SUMMARY TABLE V. SHOWING the OCCUPATIONS OF MALES in the Seaport Towns, Gold Fields, and Rural Districts, and the Proportion per Cent. which the number of each sub-class bears to the total male population of the Seaport Towns, Gold Fields, and Rural Districts respectively.
OCCUPATIONS. NUMBER OF MALES. PROPORTION OF MALES.
Seaport Towns. Gold Fields. Rural Districts. Seaport Towns. Gold Fields. Rural Districts.
CLASS I.—Government—Persons engaged in the General and Local Government and Defence of the Country :—
Sub-Class 1. Officers of General Government, Judges, Resident Magistrates, Government Clerks, Government Surveyors, &c. 510 160 209 0.746 0.157 0.317
Sub-Class 2. Officers of Local Government, Corporation Officers, Local Court Officers, Road Board Officers, &c. 77 25 19 0.113 0.025 0.029
Sub-Class 3. Army, Navy, Police.—Officers, Soldiers, Constables, Warders, Turnkeys, &c. 1,327 651 399 1.940 0.636 0.604
Sub-Class 4. Workmen in Government employment, Messengers, Office-keepers, Chainmen in Government Survey Parties, &c. 198 74 277 0.289 0.072 0.420
CLASS II.—Professional—Persons in the Learned Professions (with their immediate Subordinates) not in Government employment :—
Sub-Class 1. Clergy, Ministers, Priests, Missionaries, Scripture Readers, &c. 122 53 80 0.179 0.052 0.121
Sub-Class 2. Church Officers, Pew Openers, Sextons, &c. 21 4 3 0.030 0.004 0.005
Sub-Class 3. Physicians, Surgeons, Dentists, Oculists, &c. 234 206 112 0.343 0.201 0.169
Sub-Class 4. Chemists, Apothecaries, Aurists, Hospital Attendants, &c. 183 129 26 0.267 0.127 0.039
Sub-Class 5. Lawyers, Barristers, Attorneys, Conveyancers, &c. 194 73 63 0.283 0.071 0.096
Sub-Class 6. Law Clerks, Law Stationers, Official Assignees, Bailiff's, Law Officers, &c. 303 42 44 0.443 0.041 0.067
CLASS III.—Professional—Persons engaged in Literature, Fine Arts, and Sciences :—
Sub-Class 1. Teachers, Schoolmasters, Professors, Music Masters, Inspectors of Schools, &c. 320 138 240 0.467 0.135 0.364
Sub-Class 2. Architects, Civil Engineers, Surveyors (Land), Draughtsmen, &c. 198 64 67 0.289 0.063 0.102
Sub-Class 3. Other Professions, Authors, Editors, Photographers, Musicians, &c. 318 388 53 0.464 0.379 0.081
CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep or lend Money or Goods :—
Sub-Class 1. Merchants 768 152 100 1.123 0.149 0.151
Sub-Class 2. Shop and Storekeepers, Warehousemen, Dealers, Hawkers, &c. 1,801 2,555 588 2.630 2.497 0.890
Sub-Class 3. Bankers, Brokers, Accountants, Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. 925 271 123 1.353 0.265 0.186
Sub-Class 4. Commercial Clerks, Assistants in Shops, Storemen, &c. 2,586 1,212 324 3.779 1.185 0.490
CLASS V.—Personal Offices—Persons engaged in Entertaining, Clothing, and performing Personal Offices for Man :—
Sub-Class 1. Inn and Lodging-house Keepers, Inn Servants, &c. 765 834 546 1.119 0.816 0.827
Sub-Class 2. Tailors, Shoemakers, Dressmakers, Outfitters, Hatters, &c. 1,702 783 520 2.487 0.766 0.787
Sub-Class 3. Domestic Servants (General), Cooks, Coachmen, Grooms, &c. 1,528 1,262 1,473 2.232 1.233 2.231
CLASS VI.—Manufacturing—Persons engaged in Art and Mechanical Productions, and in working and dealing in Mineral, Vegetable and Animal Matters :—
Sub-Class 1. Contractors (branch undefined) 162 60 71 0.236 0.059 0.108
Sub-Class 2. Overseers (branch of labor undefined) 24 24 49 0.035 0.024 0.075
Sub-Class 3. Masons, Bricklayers, Slaters, Hodmen, Stuccomen, &c. 2,064 503 584 3.017 0.492 0.884
Sub-Class 4. Quarrymen, Brickmakers, Road and Railway Laborers, &c. 1,335 515 2,182 1.952 0.504 3.303
Sub-Class 5. Blacksmiths, Whitesmiths, Founders, Mechanical Engineers, &c. 1,737 1,241 702 2.539 1.213 1.063
Sub-Class 6. Builders, Carpenters, Building Surveyors, Timber Merchants, &c. 3,760 2,363 1,937 5.496 2.310 2.933
Sub-Class 7. Cabinet Makers, Furniture Dealers, Carvers and Gilders, Turners, &c. 709 181 61 1.036 0.177 0.093
Sub-Class 8. Coach and Cart Makers, Wheelwrights, Implement Makers, &c. 1,104 222 259 1.613 0.217 0.393
Sub-Class 9. Other Artisans and Mechanics, Printers, Bookbinders, Coopers, &c. 1,668 599 189 2.436 0.586 0.286
Sub-Class 10. Tanners, Fellmongers, Soapboilers, Wool Sorters, Charcoal Burners, &c. 343 134 122 0.502 0.131 0.184