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SUMMARY.

Total number of employes under " The Factories Act, 1894," 1900-1901 .. .... 53,460 Total number of employes under " The Factories Act, 1894," 1899-1900 .. .. 48,938 (Exclusive of Railway Workshops.) Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,522 Total number of factories, 1900-1901 .. .. .. .. .. ..6,744 Total number of factories, 1899-1900 .. .. .- -- .. ..6,438 Increase .. .. .. -. - - .. .. 306

Erratum. —In statistics for Auckland City the heading " Bacon-ouring" should read " Meat-preserving and Baoon-ouring." Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,976 copies), _96 16s.

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Males. Females. Males. Females. Food Trades. Fruit-preserving and condiment-manu-facturing Aerated-water and cordial manufacturing Brewing, malting, and bottling Coffee- and spice-manufacturing Tea blending and packing Sugar-refining Bread-;"and confectionery-manufactur-ing Baking-powder manufacturing Flour-milling Butter- and cheese-manufacturing Sausage-casing preparing Meat- and fish-preserving and baconcuring Wine- and cider-manufacturing 174 434 760 71 157 171 2,897 124 2 4 8 379 Miscellaneous. Ammunition-making Artificial-limb making Brick- and pottery-making Broken road-metal preparing Brush- and broom-making Basket- and perambulator-making Chaff-cutting Cement- and lime-manufacturing Cigar- and cigarette-manufacturing .. Cork-cutting Carpet-weaving Dentistry Drug and herbal-remedy manufacturing Dyeing and cleaning Engraving and electroplating Feather-cleaning Fireworks-manufacturing Fire kindler making Flax-milling Gas-manufacturing.. Glass-bevelling Glue-manufacturing Grain- and seed-cleaning and wooldumping Gum-sorting Gunsmithing Ink-manufacturing Laundry-work Lens-grinding Manure-manufacturing Mat- and rug-making Monumental masonry Organ-building Paint- and varnish-manufacturing Paper bag and box manufacturing Paper-milling Photography Piano-manufacturing Picture-frame making . Printing, bookbinding, and stationerymanufacturing Pumice-grinding Quilt-making Rag-sorting and bottle-oleaning Rope- and twine-manufacturing Sheep-dip manufacturing Stone cutting and polishing Sail- and tent-making Soap-, tallow-, and candle-manufac-turing Starch-manufacturing Surgical-implement manufacturing .. Tanning, fellmongering, and woolscouring Toy and door-mat making Watchmaking and jewelling.. Wax-vesta manufacturing Wire-mattress making Wig-making 20 2 751 66 93 146 77 192 14 2 3 292 165 22 26 88 "57 10 "31 13 432 840 120 1,991 "33 3 53 57 13 41 17 6 7 Iron Trades. Engineering, &c. Coachbuilding and blacksmithing Plumbing, tinsmithing, and gasfitting Cycle-engineering and sewing-machine repairing Agricultural - implement manufacturing Wire-working Electrical engineering and lighting .. Range-making Galvanised-iron working Cutlery-grinding Heel- and toe-plate making Ship-repairing 3,620 3,353 1,287 479 6 3 917 461 7 9 213 1 1 1 1 11 466 30 77 112 75 3 8 107 147 21 2 120 5 44 19 92 13 20 39 73 134 13 52 2,618 512 2 "l7 Leather Trades. Saddle- and harness-making Boot-manufacturing Portmanteau-making 871 2,295 33 38 792 8 113 21 179 7 556 Clothing Trades. Shirt-making* .. Tailoring and clothing-manufacturing* Dressmaking* .. .. Hat- and cap-making Hosiery-knitting Waterproof-clothing manufacturing .. Plain-sewing and underclothing-manu-facturing Calico-bag making Woollen-milling Flock-milling Corset- and belt-making Umbrella-making 33 1,923 51 25 15 3 726 3,205 4,068 115 462 161 123 23 6 157 7 17 133 348 3 "65 4 3 816 15 20 712 34 2 1,700 7 "lO "l8 19 4 476 30 29 3 Wood-working Trades. Cabinetmaking and upholstering Wood-turning and box-making Joinery and sash- and door-making and sawmilling Coopering Boatbuilding Venetian-blind making Billiard-table making 1,528 72 4,865 70 6 118 94 96 65 6 Totals 40,381 13,079 Hands employed in the New Zealand Railway Workshops Grand totals 1,70 3 1 42,084 13,079 * In Timaru the tailoresses are also dressmakers and shirt-makers.