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AGRICULTURE, 1920.

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

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Laud în the Colony.

Acres. 42,436 +186

42,622

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

Acres, 207,805

-186

207,619

Estimated Acreage of

the Colony.

A cres. 250,241

Note.-There are no Estates in the Colony.

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese,

-8 48 to $ 96 per annum with board and lodging.

.8 36 to $384 per annum with board and lodging.

Domestic ServANTS, employed by Foreigners....8 96 to 8408 per annum with lodging. Gardeners, employed by Chinese,................

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employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,.

$ 96 to 8264 per annum with lodging and generally board. .8132 to $300 per sunun with lodging.

.8 36 to 8420 per annum with board and lodging.

Úrskilled LaboOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$120 to $264 per annum with board nud lodging,

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....8144 to 8288 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,.......§. 36 to $240 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,.....90 cents to $2.50 per day.

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Labourers,

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Carpenters and Joiners,..

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19

Masons and Bricklayers,... Painters.....

with board and lodging. without board and lodging,

Chinese,.. ..65

>>

40

to $2.50 to

15

70 cents per lay,

.60

·

to $1,00

22

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»

.90

to $1.50

1

15

to

45

17

+4

.65

10

68

17

with board and lodging. with board only.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OK PARISII.

Calopy of Hongkong, & Kowloon,

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of

Acres of Land in oach Crop.

STOCK.

Number of.

Pudi (2 crop8)

11,500

and 1 cate b-erup,|

|22,018

=22,033

Pudi (2 crops).

+20

160*Z

21

=2,165 | Padi (1 erop).

5,694

2,200

Sweet Potatoes.

Ground-unts.

2,100

*auva-anding

300

| 198

145 |

961-

} 98[ -

88916k | zor_64_

:

+186

207.233

207,047

203

1,670

Pinouppies.

Orchard.

Pasture.

Total Number of

Number of Acres of Uncultivated Land,

Acres in Crop.

Horsus.

Horned Cattle.

• Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few goute kept by Imilias for milk,

• 927

Sheep.

170

Goats.

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