COUNTIES AND PASTORAL DISTRICTS IN DETAIL—(FEMALES)—continued., TABLE XIX.—Showing the Occupations, in classified arrangement, of Females of all ages in the Parishes, Townships, and principal places situated within each County or Pastoral District.

OCCUPATIONS.	RIPON.
	Electoral District of Ripon and Hampden.
	Ballaarat West Parish (part of).*	Dowling Forest Parish (part of).† including part of Township of Minerarent.	Ascot Parish and Glendaruel Parish (part of).‡	Burrumbeet Parish.	Erelldoun Parish (part of).§ and Livingstone Parish.	Brewster and Lillerie Parishes.
CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES.
CLASS VIII.—Agricultural and pastoral—Persons working land and engaged in growing grain, fruits, animals, and other products :
Sub-class 1. Pastoral—Squatters, stockholders, graziers, sheep farmers, settlers, &c.
Sub-class 2. Pastoral—Shepherds, hutkeepers, station laborers, &c.					1	1
Sub-class 3. Agricultural—Farmers and market gardeners (owners), farmers' wives, &c.	4	9	9	44		1
Sub-class 4 Agricultural—Farm laborers and farm servants, dairymaids, gardeners (laborers)	1	5	4	15		1
Sub-class 5. Cattle dealers, sale-yard keepers, dealers in seeds, &c.
CLASS IX.—Carrying—Persons engaged in the conveyance of men and goods :
Sub-class 1. Goods traffic chiefly—Carriers by drays, bullock-teams on the roads, lighters, &c.
Sub-class 2. Passengers traffic chiefly—Owners of coaches, cabs, &c., boats for hire, railway employees, &c.
Sub-class 3. Water and wood carters
Sub-class 4. Porters and messengers (not assistants in shops or stores)
Sub-class 5. Engaged in sea navigation—Stewardesses, &c.
CLASS X.—Persons dealing in food and drinks :
Sub-class 1. Animal food chiefly—Butchers, poulterers, fishmongers, &c.	2		1	3		4
Sub-class 2. Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c.
CLASS XI.—Miscellaneous pursuits—Persons engaged in occupations not embraced in other classes :
Sub-class 1. Laborers (undefined or unconnected with any of the foregoing pursuits)
Sub-class 2. Wood splitters, fencers, grubbers, &c. (otherwise undefined)
Sub-class 3. Other occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, &c.
CLASS XII.—Independent means—Persons of property and rank, not returned under any office or occupation :
Sub-class 1. Persons deriving income from houses—Householders, house proprietors, &c.
Sub-class 2. Annuitants, "independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed)
Sub-class 3. Ladies (not otherwise described)
CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, &c.:
Sub-class 1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation)	33	34	27	115	38	6
Sub-class 2. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards)	15	5	9	22	11	3
Sub-class 3. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age)	18	33	21	124	34	8
Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home	22	26	21	48	19	8
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community :
Sub-class 1. Prisoners
Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c.
CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. :
Sub-class 1. Unemployed, " no occupation at present," paupers, &c.	1
Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated	1			1
Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits
Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c.
Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c.
Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind
Total	112	129	115	432	123	37