbs) 187,038 288,849 sk tinned, value ' .. £ 2,736 £ 0,206 rtuo'oi'ptticrprptlucts £ 13,514 £ 5,765 ital value of output .. . £28,109 . £35,173 SAUQB, PIOKLE.-AND'YffiEGAR- ' ; '-. ! . ■'•MAKING.' Thp progress is very good.. The indusy employed 115 malee awl 104- females in 06!".' Sauces and p'icfclefij ivitli other conmente' iirid vinegar, "wero.manufactured 'to ,e value of £.56,326 in',the previous year,' i increase 'of inoro than £25,000 over the nount'mado fivp years , before.'' ' : ■' '' .;' "■"'.' 1906. 1901. umber of works 27 23 uinkerol ' hands omploycd ! .. 219 126 mount qf wages paid ..!•,. £11,163 £ 6,333 pproximato valiipofland .. "14,483 •"17,120 pprpximafo valuei of buildings 22,842 x 12,375 ppioiimafe vahio o{ Jnk-" .'.'''... 7,657 1 7,S^C ■ ■. ■ ; Manufactured .foi : ' '•;■■■' ''Year'' ' ■ ' 19D51"'" 1900 luces, quantity (doz. pints) 111,982 44,60. ouces, value .. .'.'. ..".':. £23,458 £H,IM jijkles,- quantity (doz, pts) "«,?C)1 31,111 icicles, vaiu'e ....': ..'..£13,630 £10,371 megar, qumtitx (gals) .. 130,092 _ — incgar, valiip .. ..;..£ 6,473 ' — ther condiments, yalne ~ ' 13,295 £ 9,75 L Tota"l; value of. all manu- ' 'factures' :..."..'.. ..£50,320 £31,258 COLONIAL WINE-JIAKING. Establishinente for the manufacture of olonial wine increased in number from 14 i 1901. to 22 in 1906. and the output of the ■ine, from 26,513 gallons in 1900 to 33,842 □lions in tlio year 1905,. Cider-making, owever, if the returns be correct, seems to ivo failed off, tho tl™ron.;o being from ■,657 gallons t0'11j595 in fivo'ycare. But 3,632 dozen of- bottled cider were turned uf. bv the aerated water and cordial manuictories, ' ' ■ ■. •• .. ■ 1906. '1901'. fumbor of works .. .... 25 : 14 Lpprbximate value of land.. £13,334 £10.156 ipproxiruate value of buildipss • :.'...... ~".... f>76B 5,074 Lpproximato ...''value of machinery and pltmt •■ 3,690 2,953 .' •■ "' Maimfiiclured for "■':■• ■".•■ ■ "Year " ; ' ' % i 1905. . 1900.' iVinc, quantity (gale) : ..' .". 33,842 26i613 Pine, .value .. .'.' .'. ..£8.558 £ 6,0581 3ider, quantity (gals) ..'■',. 11,595 27,537! 3id«j value' .. ..' '.. .. £ 1,208 £ 3,492 Dther value ... ..'... ..'. 199 300 Total value of all m'anu- • 'facturcs ...... .. £9,965 £10,330 j