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These figures do not include the various Government railway workshops and the Government Printing Office in Wellington. Total number of factories registered. 1902-3. 1901-2. Increase. 7,675 .. 7,203 .. 472 The gross total of factories shown in statistics above is 7,802. This is owing to different trades being carried on under one faotory-lioense. The aotual number registered under the Aot is 7,675. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (2,025 copies), £ 124.

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SUM AEY. Factories.! Males. Females. : Factories. Males. Females. Food Trades. Fruit-preserving and condi- 83 93 ment-manufacturing Aerated-water and cordial 105 464 5 manufacturing Brewing, malting, and bottling 88 768 Coffee and spice manufactur- 14 96 3 ing Tea blending and packing .. -23 150 ; 12 Sugar-refining .. .. 1 210 Bread, biscuit, and confection- 774 2,547 471 ery manufacturing Baking-powder manufacturing! 5 21 4 Flour-milling .. .. 73 444 Butter and cheese manufac- : 378 I 966 33 turing Sausage-casing preparing .. 18 114 Meat-freezing, fish-preserving, 102 2,918 40 and bacon-curing Wine and cider manufactur 5 2J i ing Oilmen's stores, packing, &c. 20 79 55 93 5 Miscellaneous. Ammunition-making Artificial-limb making Brick and pottery making .. Broken road-metal preparing Brush and broom making .. Basket and perambulator making Chaff-cutting, &c. Cement and lime manufacturing Cork-cutting Carpet - weaving and quiltmaking Cigar and cigarette making.. Dentistry Drug and herbal - remedy manufacturing Dyeing and cleaning Engraving and electroplating Feather-cleaning Fireworks-manufacturing .. Fire-kindler making Flax-milling Fly-dressing (for fish-hooks) Gas-manufacturing Glass-bevelling and blowing.. Glue-manufacturing Grain and seed cleaning and wool-dumping Gum-sorting Gunsmithing. Incandescent-lamp mantlemaking Ink-manufacturing Inoubator and brooder making Laundry-work Manure-manufacturing Mat and rug making Monumental masonry Oil and wax manufacturing.. Organ-building Paint and varnish manufacturing Paper-milling and paper bag and box manufacturing Photography Piano-repairing, &c. Picture-frame making Printing, bookbinding, and stationery-manufacturing Pumice-grinding Rag - sorting and bottlecleaning Rope and twine manufacturing Sheep-dip manufacturing .. Stone cutting and polishing.. Sail, tent, and oilskin-clotbing making Soap, tallow, and candle manufacturing Starch-manufacturing Soientific-instrument manufacturing Tanning, fellmongering, and wool-scouring Toy and ping-pong racquet making Watchmaking and jewelling Wire-mattress making Wig-making Wax-vesta making 1 1 93 11 17 28 18 2 820 106 128 181 93 6 8 46 19 12 49 11 151 206 471 4 2 3 5 5 6 33 10 100 32 22 318 163 41 14 SO 40 11 9 1 1 1 173 1 28 3 2 50 34 31 21 i 55 2 4 3 1,878 2 5 2 1 Iron Trades. Engineering, &c. .. ..! 151 3,228 Coachbuildingand blacksmith-! 891 3,423 ing Plumbing, tinsmithing, gas- 267 : 1,463 i 1 ; fitting, lamp-making, and lead-headed nail making Cycle-engineering and sewing- 146 634 11 machine repairing Agricultural-implement manu- 36 568 facturing Wire-working .. .. 6 33 4 Electrical engineering and 14 104 lighting Range-making .. .. 11 203 Galvanised-iron working .. 5 I 70 Cutlery-grinding .. .. 2 9 Heel and toe plate making .. 3 10 Iron - bedstead and fender; 2 13 making 26 9 2 481 13 6 •248 190 27 3 a 14 1 1 156 11 4 27 2 4 4 2 8 180 59 19 108 41 17 20 730 "l4 Leather Trades. Saddle and harness making.. 252 1,007 54 Boot-manufacturing .. 348 2,276 774 Portmanteau-making .. 7 33 14 124 114 252 348 7 81 5 24 242 165 17 71 2,408 198 Clothing Trades. Shirt-making* .. .. 54 . 49 758 Tailoring and clothing-manu- 509 2,170 3,791 facturing Dressmaking* .. .. 780 16 4,720 Hat and cap making .. 22 103 159 Hosiery-knitting .. .. 27 36 430 Plain-sewing and undercloth- 13 33 115 ing-manufacturing Calico-bag making .. 7 12 47 Woollen-milling .. .. 12 729 747 Flock-milling .. .. 4 15 1 Corset and belt making .. 6 .. 23 Umbrella-making .. .. 11 23 17 Regalia-making .. .. 1 1 6 54 509 15 539 1 2 23 7 780 22 27 13 1 27 131 2 6 35 7 23 229 70 7 12 4 6 11 1 23 306 24 1 2 5 8 2 Wood-working Trades. Cabinetmaking and upholster- J 265 I 1,771, 72 ing Wood-turning and box-making ! 19 i 104 , Joinery and sash and door 650 5,774 3 making and sawmilling Coopering .. .. 17 79 Boatbuilding .. .. 21 181 Venetian-blind making .. 10 [ 64 2 ! Billiard-table making .. i 3 10 265 102 1,605 2 19 650 4 5 5 17 21 10 [ 3 149 14 2 2 570 54 3 30 11 2 120 Totals 7,802 44,413 14,634 ! ; * In Timaru the tailoresses are also employed at dress making and shirt-making. These figures do not include the various Government railway workshops and the Government Printing Office in Wellington. Total number of factories registered. 19052-3. 1901-2. Increase. 7,675 .. 7,203 .. 472 The gross total of factories shown in statistics above is 7,802. This is owing to different trades being carried on under one factory-lioense. The aotual number registered under the Aot is 7,675. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (2,025 copies), £124. By Authority: John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington—1903. Price. ;&*.