287
(U1)
AGRICULTURE, 1919.
CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony,
Estimated Acreage of
the Colony.
Acres. 42,713
Acres. 207,528
Note.-There are no Estates in the Colony.
1
Acres. 250,241
PWV.D.
PREDIAL,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese, Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners.... GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,..
12
employed by Foreigners,
TRADES, Chinese Workmen,
$36 to
90 per annum with board and lodging, ...$ 36 to $300 per annum with board and lodging.
84 to $360 per anunm with lodging.
.§. 96 to $210 per annum with lodging and generally board. $132 to $288 per sunum with lodging,
.$ 36 to $360 per annum with board and lodging.
Unskilled Labourers, employed by Foreigners,$ 96 to $192 per annum with board and lodging.
35
19
"
--$144 to $264 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,... 36 to $ 96 per annum with board and lodging.
ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :
Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,...70 cents 10 $2.20 per day.
*
Labourers, Carpenters and Joiners,.
19
Masons and Bricklayers, Paiuters,.....
19
Chinese,. .30
14
to $1.60
30
to 60) cents per day,
H
15
10
70
TO to $100
M
17
3.5
19
6.1
.70
117
90
*
with board and lodging. without board and lodging. with bourd and lodging.
S. C. A
RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISH.
CROPS,
State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Laul in exch Crop.
Colony of Hongkong, & Kowloon,
STOCK.
Number of.
Sheep and Goats are Imported for slaughter only, with the exeptim of a few goats kept by Lilians for milk.
1
1500
Goats.