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AGRICULTURE, 1925.

CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Arrenge of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

Acres. 48,143

43,143

Acres. 206,742

206,742

Acres. 219,883

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Note. There are no Estates in the Colony,

PREDIAL.

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR,

Domestic SerYANTS, employed by Chinese,

$120 to $210 per annum with board and fodging. ....§. 60 to $120 per annum with board and lodging,

Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners....$190 to § 136 por nunum with folging, GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,........

employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workinen, ...........................

..$150 to $312 per ammum with lodging and generally board,

$1×0 to $324 per annum with lodging.

$ 72 in § 180 per annum with hoard and lodging.

UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$156 to $336 per annum with lodging.

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........$180 to $312 per anuum without bourd and lodging. employed by Chinese,.....$ 96 to $360 per nunum with board and lodging, ORDINARY COMpetent MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners, $1,30 cents to $3.00 per day.

**

Labourers,

11

Carpenters and Joiners,.

Masons and Bricklayers,. Painters,

Chinese,... 100

to $1.80

43

17

40

In

.97 $1.25 1.25

70 cents per day. 10 $1.40

1+

"

H

to $1.80

ง.

To 1,80

1

1,20

H

to 2.10

with board und lolging. without board and lodging. with bound and lodging, with board only.

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of

Aeres al Land in encls Crop.

STOCK.

Number of.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

Colony of Hongkong, (including

the New Territories,}

002 11

22,038 | =22,079) +16 | +

2,165

28

+17

=2.182

4697%

Padi (2 crops)

and exteb-crop.'

Pali (2 crops).

Pali (1 erop).

Sweet Potatoes.

Ground-nuts.

2.200

L

I

Oreland.

Camphor.

Pasture.

Pineapples.

Deng

__267= | 96+

902

2.100

2

+11+

818

1995+

FASTGE (MC9'6E

:

01 +

207,047 | 206,791

-2561-

0%

CONT

OFE

487 *

. 065

Total Number of

Acres in Cop.

Uncultivated Land.

Sumber of Acres of

Tor-ex.

Horned Cattle.

Sheep.

Gont.

* Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter mnly, with the exception of a low goals kept by Lulinus for milk.

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