Table 22
Occupations of Males. Northern District. 1921
Occupation
Agricultural occupations.
No. of
Males
78.8%
Fishing
Masons and allied trades
94%
! 1%
Lime burners and dealers.
01%
Buck/tile makers
Oil pressers and dealers
03%
0.3%
Boat builders
01%
Carpenters and allied trades
0.7%
Blacksmiths/other metal-workers.
02%
Jewellers
0.1%
Basketry and rattan makers and dealers
01%
Other artisans &
0.2%
Weavers
00%
Sail makers
00%
Other textile workers.
00%
Tailors, cobblers and allied trades
0.9%
Dealers in foodstuffs (See Table 22)
27%
Dealers in wine
02%
Builders.
02%
Fuel dealers
01%
Land transport workers (rail and road)
0.3%
Boatmen (See Table 24)
11%
Sailors on foreign ships and steam launches
24%
Dockyard workers
01%
Tobacco dealers
01%
Doctors, denusts and medicine dealers
04%
Opium sellers
00%
Pawnbrokers
00%
Other shop workers#
11%
Hawkers, coolies, general labouters
26%
Government service
02%
Interpreters
[L
00%
Teachers
06%
Vets, lawvers, artists
0.0%
Actors, musicians
00%
Religious, fortune tellers, geomancers, temple keepers
03%
Domestic servants
01%
Barbers
0.3%
Cooks
0.8%
Restaurant, teahouse, guesthouse workers
01%
Laundrymen
00%
Watchmen and miscellaneous
01%
Total
100%
* Includes engineers, motor car repairers, scissois grinders, paper makers
* Some inasons and allied trades were in the building trade as well
# Includes cork dealers, paper dealers, joss stick makers and dealers, umbrella makers, straw coat makers, various brokers, money changers, buyers, clerks, salesmen, shop assistants, shop accountants, shop masters, weighers
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Table 22
Occupations of Males. Northern District. 1921
Occupation
Agricultural occupations.
No. of
Males
25306
78.8%
Fishing
Masons and allied trades
3268
94%
378
! 1%
Lime burners and dealers.
20
01%
Buck/tile makers
Oil pressers and dealers
93
03%
104
0.3%
Boat builders
42
01%
Carpenters and allied trades
249
0.7%
Blacksmiths/other metal-workers.
56
02%
Jewellers
52
0.1%
Basketry and rattan makers and dealers
41
01%
Other artisans &
55
0.2%
Weavers
00%
Sail makers
10
00%
Other textile workers.
7
00%
Tailors, cobblers and allied trades
325
0.9%
Dealers in foodstuffs (See Table 22)
952
27%
Dealers in wine
58
02%
Builders.
55
02%
Fuel dealers
40
01%
Land transport workers (rail and road)
119
0.3%
Boatmen (See Table 24)
371
11%
Sailors on foreign ships and steam launches
841
24%
Dockyard workers
20
01%
Tobacco dealers
25
01%
Doctors, denusts and medicine dealers
124
04%
Opium sellers
4
00%
Pawnbrokers
5
00%
Other shop workers#
392
11%
Hawkers, coolies, general labouters
886
26%
Government service
63
02%
Interpreters
[L
00%
Teachers
192
06%
Vets, lawvers, artists
3
0.0%
Actors, musicians
8
00%
Religious, fortune tellers, geomancers, temple keepers
114
03%
Domestic servants
23
01%
Barbers
88
0.3%
Cooks
266
0.8%
Restaurant, teahouse, guesthouse workers
42
01%
Laundrymen
2
00%
Watchmen and miscellaneous
31
01%
Total
34753
100%
* Includes engineers, motor car repairers, scissois grinders, paper makers
* Some inasons and allied trades were in the building trade as well
# Includes cork dealers, paper dealers, joss stick makers and dealers, umbrella makers, straw coat makers, various brokers, money changers, buyers, clerks, salesmen, shop assistants, shop accountants, shop masters, weighers
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