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No. 8. CLASSIFICATION and NUMBER of PUBLIC and PRIVATE BUILDINGS in the COLONY of HONGKONG, 1862.

EUROPEAN.

VICTORIA. VILLAGES, TOTAL.

Public Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations and other public buildings, Churches, Chapels and Places of Worship,.

Mosques, Chinese Temples, &c.,

No. 4. ABSTRACT OF RETURNS, furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the Colony of Hongkong, stating Number of Persons resident therein, Mortality, &c.

MORTALITY.

TOTAL

NAME OF DISTRICT

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. OF EACH

TOTAL MORTALITY

111

34

145

PLACE.

In the Out ofthe

OCCUPATION

OF

Colony. Colony.

CHINESE.

6

2

8

14

16

30

Merchants' Houses and First-class Buildings, assessed at and above £100 per annum

value, occupied,

Shops and Private Dwellings below the value of £100 per annum, occupied,.

Houses untenanted and unfinished,.

City of Victoria.

620

19

039

Sheak-tong-tsui, and

7,587 1,586 773

704 10,650

900

8

908

Sei-ying-poon,. . . .

200

40

246

Sheong-wan,

Tai-ping-shan,.

1,857

119

1,976

Choong-wan,

11.395 2,542 1,021 6,218 2,586 1,108 11,096 2,741 1,214

929 15,887 810

10,722

72

159 136

885 15,936

163

Ha-wan,

3,796 1,259

446

374 5,875

65

CHINESE.

Wong-nei-choong, So-kun-poo,

177 176 2,794 558

69

63

490

7

260

208 3,320

89

Died in Gaol,

Died in Civil Hosp.

Found exposed,

Trade.

VICTORIA. VILLAGES.

TOTAL.

VICTORIA, VILLAGES. TOTAL.

Total, Victoria,..

43,063 11,448 4,891

3,978

63,380

691

84

:

Bakers,

19

19

:

Brought forward,.,

2,536

919 3,455

Bamboo Workers,..

25

Bamboo House Makers,.

14

Barbers,....

76

Bathing Houses,

3

:

Bean Curd Sellers,.

27

Blacksmiths,

78

Ha Bord

3

28

Joss andJoss Paper,and |

Sub-Districts.

21

14

35

19

Image Dealers,

Show-ke-wan, a

1,359

307

76

68

1,810

11

107

Lantern Sellers,

5

5

Sai-wan,

56

50

34

22

162

2

3

Lead Case Makers,

9

9

Sheak-ho,

147

85

62

39

333

6

6

33

Lime Dealers,

1

22

23

Ty-tam-took,

42

22

13

12

89

2

16

94

Mat Makers,.

13

13

Stanley, c.

830

352

139

96

1,417

12

Bird Sellers,

7

:

Mat Sheds,

14

Boat Builders,

34

27

61

Money Changers,

23

10 N

19

Aberdeen, d..

1,139

227

223

59

1,648

18

25

Heongkong,

111

103

76

28

318

5

Brokers,

24

24

Milkmen,

10

10

Pok-foo-lum,

40

21

15

13

89

1

Bookbinders,

7

7

Our Dealers,

6

Co

12

Kow-loon,

3,666

1,320

793

647 6,431

31

Fishing, Quarrying,

Agriculture, & a small

amount of Trade.

Brothel Keepers,

140

149

Old Iron and Rags,

17

17

Brick and Tile Makers,

20

Carpenters,

146

28

Chandlers,

273

-88

21

Old Clothes,

5

5

Total, Sub-Districts,

7,390

2,487

1,436

084

12,297

88

169

Oil Sellers,

9

9

84

357

Opium Sellers,

49

די

54

Grand Total,

50,453

13,935 6,327

4,962 75,677

779

670

31

1,564

Charcoal and Firewood

31

5

36

Packing,.

19

19

Sellers,

Painters,

10

10

Caulkers,

8

9

Paint Sellers,

16

16

a Show-ke-wan includes Hoong-leong Loo, Tsat-che-mooy, Pak-shui-wan,' Ngo-yan-wan, and Wong-kok-tsui.

Sheak-ho includes Hok-tsui and Too-te-wan.

Confectioners,

31

10

41

Pawnbrokers,

14

14

e Stanley includes Tytam and Wong-ma-kok.

Cattle and Pig Sheds,

11

11

Peppermint Oil Sellers,

2

2

Aberdeen includes Ap-le-chow.

Clothiers,

75

11

86

Pewterers,

4

4

THOS. TURNER, Registrar General.

Coopers,

15

15

Portrait and Landscape

11

17

Coolie Houses,

79

82

Painters,

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1863.

Congee Sellers,

7

7

Priests Houses,

6

5

11

Crockery & Earthenware,

13

13

Pilot Houses,

1

1

Compradores,

36

38

Poulterers,

10

::

No. 5. RETURN showing the MORTALITY amongst the Chinese during the year 1862.

10

Cook Shops,

18

18

Rattan Ware,

9

10

POPULATION

Coal Shops,

7

::

7

Rattan Splitters,

10

10

OF

DIED IN THE COLONY.

Cotton Quilt Shops,

6

b

2

8

Rope and Sail Makers,

6

12

18

EACH PLACE.

DIED OUT

OF THE COLONY.

TOTAL.

Coffin Shops,.

6

6

Rice Dealers,

69

2

71

Doctors and Druggists,.

68

11

79

Sedan Chairs to hire,

5

5

Dyers,

4

4

Sign Dealers,

2

Eating Houses,.

16

16

Sheep Dealers,

3

:::

City of Victoria,

76,603

691

2

3

Dead bodies found exposed in Victoria, and buried by Police,... Number of Chinese died in Gaol and Government Civil Hospital,

49

35

Engine Houses,.

3

3

Shoemakers,..

N

63

Families,

746

189

935

Shoe Sellers Chinese,

19

:

Total,

76,603

775

Farmers,

44

173

217

Stone Cutters,

66

91

Fishermen,

5

89

94

Stationers,

Fish Lans (fresh),.

13

2

15

Soy Sellers,

Do. (salt),

31

24

58

Schools,

Flour dealers,

4

4

Sweetmeat,

9

10

Foreign Goods Shops,

81

2

83

Tanners,

6

Fortune Tellers,.

4

4

Tinmen,

11

:::

::

7

Show-ke-wan,

1,810

11

7

162

2

Sai-wan,

15

333

6

Sheak-ho,

10

89

2

Ty-tam-took,

6

11

Stanley, Aberdeen,

1,417

12

1,648

18

Fruiterers,

128

35

163

Tailors,

74

79

318

5

Heongkong,.

Gardeners and Flower

10

:

10

Tea Sellers,

6

Pok-foo-lum,

89

1

Sellers,

Timber Dealers,

31

Fow-loon,

6,431

31

Glaziers,

3

3

Theatres,

2

Gold and Silver Smiths,

30

Co

6

30

Tobacconists,

10

Gold Beaters,

11

Umbrella Makers,

8

:::

10

Dead bodies found in Villages, and buried by Police, Estimated Mortality out of the Colony,..

31

670

8

Grass Cutters,

149

176

Undertakers,

4

Gun Smiths,

2

Vacant Houses,

37

22

Hat and Cap Makers,

2

Washermen,..

56

198

5

Total,.

12,297

119

670

1,564

59

3

59

THOS. TURNER,

Hemp Workers,..

2

Watchmakers,

9

Registrar General.

Honge,

62

Weight & Scale Makers,

2

Ivory Carvers,

1

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1863.

Carried forward,..

2,536

919

3,455

TOTAL,....

3,309

1,108

4,417

Registrar General Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1863.

THOS. TURNER, Registrar General.

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