SUMMARY TABLE III. SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS of MALES and FEMALES in Classes, and the proportion per cent. of Persons in each Class to the total of all Classes.
| OCCUPATIONS. |
THE COLONY. |
| NUMBER OF PERSONS. |
PROPORTION PER CENT. |
| Both Sexes. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
| CLASSES. |
|
|
|
|
|
| CLASS I. Persons engaged in the General or Local Government and Defence of the Country |
3,982 |
3,965 |
17 |
2.54 |
0.02 |
| CLASS II. Persons in the Learned Professions, with their immediate subordinates, (not in Government employment) |
1,426 |
1,359 |
67 |
0.87 |
0.08 |
| CLASS III. Persons engaged in Literature, Fine Arts, and Sciences |
1,283 |
845 |
438 |
0.54 |
0.54 |
| CLASS IV. Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend Goods or Money |
11,929 |
11,647 |
282 |
7.47 |
0.34 |
| CLASS V. Persons engaged in Entertaining, Clothing, and performing personal offices for man |
17,971 |
6,845 |
11,126 |
4.39 |
13.75 |
| CLASS VI. Manufacture—Persons engaged in Art, Mechanical Productions, and in working and dealing in Minerals, Vegetable and Animal Matters |
18,461 |
18,461 |
|
11.84 |
|
| CLASS VII. Mining—Persons engaged in digging for and washing out Gold |
36,332 |
36,332 |
|
23.31 |
|
| CLASS VIII. Agricultural and Pastoral—Persons working land, and engaged in growing Grain, Fruits, Animals, and other products |
14,473 |
14,378 |
95 |
9.22 |
0.11 |
| CLASS IX. Carrying—Persons engaged in the Conveyance of Men and Goods |
5,957 |
5,957 |
|
3.82 |
|
| CLASS X. Persons dealing in Food and Drinks |
3,329 |
3,307 |
22 |
2.12 |
0.02 |
| CLASS XI. Laborers (Branch of Labor undefined) |
8,904 |
8,904 |
|
5.71 |
|
| CLASS XII. Miscellaneous Pursuits—persons engaged in occupations not embraced in any other class |
1,858 |
1,332 |
526 |
0.85 |
0.65 |
| CLASS XIII. Independent Means—Persons of Property and Rank, not returned under any office or occupation |
1,943 |
1,653 |
290 |
1.06 |
0.35 |
| CLASS XIV. Persons engaged in Domestic Offices or Duties, and of no specified occupation |
93,309 |
30,204 |
63,105 |
19.37 |
78.00 |
| CLASS XV. Sailors |
5,712 |
5,712 |
|
3.66 |
|
| CLASS XVI. Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed |
6,921 |
2,590 |
4,331 |
1.66 |
5.35 |
| CLASS XVII. Persons maintained at Public Cost or by the Community |
2,986 |
2,385 |
601 |
1.53 |
0.74 |
| TOTALS |
*236798 |
155,876 |
80,900 |
99.96 |
99.95 |