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Sauce, Pickle, and Vinegar Making. Official statistics, year ended 31st March — 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .... 20 20 19 Employees (number) . . . . 224 210 237 Wages paid .. .. .. £39,386 £38,086 £40,940 Value of output .. .. .. £187,334 £177,861 £176,561 Value added by manufacture .. £112,255 £103,104 £102,667 Imports, calendar years :— Pickles (gallons) .. .. .. 405 728 1,010 Value .. .. .. .. £324 £622 £669 Sauce and chutney (gallons) .. 5,964 6,040 8,102 Value .. .. .. £6,979 £7,833 £10,466 Vinegar (gallons).. .. .. 20,411 20,379 18,676 Value .. .. .. .. £5,924 £6,868 £6,136 The present conditions in this industry show no marked variation from the position shown by the above figures. Soap and Candle Making. Official statistics, year ended 31st March — 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .... 21 23 24 Employees (number) .. . . 422 470 468 Wages paid .. .. .. £86,611 £86,570 £85,207 Value of output .. .. .. £444,270 £467,393 £468,988 Value added by manufacture .. £259,120 £251,257 £258,324 Conditions during the current year have not shown any material variation from the 1934 figures. Local competition for business in bar soap continues to be a feature of this trade. Sales of candles are steadily diminishing, due to increasing availability of electric light. Coach and Motor-body Building and Cycle-works. Official statistics, year ended 31st March— 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .. 1,049 1,042 1,204 Employees (number) . . . . 5,090 4,560 4,491 Wages paid .. .. .. £895,782 £731,296 £693,082 Value of output .. .. £2,016,683 £1,895,253 £1,963,497 Value added by manufacture .. £1,298,870 £1,101,961 £1,117,235 Southern factories report a gradual improvement during the year. In one factory an improvement in sales of 14 per cent, is reported. During the year Todd Motors, Ltd., opened a factory at Petone for the assembling of motor-cars. The number of workers engaged total between 200 and 250. The improvement in this industry can be gauged by the material increase of 175 workers in one of the larger units of the industry —from 365 in July, 1934, to 540 in July, 1935. Biscuits and Confectionery Making. Official statistics, year ended 31st March— 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .. 57 58 57 Employees (number) .. .. 2,523 2,512 2,738 Wages paid .. .. .. £315,664 £313,210 £312,012 Value of output .. .. £1,327,013 £1,246,733 £1,379,760 Value added by manufacture .. £718,561 £654,443 691,125 Southern factories report an increase in staffs and turnovers. In one case the increase of employees was stated as 9 per cent. During the year the old established company of Phcenix Confectionery Co., Ltd., effected an amalgamation with the British confectionery-manufacturers, Caley and Mackintosh, under the name of Mackintosh, Caley, Phoenix, Ltd. Auckland companies report increases in turnovers, with a greater demand for higher-grade products. The prospects of the industry for the ensuing year are distinctly favourable. Furniture and Cabinet Making. Official statistics, year ended 31st March — 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .. . . 308 299 281 Employees (number) .. .. .. 1,779 1,584 1,576 Wages paid .. .. .. .. £285,649 £236,860 £233,300 Value of output .. .. .. £726,795 £611,019 £616,365 Value added by manufacture .. .. £417,727 £348,980 £347,121 The improved position of the building industry is reflected in an increased demand for furniture. In southern centres improvement in sales is recorded in percentage figures from 10 per cent, to 20 per cent. In northern centres considerable improvement is shown, and a demand for higher and better grade quality is a feature of the trade. Ham and Bacon Factories. Official statistics, year ended 31st March — 1932. 1933. 1934. Establishments (number) .. .. 39 40 39 Employees (number) .. . . . . 384 398 427 Wages paid.. .. .. .. £87,088 £87,675 £91,000 Value of output .. .. .. £761,121 £702,442 £755,716 Value added by manufacture .. .. £266,798 £275,572 £225,411 Cost of materials used .. .. £494,323 £426,870 £530,305

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