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28 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1860.

No. 21.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 13th February, 1860.

No. 1.-CENSUS OF HONGKONG, 31st December, 1859.

European and American,

Goa, Manila, Indians, and others

of mixed blood,

Aliens, chiefly Seamen, and tem-

porary residents,...

Chinese in employ of Europeans,.

Do.

residing in Victoria,

Boat population in Victoria,

Do.

in Villages,...

Do.

*Do.

other than Victoria,..

Do.

Do. Emigrants,.

Vagrants,..

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

POPULATION.

No. OF

No. OF HOUSES. BOATS.

ADULTS.

CHILDREN.

TOTAL.

REMARKS.

Male. Female. Malc. Female.

055

178

100

101

1,034

In Victoria, and Villages.

448

18

6

477

150

150

2,893

148

34

91

3,166

28,725

9,240

3,930

3,149

45,053

2,989

822

442

321

4,574

1,981

6,922

3,002

2,960

1,817

14,701

1,805

6,996

3,535

3,805

2,300

16,136

1,500

1,500

150

150

4,261

3,786

51,428 16,952

10,776

7,785 86,941

No. 3.-C

Public

Bi

Church

Mosque

Mercha

va

Shops 1 Houses

Bakers, Bamboo Bamboo I Barbers, Bathing I Bean Cur Blacksmit

Bird Selle

Boat Built

Book Bin

Brokers, . Brothels, Brick and Building

Carpenters

Chandlers

Charcoal i

D. R. CALDWELL, Registrar General.

No. 2.—RETURN of the POPULATION of Hongkong for the year 1859.

WHITES.

Colored.

TOTAL.

Caulkers,

Confection Cattle She Clothiers, Coopers, Coolie Ho

M.

F

M.

F.

M.

F.

Congee Se Crockery &

Comprado:

VICTORIA DISTRICT,

755

279

3,380

263 4,135 542

Sub-Districts,

Sheak-tong-tsui,

Cook Shop Coal Sheds

548

115

Sei-ying-poon,

Sheong-wan,.

Tai-ping-shan,

Choong-wan,

Ha-wan,..

Wong-nei-choong,

Soo-kun-poo,

Districts,-

Show-ke-wan,

Sai-wan,..

3,953

1,036

Cotton Qu

Coffin Sho

6,384

1,065

7,872 5,677

Doctors (C Druggists,

7,612 2,816

4,551

1,030

218

156

Dyers, Eating IIo Engine Ho

1,517

503 32,655 12,398

Families, Farmers,.

36,790 12,940

Fishermen,

1,204

251

Fish Lans,

71

69

Do. Do.

Sheak-o,

200

85

Ty-tam-took,

47

32

Stanley,

761

345

Flower De Foreign G Fortune Te

Aberdeen,

978

213

Fruiterers,

Heong-kong,

121

110

Gardeners,

Pok-foo-lum,

49

38

Glaziers,

Boat Population in the Harbour and Bays of Hongkong, Temporary residents, Vagrants, and persons living in Mat Sheds, Emigrants,

20,183

3,431 10,654 20,183 10,654

1,143

Gold and £

Gold Leaf

1,650 150

Grass Cutt

Green Gro

Gunsmiths,

62,204

24,737

D. R. CALDWELL, Registrar General.

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