MON
IT
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 6.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1866.
VOL. XII.
No. 16.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns from the Acting Registrar General, connected with the Population and Trade of the Colony, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial,Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th February, 1866.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 1.-CENSUS OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1865.
POPULATION.
No. of HOUSES.
No. or BOATS.
TOTAL.
Men.
Women. Boys.
Girls.
Boat population in Victoria,..
Boat population other than Victoria,
Vagrants,
Prisoners,
Europeans and Americans,
Goa, Manila, Indian and others of mixed blood,.
Aliens, chiefly Seamen, and temporary residents,.
Chinese in employ of Europeans, &c.,
Chinese residing in Victoria,
Chinese residing in Villages and Kowloon,
1,142
467
226
199
2,034
1,020
293
145
187
1,645
150
150
5,968
510
118
240
6,836
46,603
14,433
7,078
5,689
73,803
7,181
2,182
1,252
756
11,371
10,683
4,222
2,678
1,570
19,153
3.738
1,831
1,267
896
7,732
2,000
2,000
770
10
*
780
6,798
3,877
Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1866.
9,537 125,504
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.
No. 2.-RETURN OF POPULATION OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1805.
COLORED.
Females. • Males. Females. Males.
79,255 23,948
12,764
VICTORIA DISTRICT,
Chinese in employ of Europeans,
Chinese,.........
Sub-Districts,--
Show-ke-wan,
Sai-wan,
Sheak'o,..
Ty-tam-took,
Stanley,
Aberdeen,,
Heongkong,
Kowloon,
Pok-foo-lum,
Belcher's Bay, &c.,
Rost population,
T.
Vagrants,
caiporary residents,
Prisoners,
WHITE.
TOTAL.
Males.
Females.
1,368
666
1,165
480
2,533
1,146
6,086
750
6,086
750
:..
53,681
20,122
53,081
20,122
2,053
765
113
80
177
123
46
32
802
420
1,288
376
135
128
132
GO
3,265
886
422
68
8,433
. 2,938
18,366
6,519
18,366
8,519
150
2,000
770
10
92,019
33,485
Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 51st January, 1866.
M. S. TONNOCHY, deling Registrar General.