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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.

400

HONGKONG,

(Exclusive of City of Victoria and Villages, amounting to 300 Acres,)

17,420

627

KOWLOON,

17,473

18,720

18,000

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,

197

207

10

PREDIAL,.

AVERAGE RARE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

paid in kind.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS employed by Chinese,....£4.10 per annum with board and lodging.

CHINESE employed by Foreigners, ....................... .£15 per annum and upwards without board.

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,

£12.10 per annum and upwards with board and lodging.