OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE YEARS 1881 AND 1891., Table showing as far as the different methods of classification will permit the Numbers and Proportions under the various Divisions ; also showing the numerical and percental Increase or Decrease in the Decade., Persons.

	Numerical.		Centesimal.		Increase or Decrease, (-).
	1881.	1891.	1881.	1891.	Numerical.	Per Cent.
Divisions.
All Classes	115,705	146,667	100.00	100.00	30,962	26.76
Breadwinners	50,071	61,411	43.28	41.87	11,340	22.65
Dependants	65,634	85,256	56.72	58.13	19,622	29.90
Classes.
Professional	2,546	3,918	2.20	2.67	1,372	53.89
Domestic	4,856	7,180	4.20	4.89	2,324	47.86
Commercial—
*Mercantile Persons, General Dealers (part)	1,777	3,698	1.54	2.52	1,921	108.10
Transport Communication—
Railways	263	686	0.23	0.47	423	160.80
Roads	873	576	0.75	0.39	- 297	- 34.02
Seas and Rivers	969	1,572	0.84	1.07	603	62.23
Postal	64	240	0.06	0.16	176	275.00
Telegraph, Telephone	72	193	0.06	0.14	121	168.10
Total Transport, &c.	2,241	3,267	1.94	2.23	1,026	45.78
Total Commercial	4,018	6,965	3.48	4.75	2,947	73.34
*Industrial, including Dealers in part	14,996	18,644	12.96	12.71	3,648	24.33
Primary Producers—
Agricultural	17,699	16,031	15.30	10.93	- 1668	- 9.42
Pastoral	860	2,447	0.74	1.67	1,587	184.53
Mineral	3,164	3,988	2.73	2.72	824	26.04
Other Primary Producers	462	1,102	0.40	0.75	640	138.50
Total Primary Producers	22,185	23,568	19.17	16.07	1,383	6.23
Indefinite	1,470	1,136	1.27	0.78	- 334	- 22.72
Dependants—
Wives, Children, Relatives	42,362	57,103	36.61	38.93	14,741	34.80
Scholars, Students	21,215	26,360	18.33	17.97	5,145	24.45
Public Burden	2,057	1,793	1.78	1.23	- 264	- 12.83
Total Dependants	65,634	85,256	56.72	58.13	19,622	29.90