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SUMMARY.

These figures do not inolude the various Government railway workshops and the Government Printing Offioe in Wellington. 1904-5. 1905-6. Increase. Cotal number of factories registered .. .. .. 9,123 9,881 758 The total of workrooms shown in statistics above is 10,045. The actual number of factories is 9,881, comprising in 164 cases more than one trade. 1904-6. 1905-6. Increase. Total number of hands employed in factories registered .. 67,713 70,403 2,690

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corn's'. | Mal « 8 - Females. | I Workrooms. Males. Females, Food Trades. Butchers' smill-goods manufacturing Fruit-preserving .. .. j Aerated-water and cordial I manufacturing Brewing, malting, and bottling Coffee and spice manufactur- ■ ing Tea blending and packing .. Sugar-refining .. Bread, biscuit, andconfectionery manufac uring Baking-powder manufacturing' Flour-milling Butter and cheese manufacturing Sausage-casing preparing Meat-freezing. &c. .. (See also calico-bag making) Wine and cider manufacturing Condiment manufacturing .. Baoon-curing Rtbbit packing Fish-curing 258 j 697 11 102 137 566 100 851 19 79 85 i 175 1 ' 239 843 2,829 5 21 73 470 554 1,365 11 160 71 2,521 4 19 " 24 165 47 | 220 8 ; 57 42 178 It IS 28 548 8 •2 30 12 149 1 5 18 28 548 8 2 30 75 a Miscellaneous Trades. Ammunition-making Brick and pottery making .. Broken road-metal preparing Brush, broom, and bellows making Basket, perambulator, and wickerware making Calico-bag making Chaff and firewood outting and corn-crushing Cement, lime, and ooncreteblook manufacturing Cork-cutting Carpet - weaving and quiltmaking Cigar and cigarette making .. Dentistry Drug and herbal - remedy manufacturing Dyeing and cleaning .. i Engraving and electro-plating Fireworks-manufacturing .. Fireproof wall making Fire-kindler and fly-paper making Flax milling and dressing .. Fly-dressing (for fish-hooks).. Fibrous-plaster making Gas, coke, and coal-tar manufacturing Glass bevelling and blowing.. Glue-manufacturing .. i Grain and seed cleaning, and wool-dumping Gum sorting and packing Gunsmithing Incandescent-lamp mantlemaking, &o. Ink-manufacturing,. Lapidary-work Laundry-work Lead-light working and window-glazing Maiiure-manufaotunng Mat and toy making Monumental masonry Organ-building and musicalinstrument repairing Optical-work and lens-grind- I ing Paint and varnish manu facturing Paper-milling .. Paper-bag and box making .. Photography .. .. : Picture-frame making .. Printing, bookbinding, and ! stationery-manufacturing Pumice-grinding .. Bag - sorting and bottle- ! cleaning Rope and twine manufacturing Sheep-dip manufacturing Sail, tent, and oilskin-clothing j manufacturing Soap, tallow, candle, and wash-ing-powder manufacturing Tanning, fellmongering, and wool-scouring Wig and hair-pad making .. Watch and jewellery making Wax-vesta manufacturing .. 1 25 114 1,227 17 258 14 101 33 201 i 9 : 25 85 ; 245 14 j 257 2 4 2 ; 3 7 10 159 452 36 151 22 57 15 52 1 8 1 3 2 5 292 | 3,316 1 ' 2 15 i 48 37 j 750 2 14 1 2 62 272 32 ! 209 12 39 2 1 2 ! 5 7 , 21 265 306 10 26 26 186 4 33 33 172 14 61 ! 5 ' 17 I 9 j 34 2 : 48 14 i 49 102 192 47 ! 132 264 2,729 1 27 7 26 10 156 3 9 41 317 30 260 99 j 1,512 11 i 18 176 ' 668 2 ; 27 121 "48 16 49 8 11 5 76 12 32 1 149 1 2 5 Iron Trades. Engineering, iron-founding, electrical engineering, and range-making Coachbuildingand blacksmith-1 ing Plumbing, tinsmithing, and gasfitting Cycle-engineering and sewingmachine and typewriter repairing Agricultural-implement making Wire-working Cutlery-grinding Wire-mattress making 243 ! 3,942 j 989 3,811 334 ; 1,987 : 236 j 875 I 88 I 735 6 ! 43 1 j 4 18 j 68 i 16 16 4 8 7 6 8 i 4 "l8 8 1 2 914 1 7 Leather Trades. Saddle, harness, and belt making Boot manufacturing Portmanteau-making .. ' 292 j 1,054 411 2,314 11 , 48 34 34 746 19 10 746 19 1 1 Clothing Trades. Shirt-making .. .. 1 Tailoring, clothing, and water-; proof manufacturing Dress and millinery making Hat and cap making .. Hosiery-knitting .. ., I Underclothing-making Woollen-milling Flock-milling Corset and belt making Umbrella-making .. Fur-goods making .. .. ' Embroidery making 50 : 49 653 j 2,557 935 ! .. ; 17 i 99 27 ' 55 i 33 9 14 640 4 16 6 1 12 i 25 2 < 9 1 i 1 i 697 3,892 697 3,892 5,775 174 584 186 731 3 21 81 4 7 2 I 5,775 174 584 186 731 3 21 81 4 7 3 110 217 605 1 1 58 Wood-working Trades. Cabinetmaking, upholstering, wood - turning, and boxmaking Joinery, sash and door making, and sawmilling Coopering .. .. j Boat building .. .. Blind-making .. .. j Billiard-table making 360 i 2,232 872 j 7,502 21 109 26 204 14 70 4 22 82 82 12 28 23 4 162 Totals .. 10,045 j 53,963 16,440