Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.
Acres: 42,198
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.
Acres: 208,042
Estimated Acreage of the Colony.
Acres: 250,240
> Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.
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| Category | Rate |
|---|---|
| DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese | $36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging |
| DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners | $72 to $300 per annum with board and lodging |
| GARDENERS, employed by Chinese | $36 to $300 per annum with board and lodging |
| GARDENERS, employed by Foreigners | $72 to $300 per annum with lodging |
| TRADES, Chinese Workmen | $96 to $180 per annum with lodging and generally board |
| TRADES, Chinese Workmen | $120 to $240 per annum with lodging |
| UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners | $108 to $216 per annum with lodging |
| UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Chinese | $36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging |
| Trade | Rate |
|---|---|
| Blacksmiths and Fitters | 40 cents to $1.20 per day |
| Carpenters and Joiners | 30 to 60 cents per day |
| Masons and Bricklayers | 35 to 55 cents per day |
| Labourers | 27 to 50 cents per day, with board and lodging |
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NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT, OR PARISH: Colony of Hongkong
| Crop | Acres in Crop |
|---|---|
| Padi (2 crops) and 1 catch-crop | 11,500 |
| Padi (2 crops) | 21,674 |
| Padi (1 crop) | 2,100 |
| Sweet Potatoes | ... |
| Ground-nuts | 2,200 |
| Sugar-cane | 500 |
| Pineapples | 274 |
| Orchard | 47,629 |
| Pasture | 207,608 |
| Animal | Number |
|---|---|
| Horses | ... |
| Horned Cattle | ... |
| Sheep | No reliable figures obtainable † |
| Goats | ... |
† Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk.
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AGRICULTURE, 1917.
CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Cology.
Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.
Estimated Acreage of the Colony.
Acres. 42,198
Acres. 208,042
Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.
PREDIAL,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese,
.$ 36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging. $ 36 to $300 per annum with board and lodging,
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners....$ 72 to $300 per annum with lodging. GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,.....
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employed by Foreigners,
TRADES, Chinese Workmen,
.§ 96 to $180 per annum with lodging and generally board. .$120 to $240 per annum with lodging.
.$ 36 to $264 per annum with board and lodging.
UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$108 to $216 per annum with lodging.
employed by Chinese,...$ 36 to $ 72 per annum with board and lodging.
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ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :-
Blacksmiths and Fitters, Labourers,
Carpenters and Joiners,
Masons and Bricklayers,..
.40 ceuta tò $1.20 per day.
.30 to 60 cents per day.
.35
17
.35
to 55 to 50 13
27
11
with board and lodging.
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NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISH.
Colony of Hongkong,
RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
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CROPS.
State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in each Crop.
STOCK.
Number of.
Padi (2 crops)
and 1 catch-erop.
Padi (2 orops).
Padi (1 erop).
Sweet Potatoes.
Grond-nuts.
11,500
21,674
2,100
CO4'8
Total Number of
2,200
2,100
Sugar-cano.
500
Pinoapples.
274
Orchard.
Pasture.
47,629
Acres in Crop.
JO BILDA" JO KAQUINK
207,608
Uncultivated Land.)
Horses.
Horued Cattle.
Sheep.
No reliable figures obtainable, † Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk,
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Goats.
Acres. 250,240
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