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AGRICULTURE, 1925.

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. 43,143

43,148

Acres. 206,742

200.742

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Acres. 249,885

Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR,

DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinose,

.$120 to $240 per annum with board and lodging,

$ 60 to $420 per annum with board and lodging.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners....$180 to $436 per annum with lodging, GARDENERS, employed by Chinese............

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employed by Foreigners, ....

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,

.$12! to $288 per annum with lodging and generally board,

$144 to $312 per annum with lodging.

.$ 72 to $480 per annum with board and lodging.

UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners.8156 to $288 per annum with lodging.

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כן

.....$180 19 $812 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,...8 60 to $312 per annum with board and lodging.

ORDINART COMPETENT MECHANICS —

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners, $1,30 cent to $3.00 per day.

*

Labourers,

1

Carpenters and Joiners,...

19

Masons and Bricklayers,. Painters,

*

Chinese,.

to $2.50

"

Lo 70 cents per day.

40

17

.97

to $1.40

};

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$1.20

"

to $1.50

19

*

1.25 1.20

To 1.80

to 2.40

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*

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

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of

Acres of Land in each Crop.

STOCK.

Number of.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISII.

Colony of Hongkong, (incluling)

the New Territories.)

Pudi (2 crops)

and I catch-crop.

Padi (2 crops).

Padi (1 erop).

Sweet Potatoes.

11,500

22,033 | =22,079

+19+

RZ

2,165

-2,182

+17

F69'8

Ground-nuts.

*auna-zning

Pineapples.

2,200

2,100

306

Oreliard.

261= 1967

+11+

2

212

Camphor.

220

1,840

Horned Cattle,

504 *

Sheep.

$27.

Goats.

49,638

207,047

+256

923-

168*6F

+ 30

Pasture.

Total Number of

Acres in Crop.

| 206,791 | Number of Aures of

-

30

Uncultivated Ental.

Horses.

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

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