TABLE III.—Showing the OCCUPATIONS of the POPULATION, and the NUMBER of PERSONS engaged in them, ARRANGED in NUMERICAL ORDER.
| Occupation. |
Number. |
| MALES. |
| Farm laborers, and relatives assisting on farm |
11,092 |
| Farmers |
9,514 |
| Laborers (branch of labor undefined) |
7,525 |
| Miners—Copper |
2,795 |
| Miners—Gold |
466 |
| Miners—Copper smelters |
173 |
| Miners—Carters, slabbers, engine-drivers, &c., on mines |
205 |
| Miners—Miners, other metals laborers, &c. |
40 |
| Miners—Miners, other metals or minerals |
3,679 |
| Shepherds, stockmen, station laborers, &c. |
3,208 |
| Shipmasters, officers, seamen, stewards, ship servants, &c., (merchant service) |
1,900 |
| Blacksmiths, whitesmiths, &c. |
1,641 |
| Carpenters and joiners |
1,570 |
| Draymen, carriers, carters |
1,525 |
| Boot and shoe makers |
1,277 |
| Commercial clerks and travellers |
1,223 |
| Masons and bricklayers |
1,142 |
| Market gardeners, gardeners (not domestic) |
1,014 |
| Butchers, meat salesmen |
884 |
| Officers of General Government (not railway or waterworks) |
817 |
| Domestic servants, grooms, &c. |
742 |
| Storekeepers, shopkeepers (branch undefined) |
726 |
| Road and railway laborers, navvies, excavators, &c. |
544 |
| Drapers, linedrapers, and assistants |
542 |
| Hotelkeepers, publicans |
528 |
| Saddle and harness makers, dealers |
510 |
| Painters, paperhangers, plumbers, glaziers, &c. |
495 |
| Wheelwrights |
472 |
| Bakers |
435 |
| Brokers, land and commission agents, &c. |
400 |
| Other indefinite occupations (billiard markers, &c.) |
394 |
| Squatters, graziers, &c. |
393 |
| Station managers, overseers |
388 |
| Furniture-makers, cabinet-makers, upholsterers, and dealers |
384 |
| Printers, compositors, &c. |
383 |
| Teachers, schoolmasters (not private tutors) |
360 |
| Others engaged in mercantile pursuits |
349 |
| Millers, flour mill workers, owners |
343 |
| Others engaged about animals |
342 |
| Store laborers, storemen (not shopmen) |
323 |
| Builders |
318 |
| Tailors |
310 |
| Grocers, tea-dealers, and assistants |
301 |
| Bank officers and clerks |
284 |
| Railway servants (guards, pointsmen, &c.) |
282 |
| Sawyers, sawmill owners, workers |
281 |
| Iron, brass founders, moulders, workers, dealers |
277 |
| Clergymen, ministers (all denominations) |
254 |
| Police—Officers, constables, warders, turnkeys, &c. |
248 |
| Fellmongers, tanners, curriers |
246 |
| Engineers, stokers, &c. (undefined) |
231 |
| Hawkers and other general dealers |
219 |
| Tin, zinc, galvanized iron workers, dealers |
208 |
| Coach, omnibus, cab drivers, conductors |
205 |
| Brickmakers, dealers |
202 |
| Messengers, porters (not Government or railway) |
195 |
| Independent means, annuitants, &c. |
190 |
| Plasterers |
189 |
| Merchants, importers |
184 |
| Coachmakers, dealers |
176 |
| Civil engineers, architects, draftsmen, and scientific persons |
173 |
| Ironmongers, hardware dealers, and assistants |
167 |
| Chemists, druggists, and assistants |
155 |
| Firewood dealers |
152 |
| Land proprietors |
144 |
| Physicians, surgeons |
138 |
| Engine-makers and dealers |
134 |
| Shipbuilders, shipwrights, &c. |
134 |
| Brewers, and others engaged in brewing |
127 |
| Officers of Local Government (Municipalities, District Councils, &c.) |
126 |
| Road and railway contractors |
121 |
| Watch and clock makers |
121 |
| Quarry owners, workers |
111 |
| Squatters, sons assisting |
105 |
| Auctioneers, appraisers, valuers, &c. |
102 |
| Lawyers, barristers, solicitors, attorneys, &c. |
101 |
| Agricultural implement makers, dealers |
98 |
| Fishermen |
97 |
| Manchester warehousemen and assistants |
93 |
| House proprietors |
92 |
| Greengrocers, fruiterers, and assistants |
92 |
| Coach, cab, omnibus proprietors |
86 |
| Law clerks, bailiffs, &c. |
83 |
| Railway officers (clerks, stationmasters, &c.) |
81 |
| Stone cutters, dressers (not masons) |
78 |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, jewellers |
69 |
| Coopers |
67 |
| Apprentices (branch undefined) |
67 |
| Engineers, stokers, &c., of steamers (merchant service) |
64 |