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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1873.

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l Population of all nationalities, however, is smaller by a couple of thousand, but this is unted for by the withdrawal of the Native Regiment, and by there having been no large Men-of- *se in the Harbor on the 1st December.

take this opportunity of enclosing certain Returns for the Blue Book.

The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

Na. 1.-CENSUS of HONGKONG, including the MILITARY and NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 1st December, 1872.

POPULATION.

TOTAL.

Men.

Women. Boys. Girls.

as and Americans, Resident Population,

1,051 598

409

459

2,520

Atch, Militory,

938

45

63

58

1,104

etari, Narul Establishment,

215

1

221

-~•~ns, Police,

126

6

1

3

130

ops and Americaus, Mercantile Shipping in the Harbor,

acs and Americans, Temporary Residents,

704

19

723

159

inneins and Americans, Prisoners,

68

:::

159

68

Total of Europeans and Americans,,

3,204

669

478

520

4,931

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

426

74

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

559

Vis in the Harbor,

i-fixos, Military,

74

Plan-, Police,

181

10 00 00 2

74

61

635

8

567

7

6

95

1

184

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

9

9

Total of Indians, &c.,.

1,249

92

82

67

1,490

e in employ of Europeans, &c., Resident,

5,113

730

217

376

6,442

Do.

do.,

in Harbor,

517

12

529

1

res, Police, ...

283

1

1

285

employed by Military and Naval Establishments,

489

489

sking in Victoria,

50,896

14,370 4,991

*5,327

75,581

blish

polting in Villages aud Kowloong,

6,863

2,323 1,539

947

11,072

at Pe walution in Victoria,

at Pendation other than in Victoria,

6,397

2,980 2,172

1,701

13,500

3,060

353

1,693 11

1,094

852

0,699

361

1,

ry.

Total of Chinese,

Grand Total,

73,071 22,076 10,314

9,203 115,564

78,484 22,837 10,874

9,790 121,985

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

Men.

Women.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

British,

Portuguese,

428

102

86

81

.757

367

301

284

338

1,350

German, American,

124

21

15

186

59

20

11

16

106

French, Danish, ItsFun,

26

10

43

17

9

1

1

21

4

11

15

Spanish,

3

2

12

1

7

1

4

3*

3

of:

300!

ber

11

.exe

yea

Swiss, Austrian,

Norwegian, Swedishi, Kaesion. Helgian,

is f

por

Dutch, Pulish,

f!

- 80 00 00 02 03 1

1,054

598

409

459

Rotatrar General's Othee, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1873.

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M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar Generol.