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Caixesa Snors, &c.

Classification and Number of HOUSES, SHOPS, &c.— Continued.

VICTORIA. VILLAGES. TOTAL

CHINESE SHOPS, &c.

Brought forward,

2,100

651

2,751

Tig Dealers.

4

2

6

Tanners,

2

Preserved Fruit Manufactories,

3

4

***

Tailors (for Europeans,)

*聆学

Priests Houses,

***

Quilt Cotton Manufactories,

Kattan Workers,

Rope and Sailmakers,

3

3

190

(for Chinese,)...

***

...

ww

36

25

2

2

Tepos' Houses,

5

4

Tabacconists,

7

10

17 Tile and Brick Dealers,

3

Salt Boilers,

Salt Dealers,

Sedan Chairs to hire,

School Houses, Shoe Makers, Sheep Dealers, Slop Shops,

Stationers,...

***

3

Tin Mongers..**

2

3

Umbrella Makers,

6

Undertakers,

2

13

Vacant Houses,

10

39

Washermen's Houses,

41

2

Wood Sellers,

10

3

Trades not specified,

15

5

5

***

Houses newly built, or building,

45

No.

VICTORIA. VILLAOKS.

TOTAL.

Brought forward, 2,212 745

2,957

:::

2

36

25

10

15

7

3

No.

7

G

05

41

2

12

15

45

Stone Cutters,

---

24

72

96

Carried forward.............................

2,212

745

2,957

2,422

836

3,258

C. MAY,

יין

Officiating Registrar General

Abstract of Returns furnished from each House occupied by CHINESE in the COLONY OF HONGKONG, stating the

NUMBER of PERSONS resident therein, MORTALITY, &c.

GENERAL

NAME OF DISTRICT OR PLACE.

City of Victoria,

***

...

Aberdeen and vicinity,

Heong-kong,

Hok-isni and Kasewan,

Hong-heong-loo,

Pook-foo-lum,

Saiwan,

Sei-ing-poon,

Sheako

Sheak-tong-tsui,

Show-ke-wan,

Soo-kan-poo,

Stanley,

Tsut-che-moy,

Ty-tam-took and Tytam,

Wong-ma-kok,

Wong-nei-chong, .....

Wong-kok-tsui,

City of Victoria,

***

...

***

:

#

LUA

Kerri

lion

'cine

CHILDREN.

DEATHS.

Mela.

Femala,

Malz.

Female.

TOTAL POPU» LATION OF BACH PLACE.

TOTAL MORTALITY,

OCCUPATION

In the Colony.

Out of the Colony.

28,817

6,620

8,007

2,399

40,843

679

1,413

664

125

91

43

923

11

317

78

59

44

493

24

6

2

37

98

24

14

143

· តា

25

18

13

15

71

75

38

23

18

154

172

62

10

6

250

197

59

52

37

345

165

89

36

19

309

158

45

42

23

268

1,169

242

136

113

1,660

659

. 269

97

78

1,003

37

13

2

2

64

46

26

18

:10

100

17

13

4

2

36

147

115

63

55

380

24

14

.9

6

53

2192

Chinese who have pecuniary means

when seized with severe illness remove to their native places. I estimate the mor-

tality out of the Colony at 3 per Cent,

2,092

11

J

1

3

OF THE INHABITANTË,

Trade

Fishing and Trade Agriculture

Do.

Stone Cutters Agriculture

Do.

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this

Do.

Fishing

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3

Stone Cutters Do. Trade

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17 | Fishing and Trade

Stone Cutters

II

2102

Agriculture

9

Do. Do:

Do.

KIN

32,711

7,851

3,681 2,879

47,122

794

1,413

2,207

C. MAY,, Officiating Registrar General,

T

+ Cap

RETURN shewing the MORTALITY amongst the CHINESE, during the Year 1855.

K

Dead bodies found exposed in Victoria, and buried by the Police, Number of Chinese died in Gaol and Government Civil Hospital,

***

POPULATION OF¡ DIED IN THE "DIED OUT OF TEE'

ZACK PLACE.

COLONY.

COLOXT.

TOTAL MORTALITT.

M

PA

40,843

420

......

420

api

157

157

Col

102

102

Total in Victoria,....................

40,843

679

679

*

994

11

11

493

1

1

***

歌曲

***

***

1,176

21

21

"

***

...

...

***

345

......

P

154

***

*****

-

559

7

EN

--་

**

518

10

10

1,169

50

380

9

...

***

...

6

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50

BI

Total in Villages,..

5,788

115

115

1,413

46,631

794

1,413

2,207

ה

C. MAY,

Officiating Registrar General.

a Aberdeen, and vicinity, Heong-kong,

***

6 Stanley, Ty-tam, and vicinity, Sheako',

Sai-wan,

...

...

Sei-ing-poon, and Sheak-tong-tsui,

e Show-ke-wan, and vicinity,

Soo-kan-poo,

Wong-nei-chong,

***

Dead bodies found exposed in Villages, and buried by the Police,

Estimated Mortality out of the Colony, as per last Return,... ....

媳龌貔

No. 46,

a Aberdeen and vicinity, includes Aberdeen and Pok-foo-lum.

d Stanley, Ty-tam, and vicinity, includes Stanley, Ty-tam, Hok-tmi, Kase-wan, Ty-tam-took, and Wong-má-kok.

c Show-ke-wan and vicinity, includes Show-ke-wan, Hong.heong-loo, Tsut-che-moy, and Wong-kok-tsaf.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In order to prevent unnecessary delay in the Despatch of Chinese Passenger Ships reported ready for sea notice is hereby given, that-

I. It is not permitted to enter any of the passengers on the Ship's Articles as Cooks or Stewards (if their names be excluded from the Passenger List) notwithstanding that compensation is made, by a remission of passage- money, for their services in these their respective capacities.

2. The Ship will be detained if passengers whose respective ages exceed 12 years be entered on the list as

children.

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3. To the Passenger List must be appended the names af the Cabin Passengers, if any, the description and

number of the Crew, and all persons on the ship's articles (mentioning the number of Chinese); and a me-. morandum of the total number of souls on board the ship.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th April, 1856.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

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