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CULTIVATED and UNCULTIVATED Lands, Wages, Produce, Stocks, &c.
Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.
Estimated Acreage
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.
of the Colony.
400
400
PREDIAL,.....
HONGKONG,
(Exclusive of City of Victoria and Villages, amounting to 900 Acres,)
16,802
KOWLOON,
1,321
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
192
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.
.35
#
"
..88 »
"+
Masons and Bricklayers,....
.184 »
"
Labourers,
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