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.
ORDER 6.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE CONVEYANCE OF MEN, ANIMALS, GOODS, AND MESSAGE—continued.
Sub-order 5.—Messengers and porters :
Messenger, porter (not government or railway) 343 129 214 324 120 204 19 9 10 61 23 38
Errand boy 357 357 334 334 23 23 63 63
aTelegraph service 230 63 167 160 49 111 68 13 55 2 1 1 78 28 50
bOthers connected with messages 92 52 40 30 20 10 57 30 27 5 2 3 35 18 17
CLASS IV.—AGRICULTURAL.
ORDER 7.—PERSONS POSSESSING, WORKING, OR CULTIVATING LAND, RAISING OR DEALING IN ANIMALS, OR FOLLOWING PURSUITS SUBSIDARY THERETO.
Sub-order 1.—Engaged in agricultural pursuits :
Farmer, market-gardener 25,580 267 25,313 2,163 34 2,129 23,184 229 22,955 233 4 229 5,934 52 5,882
Farmer's wife, assisting on farm 684 7 677 61 61 612 7 605 11 11 139 1 138
Farmer's son, daughter, or other relative, over 15 years of age, living on farm if not otherwise described, or under 15 if stated to be assisting on farm 11,660 8,193 3,467 531 367 164 11,040 7,766 3,274 89 60 29 2,230 1,666 564
Farm bailiff, overseer 171 10 161 10 10 157 10 147 4 4 17 2 15
aFarm servant (indoor) 11,933 2,694 9,239 673 129 544 11,189 2,550 8,639 71 15 56 1,993 453 1,540
Agricultural laborer (outdoor) 2,468 329 2,139 407 55 352 2,051 274 1,777 10 10 614 91 323
Gardener (not domestic servant) 1,499 88 1,411 935 56 879 561 32 529 3 3 424 27 397
bOthers connected with agriculture 155 21 134 15 1 14 140 20 120 25 5 20
Sub-order 2.—Engaged in pastoral pursuits:
Squatter, grazier, sheep, or cattle farmer 1,236 8 1,228 173 2 171 1,040 6 1,034 23 23 117 1 116
Grazier's wife, assisting on station or grazing farm 21 21 1 1 18 18 2 2 3 3
Grazier's son, daughter, or other relative, over 15 years of age, living on station or grazing farm, if not otherwise described, or under 15 if stated to be assisting 357 178 179 5 1 4 340 168 172 12 9 3 49 26 23
Station or grazing farm manager, overseer, superintendent 654 28 626 50 1 49 594 27 567 10 10 67 1 66
aStation or grazing farm servant (indoor or at out-station) 4,731 817 3,914 120 37 83 4,559 761 3,798 52 19 33 551 92 459
Station or grazing farm laborer (outdoor) 38 5 33 3 1 2 35 4 31 1 1
bOthers connected with grazing 240 116 124 65 33 32 174 82 92 1 1 80 41 39
Sub-order 3.—Engaged on land (not cultivating or grazing) :
Land proprietor 293 2 291 169 169 123 2 121 1 1 37 37
Land, estate—agent 95 8 87 77 6 71 18 2 16 8 8
Land surveyor 213 17 196 118 13 105 84 3 81 11 1 10 79 10 69
Agricultural implement proprietor, worker 52 6 46 3 3 49 6 43 8 1 7
Grubber, bushman (not fencer or splitter) 325 34 291 34 3 31 286 31 255 5 5 115 12 103
aOthers engaged on land (not cultivating nor grazing.) 84 10 74 14 1 13 65 8 57 5 1 4 21 5 16
Sub-order 4.—Engaged about animals :
Horse proprietor, breeder, dealer 78 5 73 57 3 54 21 2 19 22 22
Veterinary surgeon, farrier 151 15 136 112 13 99 39 2 37 38 2 36
Horse-breaker, groom (not domestic servant) 977 195 782 613 115 498 348 78 270 16 2 14 234 52 182
Live stock salesman 174 8 166 101 3 98 72 5 67 1 1 60 4 56
Animal, bird—dealer, keeper 27 27 16 16 10 10 1 1 4 4