NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS, 1854, 1857, 1861—(SUB-CLASSES)., TABLE VI.—Showing the Number and Proportions per cent. to their respective Totals, of Persons, Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines), of different Occupations in 1854, 1857, and 1861.

OCCUPATIONS.	Number of Persons.
	1854.			1857.
	Both Sexes.	Males.	Females.	Both Sexes.	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.	3,982	3,965	17	876	876
Sub-class 2. Officers of local government—Municipal officers, district road board officers, &c.				120	120
Sub-class 3. Army, navy, police—Officers, soldiers, constables, warders, turnkeys, searchers, &c.				2,380	2,367	13
Sub-class 4. Workmen in government employment. — Messengers, office keepers, chainmen in government survey parties, &c.				570	556	14
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.	194	194		286	284	2
Sub-class 2. Physicians, surgeons, oculists, dentists, &c.	857	790	67	551	551
Sub-class 3. Dispensing chemists, sick nurses, hospital attendants, and others ministering to health in a subordinate capacity				560	337	223
Sub-class 4. Lawyers—Barristers, attorneys, conveyancers, &c.	220	220		329	329
Sub-class 5. Law clerks, law stationers, official assignees, bailiffs, law court officers, &c.	155	155		389	389
CLASS III.—Professional—Persons engaged in literature, fine arts, and sciences :
Sub-class 1. Teachers, schoolmasters, schoolmistresses, governesses, Music teachers, inspectors of schools, &c.	726	294	132	1,713	698	1,015
Sub-class 2. Architects, civil engineers, surveyors (land), draughtsmen, &c.	557	551	6	328	328
Sub-class 3. Other Professions — Authors, editors, reporters, photographers, musicians, &c.				885	749	136
CLASS IV.—Trading—Persons who buy, sell, keep, or lend money or goods :
Sub-class 1. Merchants	1,980	1,980		1,020	1,018	2
Sub-class 2. Shop and storekeepers, warehousemen, dealers, hawkers, &c.	4,711	4,565	146	6,056	4,956	1,100
Sub-class 3. Bankers, brokers, accountants, auctioneers, commission agents, &c.	1,114	1,113	1	1,318	1,314	4
Sub-class 4. Commercial clerks, assistants in shops, storemen, salesmen, &c.	4,124	3,989	135	4,357	4,105	252
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.	2,856	2,638	218	3,079	2,139	940
Sub-class 2. Tailors, shoemakers, dressmakers, outfitters, hatters, &c.	4,668	2,080	2,588	6,276	2,998	3,278
Sub-class 3. Domestic servants (general), cooks, coachmen (private servants), grooms (private servants), &c.	10,447	2,127	8,320	19,739	4,254	15,485
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	1,259	1,259		294	294
Sub-class 2. Masons, bricklayers, slaters, hodmen, plasterers, &c.	3,252	3,252		3,154	3,148	6
Sub-class 3. Quarrymen, brickmakers, road and railway laborers, &c.				4,035	4,028	7