262
22. The European and American inhabitants of the Hongkong villages number 224, being an increase of 47 over 1901. A portion of the crews of two steamers were included in the Aberdeen and Shaukiwan totals in the last Census, so the real increase is about 60.
23. The Chinese population of the Shaukiwan District has risen to 11,391, over 2,000 more than in 1901. A large number of men continue to be employed at Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's Shipyard.
24. There is an increase of 812 Chinese in Aberdeen, the present population being 3,654. The number of Chinese in the Stanley District is 1,276, as compared with 805 in 1901, an increase of over 50%. This is principally due to the number of coolies employed at the Tytam Reservoir Extension works. There are 711 Chinese in the village of Pokfulam. The number in 1901 was 602.
25. The growth of Old Kowloon is again, as in 1901, the most remarkable feature of the Census. The Europeans and Americans number 997, and the Portuguese 470, the increase over 1901 being 455 and 344 respectively which is equivalent to about, 83% and 273%. The number of Indian civilians is 581, as compared with 211 in 1901. The Chinese have increased from 42,976 to 52,331. The percentage of adult females to males is higher than in any other part of the Colony, except New Kowloon. In 1901 this percentage was not quite 23, while it is now 33. There is every reason to believe that the rapid expansion of Old Kowloon will continue. On the Peak and in Victoria, most of the ground available for sites has already been built over, while in Kowloon there are still considerable areas available for building purposes. One of the principal reasons for the popularity of Kowloon as a residential quarter is that a number of small houses have been built there, which meet the requirements of a large section of the European population which is unable to afford the high rents obtaining on the Peak and the upper levels of the City of Victoria. The number of European, American & Portuguese children below the age of 15 years is 452, as compared with only 161 in 1901., The Chinese children below that age number 9,278, the increase over 1901 being 4,152, representing about 80%.
26. The Non-Chinese population of New Kowloon is 47. The Chinese number 17,836.
27. The Europeans and Americans on board the Foreign Shipping in the Harbour number 1,027, and the rest of the Non-Chinese races 425. The numbers in 1901 were 646 and 355 respectively. Of the European and Americans, 388 are British; 379 Germans, 40 Americans, 70 Austrians and 51 Norwegians. In the 1901 Census the Germans only num- bered 108, while the British numbers were 299. The Japanese number 261 and the Indians, who are nearly all employed in British vessels, 92.
The crews of steamers lying at Aberdeen and Shaukiwan are included in the above totals.
28. The number of the Chinese Boat Population for the whole Colony is returned as 42,744. This represents an increase of 2,644 over the 1901 figures, in spite of the loss of life in the typhoon. Of the above total 26,611 are males and 16,133 females. I believe that these figures are as nearly as possible accurate, as the task of enumeration was carried out by the Police with great thoroughness. The boats were divided into the same classes as in 1901, except that Lighters are shown separately from Cargo Boats. The total number of boats in 1906 and 1901 is as follows:—
Passenger Boats
Carge Boats
1906.
1901.
.1,358
1,442
..1,401
1,424
Lighters......
50
Trading Junks
264
236
Harbour Boats
691
495
Fishing Boats and Junks....
.....2,480
2,039
Steam Launches
215
200
6,459
5,836