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AGRICULTURE, 1924. // FO

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

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in

the Colony.

Acres. 43,253

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony,

Acres. 206,632

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

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43,253

206,632

249,885

Note.-There are no Estates in the Colony,

Астез.

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

.* 72 to $168 per aunum with board and lodging. DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, ......$ 18 to $384 per annum with board and lodging. DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners,.....$144 to 8420 per annum with lodging. GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,..

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employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,.................

$96 to $264 per annum with lodging and generally board. $132 to $300 per annum with lodging.

$ 48 to $420 per anuum with board and lodging.

UFSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$144 to $264 per aunum with lodging.

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$144 to $288 per annum without board and lodging, employed by Chinesez......$ 18 to $300 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—

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

Labourers,

Carpenters and Joiners,....

11

17

Masous and Bricklayers,.. Painters,

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Chinese,.. ..65

59

to $2.50

40

13

to 70 cents per day.

.97

to $1.30

21

25

J

to $1.50

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1.00 .65

to 1.50

17:

to 68

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+7

$1.04

SCA.

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

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, '&c.

DO/IV.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of

Acres of Land in oach Crop.

STOCK.

Number of.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT.

OR PARISH.

Colony of Hongkong, (including

the New Territories.)

Padi (2 crops)

+16

+

2X

2,165

=2,182

+17

8,694

2,200

und 1 ca teb-erop,

Padi (2 crops).

Padi (1 crop).

Sweet Potatoes.

Ground-nuts.

2,100

Sugar-cane.

11,500

22,033 | =22,079

Pineapples.

Oreliard.

Camphor.

L'asture.

Number of Acres of Uncultivated Land.

Total Number of Acrow in Crop.

Horses.

Horned Cuttle.

Sheep.

908

496 | =497

+1 +

2

212

:

+ 80

08

210

1,750

495 →

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

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