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MON

IT

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 6.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1866.

VOL. XII.

No. 16.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns from the Acting Registrar General, connected with the Population and Trade of the Colony, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial,Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th February, 1866.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 1.-CENSUS OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1865.

POPULATION.

No. of HOUSES.

No. or BOATS.

TOTAL.

Men.

Women. Boys.

Girls.

Boat population in Victoria,..

Boat population other than Victoria,

Vagrants,

Prisoners,

Europeans and Americans,

Goa, Manila, Indian and others of mixed blood,.

Aliens, chiefly Seamen, and temporary residents,.

Chinese in employ of Europeans, &c.,

Chinese residing in Victoria,

Chinese residing in Villages and Kowloon,

1,142

467

226

199

2,034

1,020

293

145

187

1,645

150

150

5,968

510

118

240

6,836

46,603

14,433

7,078

5,689

73,803

7,181

2,182

1,252

756

11,371

10,683

4,222

2,678

1,570

19,153

3.738

1,831

1,267

896

7,732

2,000

2,000

770

10

*

780

6,798

3,877

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1866.

9,537 125,504

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.

No. 2.-RETURN OF POPULATION OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1805.

COLORED.

Females. • Males. Females. Males.

79,255 23,948

12,764

VICTORIA DISTRICT,

Chinese in employ of Europeans,

Chinese,.........

Sub-Districts,--

Show-ke-wan,

Sai-wan,

Sheak'o,..

Ty-tam-took,

Stanley,

Aberdeen,,

Heongkong,

Kowloon,

Pok-foo-lum,

Belcher's Bay, &c.,

Rost population,

T.

Vagrants,

caiporary residents,

Prisoners,

WHITE.

TOTAL.

Males.

Females.

1,368

666

1,165

480

2,533

1,146

6,086

750

6,086

750

:..

53,681

20,122

53,081

20,122

2,053

765

113

80

177

123

46

32

802

420

1,288

376

135

128

132

GO

3,265

886

422

68

8,433

. 2,938

18,366

6,519

18,366

8,519

150

2,000

770

10

92,019

33,485

Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 51st January, 1866.

M. S. TONNOCHY, deling Registrar General.