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In the following tables the various classes of industries contributing to the factory production of the Dominion have been grouped according to general character : —

Table showing for the Years ended 31st March, 1925, 1926, and 1927, Figures relating to the various Industries classified into Four Groups as stated.

It will be seen that the groups assemble what might be termed (a) semi-primary industries, (b) certain public utilities and services, (c) some extractive and processing industries, and (d) other manufacturing industries. The information contained in the above discloses one very special feature —namely, a big increase in the 1926 and 1927 figures in Group 2, which is accounted for by the development of hydro-electricity. The average percentages of the above groups in relation to the total figures of factory production are as follows :—•

Average for Three Years ended 31st March, 1927.

In the South Island a glass-manufacturing works is in course of erection and is expected to be producing towards the end of the present year. Additional factories and extensions to present works are contemplated for the manufacture of confectionery, fertilizers, cement, tobacco, electric and gas cooking and heating appliances, porcelain and enamel ware, and other goods.

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I r 1 I I t n nat „ ! Persons Salaries and M , . , , Value of Value added by an ,'!' ® l "ldings, Year. , -r IT -j Materials used, i ., , , ,, t , J i'lant, and engaged. Wages paid. j Products. Manufacture. Machinery ! i I | Group 1. Group 1 includes meat-freezing, ham and bacon curing, butter, cheese, and condensed milk, sausage-casing, fellmongering and wool-scouring, boiling-down, and manure-making. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1924-25.. j 13,468 I 2,686,990 31,869,432 39,681,848 i 8,112,416 9,289,487 1925-26.. ! 11,825 : 2,795,711 31,848,741 38,984,651 ! 7,135,910 9,934,754 1926-27.. 1 10,780 ! 2,724,508 28,761,058 35,949,071 7,187,813 9,099,276 Group 2. Group 2 includes gas making and supply, electricity generation and supply, electric tramways. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1924-25.. 3,417 I 751,667 1,789,873 | 3,224,695 i 1,434,822 13,670,973 1925-26.. 7,348 1,673,962 2,980,311 5,499,195 2,518,884 25,683,829 1926-27.. 7,583 j 1,789,606 3,573,037 | 6,109,861 j 2,536,824 28,514,595 Group 3. Group 3 includes fish curing and preserving; log-sawmilling ; lime crushing and burning, &c. ; brick, tile, and pottery making ; concrete block or pipe and fibrous-plaster making ; pumice insulation ; flax-milling. ' Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1924-25.. j 1.1,868 i 2,639,312 957,307 | 5,953,408 I 4,996,101 ! 4.389,476 1925-26.. 13,802 3,256,974 2,086,501 j 8,285,241 6,198,740 5,146,112 1926-27.. | 12,303 ! 2,863,200 1,926,225 | 7,407,603 5,481,378 | 4,988,310 Group 4. Group 4 includes all other industries. Number. £ £ £ £ £ 1924-25.. 48,430 8,868,006 16,720,503 33,619,427 16,598,924 17,927,234-1925-26.. 48,725 9,150,234 15,411,445 32,023,347 16,611,902 18,304,306 1926-27.. 51,238 9,670,409 15,961,735 34,173,036 18,211,501 20,120,944

j j y r j Value of ■ Persons Salaries and , Materials Value of , , Land, Plant, employed. Wages paid.! used. Output. ! M anufaeture ' and ' Buildings. fj ; ; 1__ _ : 1 I I Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Group 1 (semi-primary) .. 15-03 16-84 60-07 45-69 23-18 17-28 Group 2 (certain public utilities 7-55 8-48 5-43 5-90 6-65 39-71 and services) Group 3 (extractive and pro- 15-75 17-92 3-23 8-62 17-18 8-79 cessing) Group 4 (all other manufactur- 61-67 56-76 31-27 39-79 52-99 34-22 ing industries) 100-00 100-00 100-00' 100-00 100-00 100-00