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AGRICULTURE, 1929,

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

Estimated Aerenge of Cultivated Laud in the Colony.

Acres,

46.491

46.494

Estimated Acreage of Uncultivated Laud in the Colony,

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

Acres. 203.391

203,391

Note. —There are no Estates in the Colony.

Acres. 249.8×5

PREDIAL

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

.......................$144 to $240 per annum with boned and lodging. Domestic SERVANTS, employed by Chinese, ..............$. 84 to $456 per nouum with board and lodging, Domestic Servants, employed by Foreigners........$192 to $456 per annum with lödging. Gardeners, employed by Chinese...............

19

employed by Foreigners,

TRADES, Chinese Workmen,

.8192 to 8336 per annum with lodging and generally board, .$192 to $360 per unum with lodging.

Unskilled LarOURERS, employed by Foreigner«,$150 to 8384 per annum with lodging.

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$108 to $180 per annum with board and lodging.

.$180 to $360 per annum without hoard and lodging. employed by Chinese,...$108 to $384 per unium with board and lodging,

ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS :—

Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,41.20 cents to $3.50) per day.

**

Labourers,

*

Carpenters und Joiners.....

Masons and Bricklayers.. Painters,

to $2.00 J

to 70 cents per day. to $1,50

with board und lodging. without bourd and lodging,

Chinese.... 1.00

.40 $1.00

"

31

44

1.20

to $1.80

*

常

+

1.00

to 2,00

71

#

1,30

1+

10 2.40

**

with board and lodging. with hoard only.

NAME OF TIE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISII.

Colony of Hong Kong, (includ- hug the New Territories.)

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in ench Crop,

2,200

[[RI-13U)

2,100

Sugar-caue.

11:500

Padi (2 crops)

and I catch-crop.|

22,033|=22,079 +16 +

2,165

28

Padi (2 crops).

-

=2,182

+17

+

43

Padi (1 erop).

169'8

Sweet Potatoes,

STOCK

Number of.

90%

961

497

+1} + 1

212

168*67 | 289'GE

+236 + 67

207,047 | 206,791

-236

349

1,868

Pincupples.

Orchard).

Camplior.

l'astore.

Total Number of

Artes in Crop

| JO BOLOV 20 Jaqung

20

-

§ 180 *

Uncultivated Lamb,

Horses.

Horned Cattle.

Sheup.

Gouts.

Sheep and Goats are imported for slaughter only, with the exception of a few gonts kept by Shoep only imported for immediate slaughter.

Ladinoy for milk.

Does not include New Territory for which no figures are avaliable and does not include gonts for slaughter.

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