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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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