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AGRICULTURE, 1922.

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.

12.622

Acres. 207,619

+499

-499

Acres. 250,241

43,121

207.120

Note.—There are no Estates in the Colony.

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

$ 54 to $114 per annum with board and lodging.

Doxkstic SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, ..............$. 48 to 8384 per annum with board and lodging. DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners,...$120 to $420 per annum with lodging.

Gardeners, employed by Chinese,..........

帅

employed by Foreigners.

Trades, Chinese Workmen,

.8 96 to $264 per annum with lodging and generally hoard. .8132 to 8300 per annum with lodging.

.8 48 to 8420 per annum with bourd and lodging.

Üsskillen LaBOURERS, employed by Foreigners.$120 to $264 per annum with lodging.

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.8144 to 8288 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,...8 48 to $300 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS-

*Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners........90 cents to 82.50 per day,

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Labourers,

暂声

Carpenters and Joiners..

++

•

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

Painters,...

Chinese,. .65

to $2.50 J

40

15

70 cents per day.

.75

to $1.00

**

JJ

FJ

.90

to $1.50

Fr

3

"

to 1.20

17

10 68

•

70 ..65

with board and lodging. without board and lodging. with board and lodging, with board only.

NAME OF THE

COUNTY,

DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

Colony of Hongkong, (including

the New Territories.)

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

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

Padi (2 crops)

and 1 cuteb-crop.

Padi (2 crops).

Pudi (1 crop).

Sweet Potatoes.

Ground-nuts.

11,500||

22,038 | =22,079

+46

+

28

2,165

=2,182

+17

F69**

!

STOCK.

Number of.

2,200

2,100

Sugar-cane.

306

496 | =497

+15+

2

213

+256 + 30 49,638 | 49,894

207,047 | 206.791

-236

-

002

1,675

475 *

170.

OR

Pineapples.

Orchard.

Camphor.

Pasture.

Total Number of Aeres in Crop.

Uncultivated Lamd.;

Number of Acres of

Horses.

Horned Cattle,

Sheep,

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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