OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE, 1891.—GRADES, &c., Table showing the Numbers and Proportions per cent. of Persons living in the Colony belonging to the several Divisions, Classes, and principal Sub-Classes of Occupations, distinguishing the grades of Employer, Employed on own account, Relative assisting, and Wage-earner ; also distinguishing the Unemployed and the Dependant's.

Class.	Sub-class.	Occupations.	Grade, &c.—Numerical.—(Persons.)								Grade, &c.—Centesimal Proportion—(Specified.)
			TOTAL.	Employer.	Engaged on own account.	Relative Assisting.	Wage-earner.	Unemployed.	Dependants.	Undefined.	TOTAL.	Employer.	Engaged on own account.	Relative Assisting.	Wage-earner.	Unemployed.	Dependants.
		DIVISIONS.
I.-VII.		All Classes	146,667	5,590	10,609	5,524	38,031	1,560	85,256	97	100.00	3.81	7.24	3.77	25.95	1.07	58.16
I.-VI.		Breadwinners	61,411	5,590	10,609	5,524	38,031	1,560		97	100.00	9.12	17.30	9.01	62.03	2.54
VII.		Dependants	85,256						85,256		100.00						100.00
		CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES.
I.		Professional	3,918	226	439	33	3,146	73		1		5.77	11.21	0.84	80.32	1.86
II.		Domestic	7,180	249	547	295	5,934	155				3.46	7.62	4.11	82.65	2.16
III.		Commercial	8,593	1,011	2,352	317	5,759	139		15		10.56	24.56	3.30	60.13	1.45
III.	A.	Property and Finance	1,662	156	1,070	2	420	3		11		9.45	64.81	0.12	25.44	0.18
III.	B.	Trade	4,660	698	1,054	278	2,257	69		4		14.99	22.64	5.97	54.92	1.48
III.	C.D.	Storage, Transport, and Communication	3,271	157	228	37	2,782	67				4.80	6.97	1.13	85.05	2.05
IV.		Industrial	16,016	1,244	1,751	264	12,104	648		5		7.77	10.93	1.65	75.60	4.05
V.		Primary Producers	23,568	2,843	4,832	4,604	10,814	472		3		12.07	20.50	19.53	45.90	2.00
V.	A.	Agricultural	16,031	2,265	3,319	3,903	6,295	248		1		14.13	20.70	24.35	39.27	1.55
V.	B.	Pastoral	2,447	466	617	604	744	16				20.74	27.46	26.88	33.11	0.71
V.	C.	Mineral	3,988	73	636	9	3,086	182		2		1.83	15.96	0.23	77.42	4.56
V.	D.	Other Primary Producers	1,102	39	260	88	689	26				3.54	23.59	7.99	62.52	2.36
VI.		Indefinite	1,136	17	688	11	274	73		73		1.61	64.71	1.03	25.78	6.87
VII.		Dependants	85,256						85,256								100.00
		On Natural Guardians	83,463						83,463								100.00
		On the State or Public Charity	1,793						1,793								100.00