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No. 3-CLASSIFICATION and NUMBER of PUBLIC and Private Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong, in the Year 1859

EUROPEAN

Category VICTORIA VILLAGES TOTAL
Churches and Chapels
Public Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations, and other Government Buildings 105 81 188
Mosques, Chinese Temples, &c.,
Merchants houses and 1st Class Buildings assessed at and above £100 value (occupied,) per annum 1 10 19
Shops and private Dwellings below value £100 per annum (occupied,) 297 297
Houses untenanted, 247 247
17 17
Total 682 42 724

CHINESE AND OTHERS

Category VICTORIA VILLAGES TOTAL
Brought forward, 1,849 656 2,505
Bean Curd Sellers,
Blacksmiths,
Bird Sellers,
Boat Builders,
Book Binders,
Brokers, 10
Baker,
Bamboo Workers, 20
Bamboo House Makers, 15
Barbers, 49
Bathing Houses, 9 31 10
Joss Stick Sellers, 4 20
Ivory Carvers, 3 2
Lantern Sellers, 7
Lead Case Makers, 3
Mat Makers, 37 2 38
Mat Shed Builders, 10 47
Mat Bag Dealers, 2
Market Gardeners, 97 24 61
Money Changers, 13 13
Milkmen, 15
Onkum Makers,
Brothels, 109 7 116
Oar Dealers, 7
Brick and Tile Makers, 20 241
Building Materials, 10
Old Iron & Rags, 33
Old Clothes, 16
Carpenters, 76 833
Oil Sellers, 10
Chandlers, 205 100 305
Opium Shops, 44 4 48
Charcoal and Firewood, 40
Caulkers, 7 40
Packing Houses, 46 46
Painters, 7
Confectioners, 28 5 33
Pawnbrokers,
Cattle Sheds, 11 11
Paint Sellers, 13 4 15
Clothiers, 4
Pewterers, 12 12
Coopers, 9 9
Portrait & Landscape 8 8
Coolie Houses, 27 27
Painters,
Congee Sellers, 2
Priests Houses, 14 23
Crockery & Earthenware, 8
Pilot House, 1
Compradores, 26
Pig Dealers, 8 8
Cook Shops, 18
Poulterem, 22 22
Coal Sheds, 2
Rattan Wares, 8
Cotton Quilt Shops, 5
Rattan Splitters,
Coffin Shops, 7
Rope & Sail Maker, 5 17
Doctors (Chinese,) 12 12
Rice Dealers, 59 60
Druggists,
Dyers,
Eating Houses,
Engine Houses,
Families, 50 59
Sedan Chairs to Hire, 2 2
Sign Board Makers, 2 9
Sheep Dealers, 5 2 2
Shoemakers, 31 597 159
Shoe Sellers (Chinese,) 20
Farmers, 20 138 158
Stone Cutters, 18
Fishermen, 61 61
Stationers, 7
Fiak Lans, (Fresh,) 5 5
Fiak Lans, (Salt,) 20
Flower Dealers, 9
Foreign Goods, 74
Fortune Tellers,
Fruiterers, 98
Gardeners,
Glaziers,
Soy Sellers, 16 20
Schools, 8 8
Tanners, 8 74
Tinmen 13
Timber Dealers, 22 10 48
Tea Sellers, 6 5
Tobacconista, 11
Tailors, 70 73
Gold and Silversmiths, 29 38
Tepos' Houses, 11
Gold Leaf Beaters, 6
Umbrella Makers,
Grass Cutters, 51 89
Undertaken, 4
Green Grocers, 5 19
Washermen, 49
Gunsmiths,
Hat and Cap Sellers,
Hongs, 65 1
Watch Makers, 3
Weight & Scale Makers, 2
Vacant Houses, 224 41 255
Joss & Joss paper Dealers, 14 19 89
Carried forward, 1,849 656 2,505
Total, 2,771 766 3,537

Total

2,771

766

3,537

D. R. CALDWELL,

Registrar General

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No. 3-CLASSIFICATION and NUMBER of PUBLIC and Private Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong, in the Year 1859 EUROPEAN Category VICTORIA VILLAGES TOTAL Churches and Chapels Public Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations, and other Government Buildings 105 81 188 Mosques, Chinese Temples, &c., Merchants houses and 1st Class Buildings assessed at and above £100 value (occupied,) per annum 1 10 19 Shops and private Dwellings below value £100 per annum (occupied,) 297 297 Houses untenanted, 247 247 17 17 Total 682 42 724 CHINESE AND OTHERS Category VICTORIA VILLAGES TOTAL Brought forward, 1,849 656 2,505 Bean Curd Sellers, Blacksmiths, Bird Sellers, Boat Builders, Book Binders, Brokers, 10 Baker, Bamboo Workers, 20 Bamboo House Makers, 15 Barbers, 49 Bathing Houses, 9 31 10 Joss Stick Sellers, 4 20 Ivory Carvers, 3 2 Lantern Sellers, 7 Lead Case Makers, 3 Mat Makers, 37 2 38 Mat Shed Builders, 10 47 Mat Bag Dealers, 2 Market Gardeners, 97 24 61 Money Changers, 13 13 Milkmen, 15 Onkum Makers, Brothels, 109 7 116 Oar Dealers, 7 Brick and Tile Makers, 20 241 Building Materials, 10 Old Iron & Rags, 33 Old Clothes, 16 Carpenters, 76 833 Oil Sellers, 10 Chandlers, 205 100 305 Opium Shops, 44 4 48 Charcoal and Firewood, 40 Caulkers, 7 40 Packing Houses, 46 46 Painters, 7 Confectioners, 28 5 33 Pawnbrokers, Cattle Sheds, 11 11 Paint Sellers, 13 4 15 Clothiers, 4 Pewterers, 12 12 Coopers, 9 9 Portrait & Landscape 8 8 Coolie Houses, 27 27 Painters, Congee Sellers, 2 Priests Houses, 14 23 Crockery & Earthenware, 8 Pilot House, 1 Compradores, 26 Pig Dealers, 8 8 Cook Shops, 18 Poulterem, 22 22 Coal Sheds, 2 Rattan Wares, 8 Cotton Quilt Shops, 5 Rattan Splitters, Coffin Shops, 7 Rope & Sail Maker, 5 17 Doctors (Chinese,) 12 12 Rice Dealers, 59 60 Druggists, Dyers, Eating Houses, Engine Houses, Families, 50 59 Sedan Chairs to Hire, 2 2 Sign Board Makers, 2 9 Sheep Dealers, 5 2 2 Shoemakers, 31 597 159 Shoe Sellers (Chinese,) 20 Farmers, 20 138 158 Stone Cutters, 18 Fishermen, 61 61 Stationers, 7 Fiak Lans, (Fresh,) 5 5 Fiak Lans, (Salt,) 20 Flower Dealers, 9 Foreign Goods, 74 Fortune Tellers, Fruiterers, 98 Gardeners, Glaziers, Soy Sellers, 16 20 Schools, 8 8 Tanners, 8 74 Tinmen 13 Timber Dealers, 22 10 48 Tea Sellers, 6 5 Tobacconista, 11 Tailors, 70 73 Gold and Silversmiths, 29 38 Tepos' Houses, 11 Gold Leaf Beaters, 6 Umbrella Makers, Grass Cutters, 51 89 Undertaken, 4 Green Grocers, 5 19 Washermen, 49 Gunsmiths, Hat and Cap Sellers, Hongs, 65 1 Watch Makers, 3 Weight & Scale Makers, 2 Vacant Houses, 224 41 255 Joss & Joss paper Dealers, 14 19 89 Carried forward, 1,849 656 2,505 Total, 2,771 766 3,537 Total 2,771 766 3,537 D. R. CALDWELL, Registrar General Page 85 Page 86
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON BE TO NIE 97. 133 C 84 No. 3-CLASSIFICATION and NUMBER of PUBLIO and Private Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong, in the Year 1859. EUROPEAN. VICTORIA VILLAGES. TOTAL. Churches and Chapels, Public Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations, and other Government Buildings 105 81 - 188 Mosques, Chinese Temples, &c., Merchants houses and 1st Class Buildings assessed at and above £100 value (occupied,) 1 10 8 19 per annum 297 297 Shops and private Dwellings below value £100 per annum (occupied,).. Houses untenanted, 247 247 17 17 JE 682 42 724 CHINESE AND OTHERS, VICTORIA. VILLAGES. TOTAL.. VICTORIA, VILLAGES. TOTAL Brought forward,.. 1,849 656 2,505 Bean Curd Sellers, Blacksmiths, Bird Sellers, Boat Builders,.. Book Binders, Brokers, Baker, 10 Bamboo Workers, 20 Bamboo House Makers, 15 Barbers, 49 Bathing Houses, 9 31 10 :: Joss Stick Sellers, 4 20 Ivory Carvers, 3 2 17 Lantern Sellers, 7 g : 71 Lead Case Makers, 3 Mat Makers, 37 2 *✪ : 38 Mat Shed Builders, 10 47 Mat Bag Dealers, .. 2 Market Gardeners, 97 24 61 Money Changers, 13 13 15 :: Milkmen, 15 Onkum Makers, Brothels, 109 7 116 Oar Dealers, 7 Brick and Tile Makers, 20 241 Building Materials, 10 :: Old Iron & Rags, 33 נון Old Clothes, 16 Carpenters, .. 76 833 Oil Sellers, 10 ::: ::: ::::::: 8 7 6 3 8 11 17 11 6 13 33 16 10 Chandlers, 205 100 305 Opium Shops, 44 4 48 Charcoal and Firewood, 40 Caulkers, 7 :: 40 Packing Houses, 46 46 7 Painters, Confectioners, 28 5 33 Pawnbrokers,.. : Cattle Sheds, .. 11 11 Paint Sellers, 13 4 15 4 Clothiers, 12 13 75 Pewterers, 12 12 Coopers, 9 9 Portrait & Landscape 8 8 Coolie Houses, 27 27 Painters, Congee Sellers, 2 Priests Houses, 14 23 Crockery & Earthenware, 8 Pilot House, 1 Compradores, 26 Pig Dealers, 8 8 Cook Shops, 18 Poulterem, 22 22 Coal Sheds,.. 2 Rattan Wares, 8 Cotton Quilt Shops, 5 Rattan Splitters, Coffin Shops, 7 Rope & Sail Maker, 5 17 Doctors (Chinese,). 12 12 Rice Dealers, 59 60 Druggists, Dyers, Eating Houses, Engine Houses, Families, 50 59 Sedan Chairs to Hire,.. 2 2 Sign Board Makers,.. 2 9 Sheep Dealers, 5 2 2 Shoemakers, 31 597 159 096 Shoe Sellers (Chinese,). 20 Farmers,.. 20 138 158 Stone Cutters,.. 18 Fishermen, .. 61 61 Stationers, 7 Fiak Lans, (Fresh,).. 5 5 Do. Do. (Salt,) 20 Flower Dealers, 9 Foreign Goods, 74 Fortune Tellers, Fruiterers, 98 Gardeners, Glaziers, ::::::: Soy Sellers, 16 20 Schools, 8 8 Tanners,.. 8 74 Tinmen 13 Timber Dealers, 22 10 48 Tea Sellers,.. 6 5 Tobacconista, 11 :::::::::::: 9 15 $1 20 89 7 15 8 18 24 11 8 Tailors, 70 73 Gold and Silversmiths, 29 38 Tepos' Houses, 11 Gold Leaf Beaters, 6 Umbrella Makers, Grass Cutters,.. 51 89 Undertaken,.. 4 Green Grocers, 5 19 Washermen, 49 Gunsmiths, Hat and Cap Sellers, Hongs, 65 ::: 1 Watch Makers, 3 Weight & Scale Makers, 2 65 Vacant Houses, ・・ 224 41 255 Joss & Joss paper Dealers, 14 19 89 Carried forward,... 1,849 656 2,505 Total,.. 2,771 766 9,597 D. R. CALDWELL, } Registrar General, Page 85Page 86
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

BE TO NIE 97.

133

C

84

No. 3-CLASSIFICATION and NUMBER of PUBLIO and Private Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong, in the Year 1859.

EUROPEAN.

VICTORIA VILLAGES.

TOTAL.

Churches and Chapels,

Public Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations, and other Government

Buildings

105

81

- 188

Mosques, Chinese Temples, &c.,

Merchants houses and 1st Class Buildings assessed at and above £100

value (occupied,)

1 10

8

19

per annum

297

297

Shops and private Dwellings below value £100 per annum (occupied,).. Houses untenanted,

247

247

17

17

JE

682

42

724

CHINESE AND OTHERS,

VICTORIA. VILLAGES.

TOTAL..

VICTORIA, VILLAGES.

TOTAL

Brought forward,..

1,849

656

2,505

Bean Curd Sellers,

Blacksmiths,

Bird Sellers, Boat Builders,..

Book Binders,

Brokers,

Baker,

10

Bamboo Workers,

20

Bamboo House Makers,

15

Barbers,

49

Bathing Houses,

9

31

10

::

Joss Stick Sellers,

4

20

Ivory Carvers,

3

2

17

Lantern Sellers,

7

g

:

71

Lead Case Makers,

3

Mat Makers,

37

2

*✪

:

38

Mat Shed Builders,

10

47

Mat Bag Dealers, ..

2

Market Gardeners,

97

24

61

Money Changers,

13

13

15

::

Milkmen,

15

Onkum Makers,

Brothels,

109

7

116

Oar Dealers,

7

Brick and Tile Makers,

20

241

Building Materials,

10

::

Old Iron & Rags,

33

נון

Old Clothes,

16

Carpenters, ..

76

833

Oil Sellers,

10

::: ::: :::::::

8

7

6

3

8

11

17

11

6

13

33

16

10

Chandlers,

205

100

305

Opium Shops,

44

4

48

Charcoal and Firewood,

40

Caulkers,

7

::

40

Packing Houses,

46

46

7

Painters,

Confectioners,

28

5

33

Pawnbrokers,..

:

Cattle Sheds, ..

11

11

Paint Sellers,

13

4

15

4

Clothiers,

12

13

75

Pewterers,

12

12

Coopers,

9

9

Portrait & Landscape

8

8

Coolie Houses,

27

27

Painters,

Congee Sellers,

2

Priests Houses,

14

23

Crockery & Earthenware,

8

Pilot House,

1

Compradores,

26

Pig Dealers,

8

8

Cook Shops,

18

Poulterem,

22

22

Coal Sheds,..

2

Rattan Wares,

8

Cotton Quilt Shops,

5

Rattan Splitters,

Coffin Shops,

7

Rope & Sail Maker,

5

17

Doctors (Chinese,).

12

12

Rice Dealers,

59

60

Druggists,

Dyers, Eating Houses, Engine Houses,

Families,

50

59

Sedan Chairs to Hire,..

2

2

Sign Board Makers,..

2

9

Sheep Dealers,

5

2

2

Shoemakers,

31

597

159

096

Shoe Sellers (Chinese,).

20

Farmers,..

20

138

158

Stone Cutters,..

18

Fishermen, ..

61

61

Stationers,

7

Fiak Lans, (Fresh,)..

5

5

Do. Do. (Salt,)

20

Flower Dealers,

9

Foreign Goods,

74

Fortune Tellers,

Fruiterers,

98

Gardeners,

Glaziers,

:::::::

Soy Sellers,

16

20

Schools,

8

8

Tanners,..

8

74

Tinmen

13

Timber Dealers,

22

10

48

Tea Sellers,..

6

5

Tobacconista,

11

::::::::::::

9

15

$1

20

89

7

15

8

18

24

11

8

Tailors,

70

73

Gold and Silversmiths,

29

38

Tepos' Houses,

11

Gold Leaf Beaters,

6

Umbrella Makers,

Grass Cutters,..

51

89

Undertaken,..

4

Green Grocers,

5

19

Washermen,

49

Gunsmiths,

Hat and Cap Sellers,

Hongs,

65

:::

1

Watch Makers,

3

Weight & Scale Makers,

2

65

Vacant Houses, ・・

224

41

255

Joss & Joss paper Dealers,

14

19

89

Carried forward,...

1,849

656

2,505

Total,..

2,771

766

9,597

D. R. CALDWELL,

}

Registrar General,

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