Table No. XCV.—continued., SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS of PERSONS, MALES, and FEMALES at the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1881 and 1886, arranged in CLASSES, ORDERS, and SUB-ORDERS ; also the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE or DECREASE under each head, and the PROPORTION per CENT. those under each head bear to the TOTAL NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES, and FEMALES, respectively—continued.
CLASSES, ORDERS, &C. 1881. 1886. INCREASE OR DECREASE.† PROPORTION PER CENT. OF THE POPULATION.
Numerical. Centesimal. 1881. 1886.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
Sub-Order 1 brought over 260 255 5 345 339 6 85 84 1 0.12 0.21 0.01 0.10 0.17 0.00
Class V.—Industrial—continued.
ORDER XI.—WORKING AND DEALING IN ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES—continued.
SUB-ORDER 2.—IN VEGETABLE MATTERS.
1. Oil and Colourmen and Assistants 2,906 2,898 8 5 5 2,485 2,468 17 85.51 85.16 212.50 1.36 2.31 0.02 0.00 0.00
2. French Polishers 65 61 4 0.02 0.00 0.00
3. Japanners
4. Timber Merchants, Dealers, and Assistants 1,410 1,406 4 0.44 0.74 0.00
5. Firewood Dealers, Sellers, Choppers 656 653 3 0.20 0.35 0.00
6. Fencers, Hurdlemakers, Splitters 1,311 1,311 0.41 0.69
7. Turners 50 50 0.02 0.03
8. Coopers 104 103 1 0.03 0.06 0.00
9. Sawyers, Sawmill Owners, Workers 1,472 1,469 3 0.46 0.77 0.00
10. Basketmakers 16 15 1 0.01 0.01 0.00
11. Hay and Straw Dealers (including Produce Merchants) 60 60 0.02 0.03
12. Chaff Cutters 2 2 0.00 0.00
13. Paper Manufacture
14. Stationer and Assistants 60 60 9 0.02 0.03 0.01
15. Rag and Wastepaper Gatherers, Dealers 1 1 0.00 0.00
16. Billstickers, Distributors 8 8 0.00 0.00
17. Others working and dealing in Vegetable Matters 162 162 0.05 0.09
TOTAL ORDER No. 11 3,166 3,153 13 5,736 5,705 31 2,570 2,552 18 81.17 80.94 138.46 1.48 2.52 0.03 1.78 3.00 0.02
ORDER XII.—WORKING AND DEALING IN MINERALS.
SUB-ORDER 1.—IN MINING.
1. Gold Miners (Alluvial) 10,168 10,134 4 1,378 1,378 †2767 †2763 †4 †27.21 †27.18 †100.00 4.76 8.11 0.01 0.43 0.72
2. Gold Miners (Quartz) 2,819 2,819 0.87 1.48
3. Gold Miners (undescribed) 2,903 2,903 0.90 1.53
4. Quartz Crushing, &c. 301 301 0.09 0.16
5. Miners for Other Minerals—
a.Tin 1,121 1,121 877 877 891 889 2 70.10 69.94 0.53 0.89 0.27 0.43
b.Coal 651 651 0.20 0.34
c.Copper 119 119 21 21 0.06 0.10 0.01 0.01
d.Silver Lead 31 31 178 178 0.06 0.09
e.Antimony 19 19 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
6. Others engaged in Mining, not Mining Agents or Sharebrokers 416 414 2 0.13 0.22 0.00