| Category | Acres |
|---|---|
| Cultivated Land | 41,809 |
| Uncultivated Land | 207,782 |
| Total | 249,591 |
> Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.
| Description | Rate |
|---|---|
| Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese | $36 to $87 per annum with board and lodging |
| Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners | $24 to $144 per annum with board and lodging |
| Gardeners, employed by Chinese | $72 to $276 per annum with lodging |
| Gardeners, employed by Foreigners | $54 to $120 per annum with lodging and generally board |
| Trades, Chinese Workmen | $96 to $156 per annum with lodging |
| Unskilled Labourers, employed by Foreigners | $96 to $168 per annum with board and lodging |
| Unskilled Labourers, employed by Chinese | $36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging |
| Trade | Rate (per day) |
|---|---|
| Blacksmiths and Fitters | 60 cents to $1.50 |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 50 to 75 cents |
| Masons and Bricklayers | 50 to 60 cents |
| Labourers | 30 to 60 cents |
> With board and lodging.
Name of the County, District, or Parish: Colony of Hongkong
| Crop | Acres |
|---|---|
| Padi (2 crops) and 1 catch-crop | 11,500 |
| Padi (2 crops) | 19,000 |
| Padi (1 crop) | 2,100 |
| Sweet Potatoes | 8,700 |
| Ground-nuts | 2,200 |
| Sugar-cane | 2,100 |
| Pineapples | 500 |
| Orchard | 100 |
| Total Number of Acres in Crop | 46,200 |
| Number of Acres of Uncultivated Land | 207,608 |
| Animal | Number |
|---|---|
| Horses | 98 § |
| Horned Cattle | 1,135 |
| Sheep | † |
| Goats | † 160 |
Footnotes
↑ Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk.
§ Not including horses in Military Establishments.
† Sheep and Goats — see note ↑.
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CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
Estimated Acroage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony,
Estimated Acreage of
the Colony.
Acres. 41,809
Acres. 207,782
Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.
Acres. 249,591
PREDIAL,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
.$
36 to 8 7% per annum with board and lodging.
..
24 to $144 per annum with board and lodging.
72 to $276 per annum with lodging.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners,... GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,...
כן
employed by Foreigners,
TRADES, Chinese Workmen,.....
$ 54 to $120 per annum with lodging and generally board. .8 96 to $156 per annum with lodging.
.. 96 to $168 per annum with board and lodging.
UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners, $108 to $120 per annum with lodging.
"
employed by Chinese,.....$ 36 to $ 72 per annum with board and lodging.
ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS —
Blacksmiths and Fitters, Labourers,
Carpenters and Joiners,....
Masons and Bricklayers,..
.60 cents to $1.50 per day.
.30
17
to 60 cents per day.
..50
to 75
99
n
1
with board and lodging.
....50
"
to 60
"+
>
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NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISH.
Colony of Hongkong,
*
RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
CROPS.
State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in ench Crop.
STOCK,
Number of
11,500
Padi (2 crops)
and I catch-crop.
19,000
Padi (2 crops).
2,100
Pudi (1 crop).
8,700
Sweet Potatoes.
2,200
Gound-nuts.
2,100
Sugar-cane.
500
Pineapples.
100
Orchard.
46,200
207,608
98 §
1,135
† ...
Pasture.
Total Number of Acres in Crop.
Number of Acres of Incultivated Land.
Horses.
Horned Cattle.
Sheep.
↑ Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk, § Not including borses In Military Establishments.
†160
Goats.
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