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

Estimated Acrengo

of Cultivated Lami

in the Colony.

Estimated Aerenge of Uncultivated Land in the Colony-

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

810 Acres.

21,798 Acres.

COPY OF INFORMATION Sext to Stock Exchange, re AREA OF COLONY,

Total Area of Colony,

22,608 Acres.

1,677

Area alienated,

„Area unalienated,

Cultivated Aren,

20,931

常

810

22,608 Acres,

Ares areupiol by

Pipe Plantations.

5,580 Acres.

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

NEW TERRITORIES.

Aren of Mainland,

Area of Islamis,

Total Area.

Cultivated Area.

175,545 Aeres.

Lantau

aki, 1 kures, other Islands 11736

226,880 Acres,

10,717 Acres.

*

51,335 Acres.

PREDIAL,

Note.—Practically all the available area is cultivated, the remainder being steep hillsiden.

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese,

Gaudexens, employed by Chinese,

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employed by Foreigners, .....

.96 to 360 with board and lodging.

..............from $24 to $144 per ammm with board and lodging.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners,

Trader, Chinese Workmen,

........from $54 to $120 per anuum with lodging aml generally board,

..from $96 to $156 with lodging, ...$60 to 8240 per annum.

Unaxılleu Lanouners, employed by Foreigners,

employed by Chinese,

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Blacksmiths and Fitters,

.896 to $108 per annum with board und lodging. $109 to $120 per amum with lodging.

$36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging.

..............from 63 cents to $1.50 per day.

Labourers,

Carpenters and Joiners,

...from 30

..from 50

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to $0.60-

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to 75 cents per day with board and lodging.

Musons and Bricklayers,

......from 50

10 60

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