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CULTIVATED and UNCULTIVATED Lands, Wages, Produce, Stocks, &c.

Estimated Acreago of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

of the Colony.

400

400

1

PREDIAL,..

HONGKONG,

(Exclusive of City of Victoria and Villages, amounting to 900 Acres,)

10,802

KOWLOON,

1,321

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,

102

AVERAGE RATE 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, .

ORDINARILY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths,.....................

Carpenters and Joiners,

18,102

1,721

192

...............£12.10 and upwards per annum with board and lodging.

60 cents per day.

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Masons and Bricklayers,

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Labourers,