| Location | Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land | Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land | Estimated Acreage of the Colony | Number of Estates In Cultivation | Number of Estates Abandoned | Number of Estates Cultivated Wholly or Partially on the Métairie System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hongkong (Inclusive of City of Victoria and Villages amounting 900 acres) | 4400 | 17420 | 21820 | 527 | 17473 | 207 |
| Stone Cutters Island | 18000 | 10 | 197 |
| Type | Per Annum | Per Day | Per Task or Job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prodial paid in kind | |||
| Decorative Servants employed by Chinese | $4. 10s with board and lodging | ||
| Chinese employed by Europeans | £15. 8s. and upwards | ||
| Trades Chinese Workmen | £12. 10s. and upwards with board and lodging |
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CULTIVATED and UNCULTIVATED Lands, Wages, Produce, Stöck; &c..
Estimated Acrage
of Cultivated Land
in the Colony.
Estimated AcrERED
of Uncultivated Land
Estimated Acreago
of the Colony.
Number of Estates In Cultivation.
Number of Estates Abandoned.
in the Colony.
Number of Estates Cultivated
Wholly or Partially
on the Métairie System.
4400.
longlong
Enclusive of Caity of Vistoria and Willages amounting goo aares)
17.420. 18,720.
Howloon.
527
17473. Stone Cutters Island.
18,000.
jo
197
207.
• Theme Colerens are somlicabia to West Indian Calonles only.
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AVERAGE RATE of WAGES for LABOUR.
Prodial.. paid in kind.
Per Annum.
Per Day.
Per Task or Job.
Decoratio Seromer to employed by Chinese $4. 10% with board and lodging.
Chinese employed by Perigueres £ 15. 8. a. and uproards.
Trades.. Chinese Workmen... £.12.107. and
upande with board and lodging.
• The Colemo is applicable to West Indian Chlomim,only......
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