SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS—(FEMALES)., TABLE XV—Showing the Occupations of Females in each ELECTORAL DISTRICT—continued.
OCCUPATIONS. Total of Electoral Districts. West Melbourne. North Melbourne. East Melbourne. Emerald Hill. Sandridge. Williamstown.
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. 53 1 1
Sub-class 2. Pastoral—Overseers on statons, stockmen, shepherds and station laborers, &c. 590 1
Sub-class 3. Agricultral—Farmers and market gardeners (owners), farmers' wives, &c. 4,319 7 3 5 3 3 6
Sub-class 4. Agricultural—Farm laborers and farm servants, gardeners (laborers) 2,159 2 1 6 6
Sub-class 5. Cattle dealers, sale-yard keepers, dealers in seeds, &c. 13 1
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. 21 1 2
Sub-class 2. passenger traffic chiefly—Owners of caches, cabs, boats for hire, railway emplyes, &c. 10 1
Sub-class 3. Water and wood carters, &c. 13
Sub-class 4. Porters and messengers (not assistants in shops or stores) 3
Sub-class 5. Engaged in sea navigation—Stewardesses, &c. 4 1 1 1
CLASS X.—Persons dealing in food and drinks:
Sub-class 1. Animal food chiefly—Butchers, poulterers, fishmongers, &c. 808 28 31 15 20 5 5
Sub-class 2. Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c. 464 35 47 38 21 5 4
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) 12 1
Sub-class 2. Wood splitters, fencers, grubbers, &c. (otherwise undefined) 11
Sub-class 3. Other occupation—Proprietors of labor offices, billard-table keepers, &c. 79 2 6 1
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. 138 6 13 6 4 3 3
Sub-class 2. Annuitants, "independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) 164 5 10 7 5 1
Sub-class 3. Ladies (not otherwise described) 48 4 1 1 1
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) 69,162 1,415 2,988 1,367 1,598 592 821
Sub-class 2. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) 14,830 426 543 471 326 105 186
Sub-class 3. Daughters, relatives, visitors &c. (under 15 years of age) 56,370 891 1,905 904 964 404 628
Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home 29,914 725 1,324 675 769 206 299
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community :
Sub-class 1. Prisoners 151 52 3 10 1
Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. 785 15 86 107 69
CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. :
Sub-class 1. Unemployed, " no occupation at present," paupers, &c. 1,047 88 67 61 19 11 1
Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated 581 13 21 3
Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits 311 294
Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. 91 2 21 2 4 1
Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. 6 2
Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind 63 1 5 1 1
Total Females 210,973 4,837 8,228 5,581 4,395 1,603 2,262