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AGRICULTURE, 1925.
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. 43,143
43,148
Acres. 206,742
200.742
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Acres. 249,885
Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.
PREDIAL,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR,
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinose,
.$120 to $240 per annum with board and lodging,
$ 60 to $420 per annum with board and lodging.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners....$180 to $436 per annum with lodging, GARDENERS, employed by Chinese............
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employed by Foreigners, ....
TRADES, Chinese Workmen,
.$12! to $288 per annum with lodging and generally board,
$144 to $312 per annum with lodging.
.$ 72 to $480 per annum with board and lodging.
UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners.8156 to $288 per annum with lodging.
**
כן
.....$180 19 $812 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,...8 60 to $312 per annum with board and lodging.
ORDINART COMPETENT MECHANICS —
Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners, $1,30 cent to $3.00 per day.
*
Labourers,
1
Carpenters and Joiners,...
19
Masons and Bricklayers,. Painters,
*
Chinese,.
to $2.50
"
Lo 70 cents per day.
40
17
.97
to $1.40
};
**
$1.20
"
to $1.50
19
*
1.25 1.20
To 1.80
to 2.40
**
*
with board and lodging. without board and lodging.. with board and lodging, with board only.
RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
CROPS.
State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of
Acres of Land in each Crop.
STOCK.
Number of.
NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISII.
Colony of Hongkong, (incluling)
the New Territories.)
Pudi (2 crops)
and I catch-crop.
Padi (2 crops).
Padi (1 erop).
Sweet Potatoes.
11,500
22,033 | =22,079
+19+
RZ
2,165
-2,182
+17
F69'8
Ground-nuts.
*auna-zning
Pineapples.
2,200
2,100
306
Oreliard.
261= 1967
+11+
2
212
Camphor.
220
1,840
Horned Cattle,
504 *
Sheep.
$27.
Goats.
49,638
207,047
+256
923-
168*6F
+ 30
Pasture.
Total Number of
Acres in Crop.
| 206,791 | Number of Aures of
-
30
Uncultivated Ental.
Horses.
Sheep and Goats are imported for slangbter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk,
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