THE COLONY, MUNICIPALITIES, MINING DISTRICTS.—(NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS)—continued.,TABLE X.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions per cent., to their respective Totals of Persons, Males and Females of different Occupations in the whole Colony, in the Corporate Towns and Municipalities, and in the Mining Districts.
| OCCUPATIONS. |
The Colony. |
| Numbers. |
Proportions per cent. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| CLASS XI.—Miscellaneous pursuits—Persons engaged in occupations not embraced in other classes : |
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| Sub-class 1. Laborers (undefined or unconnected with any of the foregoing pursuits) |
8,122 |
8,110 |
12 |
1.503 |
2.468 |
0.006 |
| Sub-class 2. Wood-splitters, fencers, grubbers, &c. (otherwise undefined) |
2,122 |
2,111 |
11 |
0.393 |
0.642 |
0.005 |
| Sub-class 3. Other occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. |
1,056 |
977 |
79 |
0.195 |
0.297 |
0.037 |
| CLASS XII.—Independent means—Persons of property and rank, not returned under any office or occupation : |
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|
|
|
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| Sub-class 1. Persons deriving income from houses — Householders, house proprietors, &c. |
686 |
548 |
138 |
0.127 |
0.167 |
0.065 |
| Sub-class 2. Annuitants, " independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) |
427 |
263 |
164 |
0.079 |
0.080 |
0.077 |
| Sub-class 3. Gentlemen, ladies (not otherwise described) |
250 |
202 |
48 |
0.046 |
0.061 |
0.023 |
| CLASS XIII.mdash;Persons engaged in domestic offices on duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, amp;c.: |
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|
|
|
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| Sub-class 1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) |
69,437 |
|
63,437 |
12.851 |
|
32.804 |
| Sub-class 2. Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) |
15,611 |
608 |
15,003 |
2.889 |
0.185 |
7.088 |
| Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, amp;.c.(under 15 years of age) |
108,403 |
51,972 |
56,431 |
20.062 |
15.813 |
26.660 |
| Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home |
61,056 |
31,132 |
29,924 |
11.300 |
9.473 |
14.137 |
| CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community : |
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|
|
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| Sub-class 1. Prisoners |
2,035 |
1,772 |
263 |
0.377 |
0.539 |
0.124 |
| Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. |
2,524 |
1,739 |
785 |
0.467 |
0.529 |
0.371 |
| CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. : |
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| Sub-class 1. Unemployed, "no occupation at present," paupers, &c. |
5,500 |
4,453 |
1,047 |
1.018 |
1.355 |
0.495 |
| Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated |
3,112 |
2,531 |
581 |
0.576 |
0.770 |
0.274 |
| Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits |
325 |
14 |
311 |
0.060 |
0.004 |
0.147 |
| Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
1,518 |
1,427 |
91 |
0.281 |
0.434 |
0.043 |
| Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
426 |
420 |
6 |
0.079 |
0.128 |
0.003 |
| Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind |
204 |
141 |
63 |
0.038 |
0.043 |
0.030 |
| Total |
540,322 |
328,651 |
211,671 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |