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The Census staff proper was composed of 1 clerk at $40 a month, and 2 at $20. Two more clerks at $20 a month were added later on.
A few Grant-in-Aid school-masters volunteered to act as enuinerators. A certain number of them. as well as many professional petition writers, filled up schedules for a small consideration. It is a question whether this practice should be oncouraged or not. It results in the schedules being filled up properly without trouble to the enumerators, but, on the other hand, in the greater number of cases, the schedules are not brought back to the houses at which they were originally left, and considerable con- fusion and inconvenience results.
40. The eastern verandah on the ground floor of the Registrar General's Office was used as a Census Office. This arrangement was a great convenience to all concerned, the only drawback being that the space was a little confined.
41. A satisfactory and somewhat unusual feature of the Census was that no obstruction or opposi tion was met with by any of the enumerators. As a rule the taking of a Census gives rise to the wildest speculation among the lower class Chinese as to its object. They are inclined to associate it in their minds with the idea of increased taxation, or some objectionable sanitary measure. The absence any trouble on the present occasion is probably attributable to the fact that the last Census was taken only four years ago, and the memory of it would still be fresh in the minds of the greater number of the Chinese population.
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43. The total cost of the Census was $5,440.91.
44. In conclusion I wish to express my indebtedness to Mr. BREWIN for his assistance and advice. 45. The following Tables are appended to this Report:-
I.-The total Civil Population.
AI.—A Comparison between the Population in the years 1891 and 1901.
III.-The European and American Population according to race.
IV. Birth Places of the Population of British origin.
V.-British Places of the Portuguese.
VI.-The Non-Chinese population other than Europeans and Americans.
VII-The Ages of the European, American and other Non-Chinese Resident Civil
Population.
VIII.—The Ages of the Europeans, Americans and other Non-Chinese on board the Shipping.
IX.-The Ages of the Chinese,
X.-Native Places of the Chinese Land Population.
XI.-Natives of the Kwong Tung Province according to their districts.
XII.-Chinese Population of the Villages of Hongkong.
XIII.-Chinese Population of British Kowloon.
XIV.-Chinese Population of the Registration Districts of Victoria in 1891 and 1901.
XV.-Population of Victoria according to Health Districts.
XVI. The number of Chinese Families in Victoria in the year 1891 and in 1901. XVII.-Number and description of Boats and Junks in the waters of the Colony, and the
number of persons on each class of boats.
XVIII.—The number of European, American and Non-Chinese Children between the ages of
6 and 15 years (inclusive).
XIX.--The number of Europeans, Americans, nd Non-Chinese who are described as being
Students.
XX. The number of Chinese Children between the ages of 6 and 15 years (inclusive). XXI.-The number of Chinese who are described as being Students. XXII. Military and Naval Establishments.
P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Census Officer.