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AGRICULTURE, 1919.

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. 42,713

Acres. 207,528

Note.-There are no Estates in the Colony.

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Acres. 250,241

PWV.D.

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese, Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners.... GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,..

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employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,

$36 to

90 per annum with board and lodging, ...$ 36 to $300 per annum with board and lodging.

84 to $360 per anunm with lodging.

.§. 96 to $210 per annum with lodging and generally board. $132 to $288 per sunum with lodging,

.$ 36 to $360 per annum with board and lodging.

Unskilled Labourers, employed by Foreigners,$ 96 to $192 per annum with board and lodging.

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--$144 to $264 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,... 36 to $ 96 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,...70 cents 10 $2.20 per day.

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Labourers, Carpenters and Joiners,.

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Masons and Bricklayers, Paiuters,.....

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Chinese,. .30

14

to $1.60

30

to 60) cents per day,

H

15

10

70

TO to $100

M

17

3.5

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6.1

.70

117

90

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with board and lodging. without board and lodging. with bourd and lodging.

S. C. A

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

CROPS,

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Laul in exch Crop.

Colony of Hongkong, & Kowloon,

STOCK.

Number of.

Sheep and Goats are Imported for slaughter only, with the exeptim of a few goats kept by Lilians for milk.

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1500

Goats.