INDUSTRIES IN PAHIATUA, WOODVILLE, PALMERSTON NORTH, DANNEVIRKE, ASHHURST, FEILDING, EKETAHUNA, AND MASTERTON, AND POWER USED IN WORKING THE SAME (RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1911 Session I, H-15b

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1911. NEW ZEALAND.

INDUSTRIES IN PAHIATUA, WOODVILLE, PALMERSTON NORTH, DANNEVIRKE, ASHHURST, FEILDING, EKETAHUNA, AND MASTERTON, AND POWER USED IN WORKING THE SAME (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representative* dated the 16th November, 1910. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the number and nature of the industries, together with the power used in working same, stating what power and brake horse-power of each class employed, in the towns and districts of Pahiatua, Woodville, Dannevirke, Palmerston North, Ash-hurst, Feilding, Eketahuna, and Masterton." —(Mr. Ross.)

Summary of the Power used in Connection with the Industries carried on in the Districts mentioned below.

Feilding District.

Hone-power. District. Steam. Oil. Oil. Gμ Gμ Water. Water. Total. Total. Feilding Palmerston Nortli Ashlmist Woodville . . Dannevirke. . Pahiatua Eketahuna . . MastertoD 117 647 79 118 859 l>7() 772 1.(164 490 199 67 35 198 88 80 521 150 566 131 89 28 75 289 10 13 28 1,057 1,412 146 294 1,159 414 927 1,874 1.226 1,678 1,328 51 7,283

Horse-power. I ndustry. Steam. Oil. (Jas. Total. Dairying Meat-preserving Shearing Floui-milling Brickworks Sawmilling Woodworking Engineering Lighting Printing Miscellaneous . I 231 186 17 8 123 '.'. *9 '.'. 15 37 33 15 6 38 111 78 7 57 II I'.) :5 '.) 11 417 24 131 57 9 L5 114 :(l 47 it 21)0 ■ 1 I ■117 !'.>(> 150 150 1.057 1,057 ■' Miscellaneous " inoludee p portable engines capable of moving from place to place by ilace to ■lace b y theii their own motive ir own m< iotiv( r e power. f. iwer.

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Palmerston North District.

Ashhurst District.

Woodville District.

Dannevirke District.

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Indnsl ry. I Steam. Oil. Horse-power. (las. Total. Dairying Meat-preserving .. Shearing Flax-milling Brickworks Woodworking Engineering Printing Miscellaneous 301 117 14 27 73 1.5 102 90 4 21 6 :i 75 I i i 10 86 27 215 25 36 HIT 401 2<>7 21 II r>) 294 41 36 344 647 647 199 199 566 566 1,412 1,412 I

Horse-power. Industry. Steam. Oil. Tota Total. Dairying . . Sliciiing . . Miscellaneous 79 18 24 25 97 24 25 79 79 67 146

Horse-power. Industry. Steam. Oil. (las. Water. Total. )airying leat-preserviiiii Shearing Engineering liecellaneous 63 5 17 6 4 8 i 40 90 1 1 it 120 141 6 9 18 IIS 35 131 10 291

Horse-power, Industry . ■ : Steam. Oil. Gas. Water. Total. " f Dairying .. .. .. 24] :W .. .. 280 Meat-preserving .... 12 I •'! .. 1!) Shearing .. .. .. .. 118 .. .. 118 Brickworks.. .. .. II .. .. .. 14 Sawmilling .. .. .. 191 .. .. .. 191 Woodworking .. . . •">■! 3 (i<) .. 97 Engineering .. ..15 23 2 .. 40 Lighting . . . . .. ! 8 .. II .. 11) Printing .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. 13 Miscellaneous .. .. 44 11 .. 13 68 i 859 198 89 13 1.159 I 198 89 i:s 1.159 i i " Miscellaneous " includes portable engines capable of moving from place to place by their own motive power.

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Pahiatua District.

Eketahuna District.

Masterton District.

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lorse-power. Industry. Steam. Oil. r Gas. Water. Total. Dairying Meat-preserving Shearing Brickmaking Sawmilling .. Woodworking Engineering Lighting Printing Miscellaneous 193 17 II 1 15 33 39 8 H 3 3 3 5 14 I 20 8 246 3 47 17 44 11 II (i II 15 270 88 28 28 414

Horte-power. Industry. i Steam. I Oil. i Gas. I I Total. ! lairying Meat-preserving . . Shearing Brick and lime works Sawmilling Woodworking Lighting Miscellaneous 165 40 3 31 505 13 15 26 2 19 : 2() 13 75 191 42 22 31 505 33 75 28 772 HO :r, 927

Horse-power. I ndustry. Steam. Oil. Gas. I Total. Dairying Meat-preserving Shearing Flax-milling Flour-milling Threshing and chaff-cutting Brick and tile making iSawmilliug Woodworking Engineering Lighting Printing Miscellaneous 283 163 8 62 39 134 18 127 105 14 14 97 283 163 8 62 39 134 18 127 105 14 14 104 3 183 22 72 13 26 2 96 39 24 17 60 71 i 39 35 426 190 191 62 39 156 35 127 237 98 44 41 228 97 1,064 521 289 1,874 " Miscellaneous " includes portable engii iii's capable of mov 'ing from place to >lace by their own motive power. In the Masterton district is included Cai •terton, Ureytown, Featherston, and itartin borough.

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The oil, gas, and water power plants would be as near as possible actual brake horse-power. The steam plants show the nominal horse-power of boilers used calculated from the heating-surface. The Department has no record of the actual brake horse-power of steam-engines in use with such boilers, and this information would be difficult to get. Robert Duncan, Chief Inspector of Machinery. Inspection of Machinery Department, Wellington, Ist May, 1911.

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