1841-1886
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
21,687 5,409 3,160 2,727 32,983
CHARLES MAY,
Officiating Registrar-General.
Population.
Population.
Total No. of Houses. No. of Boats. Children, Total. Children. Total. Remarks, Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Europeans and Americans 412 141 55 39 647 412 141 55 39 617 Goa and Macao Portuguese (mixed blood) 219 98 94 78 489 345 143 133 89 710 Indians, Malays, and Manila 126 45 39 11 221 Aliens (chiefly foreign seamen) and temporary residents 362 163 163 163 163 Chinese, in employ of Europeans 1,661 128 79 77 1,945 Chinese, residing in the city of Victoria 1,501 7,157 1,772 825 902 10,656 Ditto, boat population in Victoria Harbour ** 893 2,903 714 290 261 4,168 Ditto, residing in the villages 940 3,442 895 517 380 5,234 Total of Chinese. 20,767 5,125 2,972 2,599 31,463 Ditto, boat population other than Victoria 889 3,004 1,266 1,011 729 6,010 Ditto, temporary residents, vagrants, &c. 400 50 450 Estimated number of Chinese (who are not included in the House Census Returns) who were resident in houses burnt down on the 28th December, many of whom temporarily left the Colony in consequence 2,200 300 250 250 3,000 Total 21,687 5,409 3,160 2,727 32,983(Signed)
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