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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Census Returns of the Population of the Colony for 1870-71, which have been received from the Honorable the Registrar General, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, th May, 1871.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

-CENSUS of HONGKONG, including the MILITARY and NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 2nd April, 1871.

POPULATION.

TOTAL,

Men. Women. Boys. Girls.

Europeans and Americans, Resident Population,

1,981

684

407

British, Military,.

709

$8

45

264 2,736

81

British Naval Establishment,

1,022

821 1,022

Europeans, Police,

109

8

126

Europeans and Americans, Temporary Residents,

Europeans and Americans, Mercantile Shipping in the Harbour,

1,080

20

57

Europeans and Americans, Prisoners,

60

::

:::

1,109

57

80

Total of Europeans and Americans,

4,418

757

458

298

5,931

Goa, Manila, Indian, and others of Mixed Blood, Resident,.

470

97

54

61

685

Goa, Manila, Tudian, and others of Mixed Blood, Crews of Mercantile

Vessels in Harbour,..

697

6

703

Indians, Military,

1,094

10

9

9

1,122

Tudians, Police.

285

8

3

2

293

Goa, Manila, Indian, and others of Mixed Blood, Prisoners,

15

15

:

Total of Indians, &c.,

2,561

121

66

75 2,823

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Chinese in employ of Europeans, (Resident,)

5,436

808

170

195

6,609

Do.,

do.,

(in Harbour,)

548

2

550

Chinese, (Police,)..

228

223

Chinese employed by Naval and Military Establishments,

458

458

Chinese residing in Victoria,

47,647

14,269 5,299 5,769

72,084

Chinese residing in Villages and Kowloon,

6,325 2,051

1,208 885

10,507

Boat Population in Victoria,

Boat Population, other than in Victoria,

6,021 2,542 2,142 1,604

12,309

Prisoners,

Total of Chinese,

5,136 3,010

301

72,186 22,695

79,164

1,840 1,414

11,400

13

404

10,747 9,817

23,673 11,971 | 10,190

115,444

124,198

Of Europeans and Americans, Fixed Residents, there are>--

Men.

Women.

Boya.

Girls.

Totul.

British,

524

160

102

83

869

Portuguese,

447

467

200

109

1,067

Gerraan,

152

14

4

170

American,

04

17

11

11

135

Freuch,

48

9

1

2

60

Danish,

92

1

23

Italian,

11

13

25

Spanish,

35

37

Swiss,

8

B

Austrian,

4

Norwegian,..

7

Swedish,

9

!

Russian,

6

6

Belgian,.

4

Mexican,.

Dutch,

Turkish,

Hungarian,

Grecian,

1,381

£84

407

264

2,786