| Cultivated | Uncultivated | |
|---|---|---|
| HONGKONG (Exclusive of City of Victoria and Villages, amounting to 900 Acres.) | 406 Acres | 16,796 Acres |
| KOWLOON | 404 Acres | 1,817 Acres |
| STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND | 192 Acres |
Note.—Pending a new Survey of the Colony the above are approximate figures only.
PREDIAL — paid in kind.
Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese — from $12 to $48 per annum with board.
CHINESE, employed by Foreigners — $48 to $150 per annum.
TRADES Chinese Workmen — $18 and upwards per mensem with board.
Ordinary COMPETENT MECHANICS:
| Trade | Rate |
|---|---|
| Blacksmiths and Fitters | from 55 cents to $1.50 per diem |
| Carpenters and Joiners | from 80 cents to $1.00 per diem |
| Masons and Bricklayers | from 20 cents to 40 cents per diem |
| Labourers | from 20 cents to $1.00 per diem |
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CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCI
Estimated Acreago
of Cultivated Land-
in the Colony.
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony,
406 Acres.
404 Acres.
HONGKONG.
(Exclusive of City of Victoria and Villages, amounting to 900 Acres.)
16,796 Acres.
KOWLOON.
1,817 Acres.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
192 Acres,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
PREDIAL,
......paid in kind.
Domestic Servaxrs, employed by Chinese,..........................from $12 to $48 per annum with boi
CHINESE, employed by Fereigners,
TRADES Chinese Workmen,
$48 to $150 per nottim.
$18 and upwards per munum with be
Ordinary CoMPETEXT MECHANICS:—
Blacksmiths and Fitters.....................
..........from 355 cents to $150 per
Carpenters and Joiners,
..........From 80
21
10 75 cents |
Masons and Bricklayers,,
....from 20
to 40
Labourers,
...................... from 20
**
to $1
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