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AGRICULTURE, 1929,
CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
Estimated Aerenge of Cultivated Laud in the Colony.
Acres,
46.491
46.494
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Laud in the Colony,
Estimated Acreage of the Colony.
Acres. 203.391
203,391
Note. —There are no Estates in the Colony.
Acres. 249.8×5
PREDIAL
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
.......................$144 to $240 per annum with boned and lodging. Domestic SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, ..............$. 84 to $456 per nouum with board and lodging, Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners........$192 to $456 per annum with lödging. Gardeners, employed by Chinese...............
19
employed by Foreigners,
TRADES, Chinese Workmen,
.8192 to 8336 per annum with lodging and generally board, .$192 to $360 per unum with lodging.
Unskilled LarOURERS, employed by Foreigner«,$150 to 8384 per annum with lodging.
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$108 to $180 per annum with board and lodging.
.$180 to $360 per annum without hoard and lodging. employed by Chinese,...$108 to $384 per unium with board and lodging,
ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—
Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,41.20 cents to $3.50) per day.
**
Labourers,
*
Carpenters und Joiners.....
Masons and Bricklayers.. Painters,
to $2.00 J
to 70 cents per day. to $1,50
with board und lodging. without bourd and lodging,
Chinese.... 1.00
.40 $1.00
"
31
44
1.20
to $1.80
*
常
+
1.00
to 2,00
71
#
1,30
1+
10 2.40
**
with board and lodging. with hoard only.
NAME OF TIE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISII.
Colony of Hong Kong, (includ- hug the New Territories.)
RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
CROPS.
State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in ench Crop,
2,200
[[RI-13U)
2,100
Sugar-caue.
11:500
Padi (2 crops)
and I catch-crop.|
22,033|=22,079 +16 +
2,165
28
Padi (2 crops).
-
=2,182
+17
+
43
Padi (1 erop).
169'8
Sweet Potatoes,
STOCK
Number of.
90%
961
497
+1} + 1
212
168*67 | 289'GE
+236 + 67
207,047 | 206,791
-236
349
1,868
Pincupples.
Orchard).
Camplior.
l'astore.
Total Number of
Artes in Crop
| JO BOLOV 20 Jaqung
20
-
§ 180 *
Uncultivated Lamb,
Horses.
Horned Cattle.
Sheup.
Gouts.
Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few gonts kept by Shoep only imported for immediate slaughter.
Ladinoy for milk.
Does not include New Territory for which no figures are avaliable and does not include gonts for slaughter.
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