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AGRICULTURE, 1925.

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

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Acres. 48.143

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

Acres. 206,742

43.143.

206,742

Note. There are no Estates in the Colony.

Acres. 249,885

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

.$144 to $264 per aunum with board and lodging. DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, ......8 72 to 8444 per annum with board and lodging. DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners....$192 to $432 per annum with lodging. GARDENERS, employed by Chinese,...

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employed by Foreigners,

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

.$180 to 8336 per annum with lodging and generally board.

8192 to $330 per annum with lodging.

.$ 84 to $480 per annum with board and lodging. Unskilled LABOURERS, employed by Foreigners,$156 to $360 per annum with lodging.

..$192 to $336 per ammum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,...$120 to $384 per annum with board and lodging.

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ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,$1.35 cents to $3.10 per day.

Labourers,

11

Carpenters and Joiners,.

19

Masons and Bricklayers,. Painters,

13

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Chinese,... 1.00

99

to $1.90

40

13

10 70 cents per day.

..97

};

to $1.60

19

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$1.30

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to $1.80

19

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1.25

to 1.80

1.25

to 2.50

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

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

Colouy 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.

11.500

22,033 | =22,079

9F+

+

28

2,165

|

=2,182

+17

F69'8

Padi (2 crops)

and 1 catch-crop.

Padi (2 crops).

Padi (1 crop).

Sweet Potatoes.

Ground-unts.

STOCK.

Number of

2,200

2,100

Sugar-cane.

306

496

2GF=

+1/+

2

212

:

49,638 | 49,894

207,047

+256

+ 30

Pineapples.

Orchard.

Camphor.

l'asture.

Total Number of Acres in Crop.

| 206,791 | Number of Acres of

- J 998-

270

1,997

ז

* 991 $

08

Uncultivated Land,|

Horses.

Horned Cattle,

Sheop.

Goats.

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

Sheep only imported for immediate slaughter. Does not include New Territory for which no figures are available and does not include goats for slaughter.

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