TABLE showing the Occupations of Persons, Males, and Females under and over 20 years of age, in the Colony of Victoria, according to the Returns of the Census taken on the 2nd April 1871—continued.
OCCUPATIONS. PERSONS. MALES. FEMALES.
All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years.
ORDER 11.—PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES.
Sub-order 1.—In animal matters :
Soap-boilers(27) 72 5 67 72 5 67
Tallow-chandlers(28) 69 11 58 68 11 57 1 1
Tallow-melters, boilers-down (not meat-preservers) 35 35 35 35
Manure manufacturers, dealers 35 4 31 35 4 31
Hide, skin—salesmen, dealers 47 6 41 47 6 41
Fellmongers(29) 335 65 270 335 65 270
Tanners(30) 376 60 316 376 60 316
Curriers(31) 215 54 161 215 54 161
Leather manufacture (including leather dressers and finishers, portmanteau and trunk makers, morocco-makers, fancy leather case makers, &c.)(32) 32 10 22 32 10 22
Feather dressers, dealers, cleaners 7 2 5 1 1 6 2 4
Hair-brush, broom—makers, dealers(33) 28 17 11 25 14 11 3 3
Others engaged in working and dealing in animal matters (including glue-makers, curled hair makers, wool merchants, leather-cutters, salesmen, sellers, bone collectors, grindery dealers, &c.)(34) 139 17 122 137 17 120 2 2
Sub-order 2.—In vegetable matters :
Oil, colormen 38 3 35 38 3 35
French-polishers(35) 124 40 84 122 40 82 2 2
Japanners 15 3 12 15 3 12
Timber merchants, dealers(36) 293 41 252 292 41 251 1 1
Firewood dealers, sellers, choppers(37) 2,620 586 2,034 2,602 582 2,020 18 4 14
Fencers, hurdle-makers, splitters(38) 2,538 313 2,225 2,538 313 2,225
Turners(39) 111 27 84 111 27 84
Coopers(40) 384 60 324 384 60 324
Sawyers, saw-mill owners, workers(41) 1,263 132 1,131 1,262 132 1,130 1 1
Basket-makers(42) 62 7 55 62 7 55
Hay and straw dealers(43) 63 16 47 62 16 46 1 1
Chaff-cutters 37 9 28 37 9 28
Paper manufacture (including paper-rulers, machine-rulers, paper-mill employes, &c.)(44) 55 25 30 48 24 24 7 1 6
Stationers (see also booksellers, (8—1ante)(45) 172 42 130 164 38 126 8 4 4
Rag, waste paper—gatherers, dealers 29 4 25 26 2 24 3 2 1
Bill stickers, distributors(46) 18 1 17 18 1 17
Others working and dealing in vegetable matters (including bark merchants, choppers, pressers, strippers, box-makers, broom-makers, cane-workers, case-workers, cork-cutters, merchants, paper-bag makers, timber benders, &c.)(47) 142 48 94 104 27 77 38 21 17
ORDER 12.—PERSONS WORKING OR DEALING IN MINERALS.
Sub-order 1.—In mining :
Gold miners (alluvial)(48) 21,529 1,259 20,270 21,525 1,258 20,267 4 1 3
Puddlers(49) 1,357 120 1,237 1,355 120 1,235 2 2
Sluicers(50) 4,036 97 3,939 4,036 97 3,939
Gold miners (quartz)(51) 8,818 596 8,222 8,818 596 8,222
Quartz crushing, &c.(52) 592 129 463 590 129 461 2 2
Gold miners, miners, diggers (not otherwise described)(53) 16,093 1,037 15,056 16,087 1,035 15,052 6 2 4
Miners (other metals or minerals)(54) 36 2 34 36 2 34
Others engaged in mining (including mining engineers and engine-drivers, managers and officers of mining companies, mining registrars, whim-drivers, watchmen on claims, mining carters, mine proprietors, &c.)(55) 667 94 573 665 94 571 2 2