Acres: 18,200
Acres: 206,685
| Category | Acres |
|---|---|
| Cultivated | 18,200 |
| Uncultivated | 206,685 |
| Total | 224,885 |
Note. — There are no Estates in the Colony.
Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese — $111 to $264 per annum with board and lodging.
Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners — $72 to $? per annum with board and lodging.
Gardeners, employed by Chinese — $192 to $141 per annum with lodging.
Gardeners, employed by Foreigners — $192 to $336 per annum with lodging and generally board.
Trades, Chinese Workmen — $192 to $336 per annum with lodging.
Unskilled Labourers, employed by Foreigners — $196 to $480 per annum with board and lodging.
Unskilled Labourers, employed by Chinese — $168 to $281 per annum with lodging.
Ordinary Competent Mechanics
Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners — $192 to $360 per annum without board and lodging.
Carpenters and Joiners, employed by Chinese — $130 to $384 per annum with board and lodging.
Masons and Bricklayers, Painters
Additional fragmentary rates noted in original: 70 cents per day; 97 cents to $1.50 per day; $130 to $1.25? (OCR unclear).
Colony of Hongkong (including the New Territories)
| Crop | Acres (Figure 1) | Acres (Figure 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Padi (2 crop) | 11,500 | 22,033 / 22,079 |
| Padi (1 crop) | 2,165 / 2,182 | |
| Sweet Potatoes | 169 | |
| Ground-nuts | ||
| Sugar-cane | 306 / 268 / 212 / 271 | |
| Pineapples | ||
| Camphor | ||
| Pasture | ||
| Total Acres in Crops | ||
| Uncultivated Land |
| Animal | Number |
|---|---|
| Horses | 96? |
| Horned Cattle | 2,100? |
| Sheep | 306? |
| Goats | 268? / 212? / 271? |
| Total | 2,010? |
Notes:
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AGRICULTURE, 1928.
CULTIVATED AND UNCULTIVATED LANDS, WAGES, PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.
Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Laud in the Colony.
Acres. 18.200
Estimated Acrenge of Uncultivated Land in the Colony,
Acres. 206,685
Estimated Acreage of the Colony.
43.200
206,685
Note. -There are no Estates in the Colony.
Aures. 249,88,
PREDJAL,
AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.
Domestie SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, Domestic SERVANTs, employed by Foreignres... GARDENERS, employed by Chinosų.........
13
employed by Foreigners,
Trades, Chinese Workmen..
Unskilled Labourers, employed by Foreigners,
13
"
11
employed by Chim Ordinary Competent MECHANICS ¦—
Blacksmiths und Fitters, employed by
"
Labourers,
*
19
Carpenters and Joiners.......................
15
W
Masons and Bricklayers, Painters,
$111 to $264 per annum with board and lodging. 8.72 to $HA per annum with board and lodging, $19! to $141 jær annum with lolging.
8192 to $336 per aumum with lodging and generally board. 8192 to $336 pør nunum with lodging,
$.96 to $480 por tomum with board and lodging. 2168 to $281 for anunn with lodging, ...$192 to $360 per anuum without board and lodging.
.$130 to $384 per anuma with board and lodging,
«e,.......
Foreigners. $1,35 venta to $3.10 per day.
Chinese,... 1.10
*
to $180
40
T?
70 cents per day.
.97
to $1.50
1:
#
*
$130 1.25
Lo $1.80
·
11
to 1.80
•
11
1.25
+
lo 2.50
"
++
with board and lodging. without board anal lodging, with board and lodging, with board ouly.
NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,
OR PARISIL
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
Pudi (2 erop)
mud lenteli-erop.
22,033 | =22,079
Padi ( eropa).
+ } 90+
NZ
2,165 | =2,182
Padi (1 mmp).
+17 +
24
Sweet Potatoes.
Colony of Hongkong, (iuelnding]
the New Territories,)
005 Z
169*%
Ground-nuts.
STOCK
Number of.
96F
2,100
Sugue-cuno.
306
} [+
268 =
212
$271.
06
Pinonpples
Urcimal.
Camphor.
Pasture.
Total Number of Acres in Crops,
Number of Acres of Uncultivated Land.
Horses.
Horned Cattle.
Sheep.
Goals.
2,010
• Sheep and Goats are imported for shaughter only, with the exception of a few goats kept by Indivus for milk.
† Sharp only imported for immediate slaughter,
§ Does not inclysle New Territory for which no figures are available and does not include goats for slaughter.
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