Woollen-mills.

There are four woollen-mills at work in Otago, employing some 780 hands. The amount paid in wages is about £50,000 per annum, and the machinery is 750, horse power. £64,000 worth of wool and other materials are used per annum, and page 75 the turn-out of manufactured goods exceeds £140,000 yearly. The woollen industry in Otago is of greater magnitude than in any other district of New Zealand.