No of houses occupied by Chinese & Rate.
Census of inhabitants in Victoria Remarks,
Year Population Police Freightment,& II 6 months ending The 30th June, 1845. 1658/181 3046 657. 1845 19260 1846 18714 961 2060 1847 11,056 2 62 Year ending $1848. 1358 2379 1848 9,466 0 22 30th Jan 1849. 1897. Acording to new assessment for year ending 30 June, 1851. 15,257 1,525 2.563 1,620 2,605 (1,740 11 12 167The Census Population includes Chinese servants in employ of Foreigners not included in preceding calculations.
was estimated previous to 1849 - for 1849, compiled from returns furnished the year years 1845 by each Chinese householder; in 46 847, the fixed population was greatly increased by labourers, (included) in the returns), who resided in mat sheds ; the estimated number of latter for 1845 was 10,000; at the present time there are not 100.
100 persons living in mat sheds make in 120 the district of Victoria.
From the avidity with which Chinese have made arrangements apparently against their interest to secure the possession of Land for definite periods, in four instances incidentally coming to my knowledge, and I believe there are many more,
Chinese have built substantial brick houses upon the agreement that the property reverts to the European Landowner at the expiration of the years, viz
Inland Lot No. 199, luson's Road East, 6 houses.
4 211 " Go. West, 6
72 Willington Street, 4
171 172 " Jo. Do. "
the three last lots built about 12 months back, and I am aware of two recent instances in which, notwithstanding the offer of a Chinaman to pay Ground rent, build a substantial house and give up possession, in one case in 5 years and the other in 10.