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Factories— continued. Table 2.—Summary.

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Year ending 31st March, 1915. Number of Persons engaged. j T ™><<- ' : j Total Employers.* Employees. Persons engaged. Male. Female. Male, i Female. I F i i i i 53 C Si o OS Total Wages paid j during the 1 Year ended 31st March. 1914. J Food Trades — "JjAerated-water and cordial manufacturing .. .. 236 12 669 24 94] Bacon and hamcuring .. .. .. .. 49 .. 223 3 275 Baking-powder manufacturing .. . . .. 5 .. $ 37 ! 6 48 Biscuit and confectionery manufacturing .. .. 89 12 690 698 1,489 Bread and small-goods manufacturing .. .. 983 45 1,619 80 2,727 Brewing, malting, and bottling .. .. .. 95 .. 918 4 1.017 Butchers' small-goods manufacturing .. .. 054 10 785 I I ,450 Butter and cheese making .. .. .. 614 II 2.050 33 2,708 Coffee and spice grinding .. . . . . 12 I 44 9 66 Condensed-milk manufacturing . . .. .. 1 • • 42 ; 25 68 Fish curing, preserving, and canning .. .. 69 2 183 13 267 Flour and oatmeal milling . . .. .. 77 .. 405 2 484 Fruit-preserving and jam-making .. .. .. 45 3 212 150 410 Honey-packing Margarine-manufacturing.. .. . . .. 2 .. 8 . . ■ 5 Meat slaughtering and freezing, &c. .. .. 89 .. 5,327 14 5,380 Rabbit preserving and packing . . .. .. 14 .. 38 .. 52 Sauce, pickles, and condiment manufacturing .. 36 5 I 105 78 224 Sausage-casing preparing .. .. .. 15 .. 211 .. 220 Sugar-refining .. .. .. .. . . I • ■ 309 .. 3.10 Tea blending and packing .. .. .. 42 I 160 70 279 Wine-manufacturing .. .. .. .. 8 .. 3 .. 6 669 223 f 37 I ' 690 1,619 918 785 2.050 44 42 183 ■■ 405 212 223 49 5 94 933 106 620 844 13 I 68 64 42 £ 77,034 26.802 - 3,887 93,783 194,248 128.158 81,977 228,053 5,387 6,340 18,948 53,726 24,951 3 5,327 38 105 211 309 160 3 2 46 12 29 18 1 44 3 406 596,113 2,477 12,945 23,856 43,702 15,004 32!) Clothing Trades— Corset and belt making .. .. .. . . .. 2 .. 4 6 Dress and millinery making .. .. .. 128 1,035 58,5,237 6,458 Dyeing, cleauing, and feather-dressing .. .. 41 15 48 47 151 Fur-goods manufacturing. . .. .. .. 4 .. 10 2 [6 Hat and cap making .. .. .. . . 22 4 08 , 164 258 Hosiery-knitting .. .. .. .. 14 13 16 102 145 Quilt and rug making Ready-made-clothing manufacturing .. .. 61 4 521 2,025 2,(ill Shirt and underclothing manufacturing .. .. 38 97 62 1,021 1,218 Tailoring .. 877 29 1,776 2,720 5,402 Umbrella making and repairing .. .. .. 15 3 17 40 75 Woollen-milling .. .. .. .. 13 .. 749 1,093 1,855 128 41 4 22 14 58 48 10 68 16 6 6,458 151 16 258 145 2 1 ,099 46 3 29 19 2 ,099 46 3 29 19 71 242,267 5,778 953 17,-685 4,963 61 38 877 15 13 521 62 1,776 17 749 2,611 1,218 5,402 75 1,855 57 121 813 15 10 57 121 813 15 10 158,249 60,698 377,982 4,551 165,333 Leather Trades— Boot and shoe manufacturing and repairing .. 573 •• 1,775 719 3,067 Portmanteau and leather-goods making .. .. 17 .. 60 17 94 Saddlery, harness, and whip manufacturing .. 358 .. 697 52 1,107 Tanning, currying, and leather-dressing .. .. 122 .. 1,48] ; .. 1,553 Whip-thong making .. .. .. .. 5 .. 9j.. 14 573 17 358 122 5 1,775 60 097 1,431 9 3,067 94 1,107 1,553 14 555 14 343 119 4 555 14 343 I 19 4 248,190 6,573 79,978 134,607 504 Iron and Metal Trades — Agricultural-unpleinent manufacturing .. .. 44 .. 542 3 589 Blacksmithing and coachbuilding .. .. .. 1,380 .. 2,515 .. 3,895 Cutlery-grinding and saw and tool repairing Cycle and motor engineering, sewing and other machine 569 .. 1,291 7 1,867 repairing, &o. Engineering, iron, copper, and brass founding, elec- 437 .. 4,331 24 4,792 trical engineering, and range and stove making Galvanizing and sheet-metal working .. .. 8 .. 119 .. 127 Gun and lock smithing and sporting-goods manufac- 12 .. 16 4 32 turing Plumbing, gasntting, and tinsmithing •• •• 59 4 .. 2,046 .. 2,040 Saw and tool making .. .. .. .. 13 .. 11 I 25 Tram-car building and repairing .. .. .. 56 •. 704 .. 760 Wirework (mattress, &c, making) .. .. .. 30 .. 167 14 220 44 1,380 569 437 8 12 542 2,515 1,291 4,331 119 16 589 3,895 1,867 4,792 127 32 41 J,274 505 371 6 II 41 ,274 505 371 6 II 71.112 254,310 121,274 507,516 14,088 2,443 594 13 56 39 2,046 11 704 167 2,640 25 760 220 524 10 42 31 524 10 42 31 208,692 1,123 83,583 17,849 ShIPWBIGHTING TRADES — Ship, scow, boat, and yacht building and repairing .. 56 .. 989 .. 1,045 56 989 1,045 49 49 74,589 Woodworking Trades — Billiard-table manufacturing .. .. .. 5 28 .. 33 Bhndmaking .. .. .. .. .. 7 I 19 17 44 Cabinetmaking and upholstering .. .. .. 518 2 2,198 137 2,855 Coopering and boxinaking .. .. .. 40 .. 222 6 268 Sawmilling, sash and door making, and joinery .. 1,441 .. 7,473 .. 8,914 Wood carving and turning .. .. 36 .. 56 .. 92 5 7 518 40 1,441 36 28 19 2,198 222 7,473 56 17 137 6 33 44 2,855 268 8,914 92 3 8 482 41 1,246 28 3 8 482 41 1,246 28 4,440 3,267 246,225 23,59J . 855,245 4,346 mally engi work of t ihe factor; * Includes managers and others pemonally engaged in the work of the factory. y.