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CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCKS, &c.*

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

406 Acres.

412 Acres.

•

HONGKONG.

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

16,796 Acres.

KAULUNG.

18,102 Acres.

1,309 Acres.

1,721 Acres.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

192 Acres.

Note.—lending a new Survey of the Colony the above are approximate figures only.

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

192 Acres.

PREDIAL,

......paid in kind.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese,.....from $12 to $36 per annum with board and lodging.

CHINESE. employed by Foreigners, ........

TRADES Chinoso Workmou,

.$48 to $144 por annum.

.$60 and upwards per annum with board and lodging.

Ordinary Competent MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths and Fitters,..

Carpenters and Joiners,

........from 80 cents to $2.00 per day.

P

........from 30 to 50 cents per day.

n

to 40

"

Masons and Bricklayers,...........................................................................from 20

Labourers, ...................................................

.......from 18

"

to $1