The Colony ; Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; Shires and Road Districts ; Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; Goldfields.—Persons., TABLE XXV.—Showing the Occupations of Persons of both Sexes, at all Ages and under and over Twenty Years of Age, in the Colony ; in the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; in the Shires and Road Districts ; in Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; and on the Goldfields, on the 2nd April 1871—continued.
Occupations of Persons of both Sexes. The Colony of Victoria. Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. Shires and Road Districts. Places outside Local Jurisdiction. Goldfields.
All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years. All Ages. Under 20 Years. Over 20 Years.
CLASS III.—COMMERCIAL.
ORDER 5.—PERSONS WHO BUY OR SELL, KEEP OR LEND MONEY, HOUSES, OR GOODS OF VARIOUS KINDS.
Sub-order 1.—Mercantile persons :
Capitalist 245 1 244 199 1 198 45 45 1 1 64 1 63
Merchant 677 3 674 597 1 596 77 2 75 3 3 84 1 83
Auctioneer, appraiser, valuer 199 4 195 158 4 154 41 41 60 2 58
aBroker (not share or stock) 161 10 151 153 10 143 8 8 19 2 17
Commission agent, factor 459 9 450 398 9 389 56 56 5 5 112 112
Bank officer, clerk 802 93 709 658 71 587 139 22 117 5 5 266 29 237
Officer of public company 119 19 100 115 19 96 4 4 11 1 10
Officer of benefit society 23 3 20 18 2 16 5 1 4
Share, stock—broker, dealer, jobber 371 12 359 325 12 313 40 40 6 6 260 10 250
Commercial clerk 2,611 771 1,840 2,353 714 1,639 251 55 196 7 2 5 390 120 270
Commercial traveller, salesman, saleswoman 802 60 742 730 56 674 72 4 68 203 15 188
bOthers engaged in mercantile pursuits 667 16 651 588 14 574 73 2 71 6 6 178 5 173
Sub-order 2.—Other general dealers :
Shopkeeper (branch undefined) 4,353 512 3,841 1,942 207 1,735 2,317 296 2,021 94 9 85 2,426 247 2,179
Shopkeeper's wife (branch undefined) assisting in business 234 2 232 104 1 103 124 1 123 6 6 127 2 125
Pawnbroker 115 27 88 113 26 87 2 1 1 13 3 10
Hawker, pedler 836 51 785 554 26 528 281 25 256 1 1 307 20 287
aOther general dealers 916 76 840 832 65 767 83 11 72 1 1 130 11 119
ORDER 6.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE CONVEYANCE OF MEN, ANIMALS, GOODS, AND MESSAGES.
Sub-order 1.—Carriers on railways :
Railway officer, clerk, station master, mistress (1)206 22 184 166 19 147 40 3 37 19 19
Railway engine-driver, stoker, cleaner (2)109 2 107 105 2 103 4 4 35 35
aRailway servant (3)429 8 421 344 6 338 85 2 83 77 1 76
bOthers connected with railways (4)1 1 1 1
Sub-order 2.—Carriers on roads:
Coach, omnibus, cab—proprietor 451 451 404 404 46 46 1 1 105 105
Coach, omnibus, cab—driver, conductor 1,242 104 1,138 1,064 84 980 173 20 153 5 5 303 34 269
Drayman, carrier, carter 5,727 785 4,942 2,984 340 2,644 2,691 434 2,257 52 11 41 1,928 291 1,637
Livery-stable keeper 84 5 79 76 5 71 8 8 24 1 23
Toll—keeper, contractor 131 26 105 33 8 25 98 18 80 28 4 24
aOthers connected with conveyance on roads 20 1 19 20 1 19 9 9
Sub-order 3.—Carriers on seas and rivers:
aHarbor, pier—service 31 1 30 26 1 25 5 5
Pilot 26 26 25 25 1 1
Lighthouse keeper 41 41 16 16 10 10 15 15
Shipowner 25 25 22 22 3 3
bShip—master, officer, seaman (merchant service) 2,086 170 1,916 958 28 930 91 2 89 1,037 140 897 51 1 50
Engineer, stoker, coal-trimmer of steamer (merchant service) 80 1 79 10 10 1 1 69 1 68 1 1
Ship servant, steward, stewardess 221 19 202 81 4 77 2 2 138 15 123 2 2
Stevedore, lumper 187 5 182 181 4 177 2 1 1 4 4
Waterman, boatman, boat proprietor 154 15 139 133 9 124 17 4 13 4 2 2 11 4 7
cOthers connected with seas or rivers 123 2 121 85 1 84 11 11 27 1 26
Sub-order 4.—Engaged in storage:
Storekeeper (bonded or free, not shopkeeper) 58 1 57 49 1 48 9 9 8 8
Store laborer, storeman (not shopman) 812 58 754 792 54 738 20 4 16 39 5 34
aOthers connected with storage 51 10 41 48 10 38 1 1 2 2 3 3