Story: Factory industries

Manufacturing in 1867

In 1867 manufacturing was spread through New Zealand’s provinces, with Auckland the dominant industrial area. It had the most manufacturers (102), the most employees (1,041), the most horsepower used (1,165 – or nearly 870,000 watts) and the most capital invested (£246,400). It would shortly be overtaken by Dunedin, which had its manufacturing lifted by the gold rush.

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Ian Hunter, 'Factory industries - Factories before the 1880s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/25553/manufacturing-in-1867 (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Ian Hunter, published 11 Mar 2010