OCCUPATIONS, INCLUSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE OF CHINESE AND ABORIGINES—(SUB-CLASSES)., TABLE IX.—Showing by Sub-Classes the Occupations of Persons, Males and Females, inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines ; also of the Chinese and Aboriginies, and the proportion per cent. to their respective Totals of the different Sub-Classes, both inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.
OCCUPATIONS. Population.
Inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines. Chinese.
Persons. Males. Females. Persons. Males. Females.
CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES.
CLASS I.—Government—Persons engaged in the general and local government and defence of the country :
Sub-class 1. Officers of general government—Ministers of state, judges, resident magistrates, clerks, surveyors, &c. 1,204 1,204 1 1
Sub-class 2. Officers of local government—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c. 149 149
Sub-class 3. Army, navy, police—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c. 1,896 1,876 20
Sub-class 4. Workmen in government employment. — Messengers, office keepers, chainmen in government survey parties, &c. 525 517 8
CLASS II.—Professional—Persons in the learned professions (with their immediate subordinates) not in the Government service :
Sub-class 1. Clergy, ministers, priests, missionaries, scripture readers, and their subordinates, sexton, pew-openers, &c. 490 477 13 11 11
Sub-class 2. Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c. 653 649 4 61 61
Sub-class 3. Dispensing chemists, sick nurses, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity 1,029 535 494 7 7
Sub-class 4. Lawyers—Barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c. 380 380
Sub-class 5. Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c. 538 538 1 1
CLASS III.—Professional—Persons engaged in literature, fine arts, and sciences :
Sub-class 1. Teachers, schoolmasters, schoolmistresses, governesses, music teachers, inspectors of schools, &c. 2,777 1,093 1,684 3 3
Sub-class 2. Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c. 560 560
Sub-class 3. Other professions—Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c. 949 806 143 8 8
CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend money or goods :
Sub-class 1. Merchants 773 764 9 5 5
Sub-class 2. Shop and storekeepers, warehousemen, dealers, hawkers, &c. 7,850 6,411 1,439 931 929 2
Sub-class 3. Bankers, brokers, accountants, auctioneers, commission agents, &c. 1,901 1,891 10 31 31
Sub-class 4. Commercial clerks, assistants in shops, storemen, salesmen, &c. 5,070 4,743 327 79 79
CLASS V.—Personal offices—Persons engaged in entertaining, clothing, and performing personal offices for man :
Sub-class 1. Inn and lodging-house keepers, barman, barmaids, &c. 4,632 3,109 1,523 169 169
Sub-class 2. Tailors, shoemakers, dressmakers, outfitters, hatters, &c. 8,115 4,144 3,971 81 81
Sub-class 3. Domestic servants (general), cooks, coachmen (private servants), grooms (private servants), &c. 23,695 4,899 18,796 110 109 1
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—Special branch in which they work being undefined 468 467 1
Sub-class 2. Masons, bricklayers, slaters, hodmen, plasterers, &c. 4,193 4,193 1 1
Sub-class 3. Quarrymen, brickmakers, road and railway laborers, &c. 8,047 8,040 7