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AGRICULTURE, 1929.

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

Estimated Acreage of Cultivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of Unenltivated Land in the Colony.

Estimated Acreage of the Colony.

Acres: 44,574

Acres. 205,311

Note.-There are no Estates in the Colony.

Acres, 249,885

PREDIAL,

AVERAGE RATE OF WAGES FOR LABOUR.

$156 to $240 per annum with board and lodging. Domestic Servants, employed by Chinese, ......8. 84 to $480 per annum with board and lodging, DOMESTIC SERVANTS, employed by Foreigners....$192 to 8456-per annum with lodging. Gardeners, employed by Chinese,.............

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employed by Foreigners, TRADES, Chinese Workmen,

.8192 to $336 per annum with lodging and generally board, 8192 to $384 per annum with lodging.

...$108 to $480 per annum with board and lodging.

UNSKILLED LABOURERS, employed by Foreiguers,$192 to $384 per annum with lodging.

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$180 to $360 per annum without board and lodging. employed by Chinese,...$120 to $384 per annum with board and lodging. ORDINARY COMPETENT MECHANICS ;—

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Blacksmiths and Fitters, employed by Foreigners,$1.20 cents to $3.60 per day.

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Labourers,

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Carpenters and Joiners,.

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Masons and Bricklayers, Painters,

Chinese,... 1.20

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to $2.20

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to 70 ceurs per day.

$ 1,20

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10 $1.80

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1.40

to $2.00

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1.00

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to 2.00

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1.30

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to 2.40

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with board and lodging. without board and lodging. with board aul lodging. with bourd only.

NAME OF THE COUNTY, DISTRICT,

OR PARISH.

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

RETURN OF THE PRODUCE, STOCK, &c.

Padi (2 crops)

and 1 catch-erop.

CROPS.

State the Nature of the Crop, and the Number of Acres of Land in each Crop.

22,033 | =22,079

2,225+106 +46) +

•(stduo 7) !^nd

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Padi (1 urop).

8,691

Sweet PotatoAN.

2,200

Grond-nuts,

2,100

Sugar-cane.

306

Pineapples.

_81+819

Orchard,

212

Camphor.

11,500

:

49,862

Pasture.

Total Number of Acres in Crop.

- 186 Uncultivated Land 207,047 | 206,791 | Number of Acres of - 256

Horses.

STOCK

Number of.

377

1,922

Horned Cattle.

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Sheep.

$ 182

Goats,

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

Do a noi include New Territory for which no figures are available and does not include goats for slaughter.

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