The Changing Patterns in Distribution and Composition of Manufacturing Activity in Hamilton between 1861 and 1921

Abstract

A study was made of manufacturing activity in Hamilton between 1861 and 1921 with particular reference to the changes that occurred in the patterns of distribution and composition of this activity during this period. The years 1861, 1891 and 1921 were selected for detailed study and in chapters 3, 5 and 7 maps of manufacturing establishments in Hamilton for each of these years were analysed and explained. To give the study continuity and also to take account of the events and processes that brought about changes in the observed patterns chapter 2 was included to trace the origins and initial development of manufacturing in the city up until 1861; chapter 4 to cover the developments of the period 1861 to 1891; and chapter 6 to study the changes that occurred in the period 1891 to 1921.