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SUMMARY.

Total number of employes under " The Factories Act, 1894," 1894-93 .. .. 29,879 Total number of employes under " The Factories Act, 1891," 1893-91 .. 25,851 Increase.. ~ .. .. ~ ~ ~ 4,028 Note.—These totals do not include employes in the Government Bailway Workshops.

Total Number employed by Railway Department (Workshops and Maintenance Dépôts).

36

Males. Females. Males. Females Fruit and vegetable evaporating Sugar-refining Biscuit and confectionery manufacturing Pickles, sauce, and vinegar manufacturing Fish-curing Ham and bacon curing Meat freezing Rabbit-preserving Coffee and chicory milling Tea-blending Butter and cheese manufacturingBaking Flour-milling Aerated-water and cordial manufacturing Brewing and malting Wine and spirit manufacturing Chaff cutting Grain and seed cleaning Flax-milling Rope and twine manufacturing Sail and tent making Umbrella-making Shirt-making Underclothing making Hosiery knitting Tailoring .. Clothing manufacturing Waterproof clothing manufacturing .. Hat and cap making Dressmakiug Woollen-milling Flock-milling Wool-dumping Boot and shoe making Saddle and harness making Whip-thong making Portmanteau and bag making Perambulator making Wickerware working Tanning and currying Wool, rug, and mat making.. Dyeing and cleaning Chemicals, drugs, and herbal remedies manufacturing Gas and gas-stoves making Match-making Venetian-blind making Wood-turning Chair-making Cabinet-making and upholstering Coopering, sawmilling, joinery, and sash and door making 67 138 418 17 25 33 1,561 30 55 129 229 849 277 374 411 22 41 28 261 130 95 5 5 1 47 G 302 16 306 1,124 876 155 42 2,563 512 41 '102 9 12 "ll 6 2 11 1 5 Boat-building Coach and carriage building Blacksmithing Agricultural implement making Engineering and boiler-making Plumbing, tinsmithing, and gasfitting Cycle-making Sewing-machine repairing Gunsmithing and ammunition making Electrical engineering Wire-working and nail-making Copper and brass works Jewellery and watchmaking Lapidary-working Monumental masonry Lime and cement works Brick and pottery making Printing and publishing Paper manufacturing Photography Paper-bag and -box making Piano and organ building and repairing Brush-making Laundry-work Soap, candle, and tallow making Manure manufacturing Fellmongoring and wool-scouring Sausage-casings and gut manufacturing Gum-sorting Cigarette, cigar-making, and tobacco growing Dentistry Marine repairing-yards (Union S.S. Co.) Surgical-implement making.. Range-making Locksmithing Road-metal preparing Pumice-working Pictureframo making Corset and belt making Rag-sorting Starch-manufacturing Glue-manufacturing Baking-powder manufacturing Paint-grinding Wire mattress-making Engraving.. Optical works Artificial flower making Plush-goods making Heel-tip making 21 839 900 355 1,222 709 140 9 14 18 36 56 211 8 39 32 289 2,050 65 73 3 23 54 10 180 42 676 99 138 16 "28 3 3 4 239 42 75 29 8 199 4 15 1,035 179 21 28 2 13 12 69 1 64 2 11 22 8 2 527 5 50 1,966 481 1 9 21 37 415 7 33 95 602 5 1 5 1 4 5 2 C 1G 13 2 16 1 3 2 10 6 3 225 20 34 24 22 685 2,627 1 55 5 2 1 "33 Totals 22,324 7,555

Locality. Men. Apprentices. Locality. Men. Apprentices. Auckland District Christcliureh „ Dunedin „ Wellington „ Oamaru „ 85 234 160 93 3 5 56 2 16 36 31 18 Westport District Waipukurau „ Invercargill „ Nelson „ Napier „ Greymouth „ 17 2 18 5 21 17 3 3 1 6 1 Timaru „ Wanganui „ Pictoii „ 1 10 Totals ... 718 126