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