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 ADDITIONS AND COKRECTIONS

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Production. — Factory production

in

Australia in 1910

and 1911 is e.stimaled as

follows :—

1910 No.

1911 No.

Factories

13,822

14,455

Hands employed.

•

286.96B £ 23,870,000

311,772 £ 27,532,000

Salaries and wages paid

Fuel used

.

2,635,000

2,753,000

Materials used

72,796,000

79,042,000

Value added in process

of

manufacture

48,064,000

54,145,000

Output ....

120,800,000

133,187,000

Land and buildings

29,512,000

32,499,000

Plant and machinerj^.

28,951,000

31,599,000

A 'Factory' is defined as an industrial establishment in which four or more hands are employed, in which power other than hand power is used.

Mineral Output in 1912:-

QUEENSLAND.

1911

1912

—

(Actual)

(Estimated)

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

£

£

Gold.

. fine ozs.

381,845

1,021,973

346,390

1,471,370

Copper

. tons

20,383

1,151,351

23,819

1,766,341

Silver.

.

. ozs.

549,015

50,305

495,711

58,324

Lead.

. tons

1,771

23,460

2,646

48,944

Tin.

,,

3,091

307,847

3,133

352,439

Coal.

11

891,568

323,998

813,600

294,930

Other m

nerals. Total value

—

157,779

—

127,328

—

3,642,713

—

4,119,076

NEW ZEALAND. Trade. — The principal exports in 1911 and 1912 wei'e as follows : —

—

1911

19]

[2

£

£

Potatoes tons

1,254

6,339

19,984

150,209

Rabbits

cwts.

97,370

80,112

66,837

55,578

Tow.

tons

8,285

25,760

3,427

32,083

Hops.

cwts.

l,fi31

11,214

2,449

21,101

Butter

302,922

1,559,345

378,107

2,094,789

Cheese

439,193

1,184,082

576,843

1,683,592

Beef, frozen

244,897

296,112

^ 2,432,050

Mutton, frozen.

873,454

1,155,390

3,830,448

Lamb, frozen.

)>

1,030,533

1.934,663

Grain and Pulse

bushels

1,760,688

335,024

5,339,231

753,294

Hemp

tons

19,360

314,835

19,272

380,093

Kauri gum

7,587

395,707

7,908

401,305

Hides and Skins

no.

15,253,496

881,854

17,116,227

1,058,457

Tallow

tons

20,702 •

608,760

23,046

688,129

Timber

sup. ft.

90,105,442

440,270

95,323.833

491,842

Wool.

lbs.

169,461, 78i

6,548,509

188,361,083

7,092,932

Gold ....

ozs.

455,186

1,816.989

343,162

1,344,754