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come of the inhabitants have migrated to this Colony, but principally by the stimulus afforded to commerce and industrial accession of trade with California, a vast number of wooden houses and various other pursuits by the Europeans.
Comparative Abstract of Population in 1848 and 1849-
1848 1849 Increase Europeans 642 656 14 Portuguese 321 337 10 Indians and Malays 215 223 10 Chinese 20,338 28,297 7,959 Total 21,514 29,507 7,993In no less than 23 results, articles of Chinese manufacture having been constructed here and shipped to that territory direct from this Port, thus affording employment to a very considerable number of Carpenters and other artificers. From the Return at a page of the Blue Book, it will be seen that there are only 77 Chinese Houses unoccupied in Victoria, whereas the table for 1848 showed 123. In reality, however, the decrease of unoccupied Houses is still more considerable, for in addition to a few European residences, numerous Chinese Shops have been constructed during the year.
This affords satisfactory evidence of an addition to the stable and respectable classes of our Chinese population.
N. 4.
I beg to append separate Returns of the census for 1849, viz., a general Table, and two others, one detailing the distribution of the Chinese throughout Victoria and the Villages in the Island, and the other showing the Birth Population of the Colony.
Climate.
I am happy to state that the experience of the last year has fully borne out the views I expressed, when transmitting the Blue Book for 1848, respecting the general salubrity of this Climate and of its being in my opinion as well adapted to European...
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come of the inhabitants have
migrated
to this
Corony, but principally by the stimulus afforded.
to commerce and industrial_ accession of trade with California, a vast number of wooden houses and various other
Comparation Abstract of Population in 18418 and 1849-
1848 1849 Increase
pursuits by the
Auropeaus.
642
656.
14
Portuguese
32/
337
10
Indians and Malays 215
223
10
Chinese
-20,338 28,297
7,959
Lin no lear than 23 results,
articles of Chinese manufacture having been_ constructed, here and shipped to that territory_ direct= from this Port, thus affording employment
to a
very
considerable number of Carpenters and other artificers. From the Return at
A page
of the Blue Book it will be seen that there
in
145
are
In
only 77 Chince Houses unoccupied in Victoria, whereas the table for 1848 showed. 123. reality, however, the decrease of unrccupied _ Houses is still more considerable, for addition to a few European residences, rumorms Chinese Shops have been constructed, during the
This affords entisfactory evidence of
year...
an addition to the stable and respectable_
classes
of our
Chinece
population._
N. 4.
Total 21,5/4 29,507 7993
I beg to append. separate. Returus of the
consus for 1849, viz:, a general Table, and two je 5. others,
others, one
detailing the distribution of the Chinese throughout Victoria and the Villages in the - job. Island, and the other showing the Brat-
Population of the Colony.
Climate. 7
out the views
I am happy to state that the experience of the last year has fully borne
I expreesed, when transmitting the Blue Book for 1848, respecting the general salubrity of this Climate and of its being in my opinion as well adapted to Suropean_
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