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AGRICULTURE, 1918.

CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of

the Colony.

Acres. 42,163

Acres. 207,778

Note. There are no Estates in the Colony,

Acres. 250,241

A

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,...............

野

employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,.

.$ 96 to $180 per annum with lodging and generally hoard. .$120 to 3240 per annum with lodging.

36 to $261 per annum with board and lodging,

UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$108 to $216 per aunum with lodging,

employed by Chinese,... 36 to $72 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :-

Blacksmiths and Fitters, Labourers,

Carpenters andl Joiners,..

Masons and Bricklayers,..

.40 cents to $1.20 per day.

........30

#

to 60 cents per day.

.....35

19

10 55

บ

»

with board and lodging.

..35

"

to 50

"

35

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RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in each Crop.

#10

STOCK.

Number of.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

Colony of Hongkong,

Padi (2 crops)

11,500

and 1 cutch-crop.|

21,700

Padi (2 crops).

2,100

Pudi (1 erop).

8,700

Sweet Potatoes.

2,200

Ground-nuts,

2,100

Sugar-cane.

500

Pinoapples.

277

Orchard.

Pasture.

jo aoqung jr39,],

47,629

207,608

:

+

Acres in Crop.

Number of Acres of

Cncultivated Land..

【lorses,

Horned Cattle,

Sheep.

Goats.

• No reliable figures obtainable.

† Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indians for milk