SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS—(FEMALES).TABLE XV.—Showing the Occupations of Females in each Electoral District.
OCCUPATIONS. Maryborough. Castlemaine. Creswick. Sandhurst. Avoca. Mandurang. Maldon.
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. 1 1
Sub-class 2. Pastoral—Shepherds, hutkeepers, station laborers, &c. 1 12 14 26 2
Sub-class 3. Agricultural—Farmers and market gardeners (owners), farmers' wives, &c. 49 54 316 3 47 156 45
Sub-class 4. Agricultural—Farm laborers and farm servants, dairymaids, gardeners (laborers) 24 20 143 26 47 8
Sub-class 5. Cattle dealers, sale-yard keepers, dealers in seeds, &c. 1 1 1 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. 2 2
Sub-class 2. Passenger traffic chiefly—Owners and drivers of coaches, cabs, boats for hire, railway employes, &c. 1
Sub-class 3. Water and wood carters, &c. 1 1
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. 12 46 50 10 47 21 13
Sub-class 2. Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c. 1 19 12 13 6 1
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, grabbers, &c. (otherwise defined) 1
Sub-class 3. Other occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. 4 2 1 2 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. 3 1 1 1
Sub-class 2. Annuitants, "Independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) 1 6 3 4 1 2
Sub-class 3. Ladies (not otherwise described) 2 2 1
CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupations :
Sub-class 1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) 759 3,381 3,598 2,499 2,260 2,355 1,033
Sub-class 2. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) 89 488 548 356 258 301 119
Sub-class 3. Daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age) 650 2,643 3,069 1,834 1,805 2,043 779
Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home 289 1,112 1,341 744 584 757 391
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community :
Sub-class 1. Prisoners 4 11 1 12 7
Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. 14 9 2
CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c.:
Sub-class 1. Unemployed, "no occupation at present," paupers, &c. 4 6 8 18 31 41 9
Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated 4 11 12 11 14 11 9
Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits 3 2
Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. 3 4 1 1
Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. 1 1
Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind 1 1 2 5 2
Total Females 2,140 8,796 10,186 6,540 5,611 6,362 2,637