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16. The Portuguese number 2,558 as compared with 1,948 in 1901 and 2,307 in 1906. They are not included in some of the Tables with the rest of the European and American community, as, apart from the importance of their numbers, they occupy a somewhat pecu- liar position as compared with other nationalities. I cannot do better than quote Mr. Brewin's words in his Report on the 1897 Census: "there is suficient distinction between the Portuguese population and other Europeans to make this division advisable and interest- ing. The Portuguese of Hongkong form a European community settled in the Trojies, thoroughly acclimatised, and apparently not recruited to any extent from Europe. will not be for another generation that any other portion of the European community will be in a similar position".
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2,386 of the Portuguese were born in Hongkong and Macao, and only 12 in Portugal. Of the balance 83 were born in various Ports in China. The females considerably outnumber the males, there being 1,401 of the former, and 1,157 of the latter.
17. The other Non-Chinese Races (exclusive of Indians) number 1,470 as compared with 887 in 1901 and 1,300 in 1906. The principal increase is among the Japanese who have risen from 484 in 1901 to 857 in 1906 and 956 in 1911.
18. The Indian resident civil population numbers 2,012 as compared with 1,453 in 1901 and 2,068 in 1906. Full particulars regarding them will be found in the Report sent to the Indian Census Officer, a copy of which is here reproduced as Table 41.
19. The total Chinese Land Population of the Colony (excluding the New Territories and New Kowloon) is 289,470 as against 233,263 in 1901 and 244,300 in 1906. The number of males aged 15 years and over is 176,038 and of females 64,495. These figures show an increase of 18,285 males and 21,758 females as compared with 1901. and 19,063 males and 14,903 females as compared with 1905. The number of Chinese children under the age of 15 years is 48,900 as compared with 32,771 in 1901 and 37,733 in 1908. number of Chinese families in the City of Victoria is 27,073 as against 25,123 in 1901 and 25.974 in 1906. The number quoted for the present Census is a good deal under- stated, as many of the returns were incomplete in this respect. There has been a consider- able influx of Chinese women and children into the Colony during the year.
The percentage of adult Chinese females to males continues to rise.
In 1901 it was 126-8, in 1906 315 and in the present year 36-6, in respect of the City of Victoria, Old
Kowloon, the Peak, and the Hongkong Villages.
20. The Chinese Floating Population is 55,157, including 9,855 in the New Territories. The figures in 1901 and 1906 were 40,100 and 42,744 respectively. The increase in 1911 (excluding the New Territories boat people) is 5,200 as compared with 1901, and 2,558 as compared with 1906.
In 1906 there was a large number of Fishing and Trading Junks present in the Harbour, as the typhoon signals were hoisted, and they had come in or remained there for shelter. On the present occasion there were very few and the relative increase is therefore greater than the figures actually show.
Table 40 gives an official list of the number of licensed small craft of various classes in the Colony at the time the Census was taken.
The Census of the Floating Population of Victoria Harbour was commenced at 6 a.m. on 21st May, and completed at 6 p.in. on 27th May.
The general arrangements were the same as in 1906. The work was very heavy owing to full particulars having to be obtained for each person, only Sex and Age having been required at the previous Census. The books of schedules were extremely useful, and it would have been impossible to use loose forms.
The Harbour was divided into 9 Sections. Each section had one launch and two pull- ing boats or sampans.
The latter were used for going among the thick clusters of boats along the sea front, where a launch was unable to work. Each sampan hoisted a Blue Ensign at the masthead, so that she would be recognised by the section launch, and carried two Enumerators. One of the latter asked the necessary questions, and his companion recorded the answers in a book of schedule forms. Two Enumerators were incapacitated by sea-sickness, and had to be transferred to shore work.
78 books of schedules were used.