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(Signed) Cecil C. Smith, Registrar Cemoval.

(Ame Copy)

General.

Spendinis Michier

Colonial Secretary

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No. 68.

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,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th May, 1871.

No. 1.-CENSUS of HONGKONG, including the MILITARY and NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 2nd April, 1871.

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POPULATION.

TOTAL.

Men.

Women. Boys.

Girls.

Europeans and Americans, Resident Population,

1,381 084

British, Military,.

709

36

407 45

264 2,786

31

821

British Naval Establishment,

1,022

Europeans, Police,

109

8

Europeans and Americans, Mercantile Shipping in the Harbour, Europeans and Americans, Temporary Residents,

1,080

29

1,022 126 1,109

57

67

Europeans and Americans, Prisoners,

60

60

Total of Europeans and Americans,

4,418

757

458

298 5,931

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

470

97

54

04

685

Gon, Manila, Indian, and others of Mixed Blood, Crews of Mercantile

Vessels in Harbour,.

697

6

703

Indians, Military,

1,094

10

9

1,122

Indians, Police,"

285

8

2

208

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

15

15

Total of Indians, &c.,

2,561

121

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Chinese in employ of Europeans, (Resident,)

5,436

808

170

195 6,009

Do.,

do.,

(in Harbour,)

548

2

650

Chinese, (Police,)..

223

223

458

458

47,647 14,269 5,299 5,769

72,984

6,325 2,051 1,296 835

10,507

6,021 2,549

2,142 1,604

12,300

5,136 3,010 1,840

301

1,414

11,400

13

401

9,817 115,441

10,190 124,198

Chinese employed by Naval and Military Establishments, Chinesa residing in Victoria,

Chinese residing in Villages and Kowloon,

Boat Population in Victoria,

Boat Population, other than in Victoria,

Prisoners,

German,

Total of Chinese,

72,185 | 22,005 | 10,747

79,10€ 23,578 11,271

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75 2,823

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

Men.

Women.

Roys.

Girls.

Total.

British,.

524

160

102

83

809

Portuguese,

447

487

290

109

1,367

152

14

4

170

American,

V4

17

11

11

133

French,.

48

9

2

60

Danish,

22

1

28

Italian,

11

B

25

Spanish,

35

37

Swiss,

8

8

Austrian,

2

Norwegian,

7

Swedish,

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Russian,

6

Belgian,..

Mexican,. Dutch, Turkish,

Hungarian,

Grecian,

4

3

4

3

2

1,381

684

407

264

2,730