Numbers and Proportions—Classes and Ages, 1891.,TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males, and Females living in the Colony at all Ages and under and over 20 years of Age, of different Occupations, arranged in two great Divisions (Breadwinners and Dependants) and in seven Classes, together with the proportion per cent. of each Division and Class in relation to the Total Number living.

NUMERICAL.
Occupations.	Persons.			Males.			Females.
	All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.	All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.	All Ages.	Under 20 years.	20 years and over.
Division.
All Classes	146,667	71,220	75,447	77,560	36,076	41,484	69,107	35,144	33,963
Breadwinners	61,411	12,380	49,031	48,833	8,639	40,194	12,578	3,741	8,837
Dependants	85,256	58,840	26,416	28,727	27,437	1,290	56,529	31,403	25,126
Classes.
I. Professional	3,918	439	3,479	2,715	307	2,408	1,203	132	1,071
II. Domestic	7,180	2,387	4,793	1,429	271	1,158	5,751	2,116	3,635
III. Commercial	9,593	1,427	8,166	8,242	1,263	6,979	1,351	164	1,187
IV. Industrial	16,016	3,197	12,819	14,194	2,530	11,664	1,822	667	1,155
V. Primary Producers	23,568	4,854	18,714	21,686	4,210	17,476	1,882	644	1,238
VI. Indefinite	1,136	76	1,060	567	58	509	569	18	551
VII. Dependants	85,256	58,840	26,416	28,727	27,437	1,290	56,529	31,403	25,126
CENTESIMAL PROPORTION.
Division.
All Classes	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Bread winners	41.87	17.38	64.99	62.96	23.94	96.89	18.20	10.65	26.02
Dependants	58.13	82.62	35.01	37.04	76.06	3.11	81.80	89.35	73.98
Classes.
I. Professional	2.67	0.62	4.61	3.50	0.85	5.80	1.74	0.38	3.15
II. Domestic	4.90	3.35	6.35	1.84	0.75	2.79	8.32	6.02	10.70
III. Commercial	6.54	2.00	10.82	10.63	3.50	16.82	1.96	0.47	3.50
IV. Industrial	10.92	4.49	16.99	18.30	7.01	28.12	2.64	1.90	3.40
V. Primary Producers	16.07	6.81	24.81	27.96	11.67	42.13	2.72	1.83	3.65
VI. Indefinite	0.77	0.11	1.41	0.73	0.16	1.23	0.82	0.05	1.62
VII. Dependants	58.13	82.62	35.01	37.04	76.06	3.11	81.80	89.35	73.98