OCCUPATIONS OF CHINESe, 1881.—MALES., TABLE LXXIV.—Showing the Number of Chinese Males at All Ages and under Twenty Years of Age, of Different Occupations, living in Victoria when the Census was taken., The small figures denote the Numbers under Twenty Years of Age included in each Total.
Order. Sub-order. Occupations of Chinese Males. Numbers.
Total 28,011,869
1 1 Police 1
2 1 Missionary (a) 10
Chinese minister (b) 3
Catechist (c) 3
Lay preacher (Wesleyan) 1
Joss-house keeper 39
Joss-house priest 4
2 3 Chinese doctor 35
Herbalist 3
Chemist, druggist 10
2 4 Interpreter (not law-court officer) 23
2 6 Schoolmaster 1
2 7 Artist 1
2 9 Actor 1
3 2 Son, relative, visitor 99,103
3 3 Scholar at home 88
Scholar at State school 4545
Scholar at private school 77
Scholar not stated 2424
4 1 Hotel-keeper 18
Coffee, eating house—keeper 10
Boarding, lodging house—keeper 8
4 2 Servant 7277
5 1 Capitalist 1
Merchant 29
Commission agent, factor 3
Share and stock—broker, dealer, jobber 3
Commercial clerk 326
Commercial traveller, salesman 1
5 2 Shopkeeper (branch undefined) 9352
Hawker, pedler 2216
General dealer 115
6 2 Cab proprietor 1
Cab driver 2
Drayman, carrier, carter 213
6 3 Ship officer, seaman (merchant service) 12
Ship servant, steward 7
6 4 Packer 1
7 1 Farmer, market gardener 19401
Farmer's son 45
Farm servant (indoor) 2302
Agricultural labourer (outdoor) 42
Gardener (not domestic servant) 1147
Vine dresser 23
Grape picker 4
Tobacco grower, assistant, servant 2245
7 2 Station overseer, superintendent 2
Station servant (indoor) 250
Station labourer (outdoor) 7
7 3 Grubber, bushman 2
Selector 1
Assisting on land 2
7 4 Rabbit catcher, killer 1
Fisherman 36
Drover 1
Pig dealer 3
8 4 Artificial flower maker 1
8 13 House proprietor 1
Carpenter, joiner 90
Bricklayer 1
Mason, pavior 1
Painter, paperhanger, plumber 1
8 14 Furniture, cabinet—maker 256
Carver, gilder 2
8 15 Salt boiler 1
9 1 Draper, linen-draper, mercer 4
Woolsorter 3
9 2 Barber, hairdresser 30
Hat, cap—maker 1
Tailor 19
Clothes dealer, outfitter, slop-seller 1
Shoe, boot—maker, dealer 31
10 1 Cow-keeper, dairyman, milkseller 3
Butcher 81
Poulterer, game dealer 4
Fishmonger, dealer, curer 3103
10 2 Miller 1
Baker 5
Confectioner, pastrycook 6
Greengrocer, fruiterer 55
10 3 Aerated water, cordial manufacturer 1
Grocer, tea-dealer 4123
Tobacco, cigar, snuff—manufacturer 18
Tobacconist 1
Opium manufacturer 1
Opium seller, dealer 59
11 1 Fellmonger 1
Bone gatherer 2
11 2 Wood carter 6
Splitter 24
Sawyer, saw-mill worker 1
Rag picker, gatherer 41
Wood cutter 13
Bark stripper 9
Fly-catcher maker 2
12 1 Gold-miner, alluvial 94476
Gold-miner, quartz 6101
Gold-miner, (not otherwise described) 2017
Miner, tin 2
Miner, quicksilver * 4
Mining manager 2
Secretary of mining tribute 1
12 2 Charcoal burner, dealer 5
12 3 Quarry worker 1
Worker in sand pit 2
12 5 Goldsmith, silversmith, jeweller 6
12 6 Tin worker, dealer 1
Blacksmith, whitesmith 21
Cage maker 2
Smelter black sand 1
13 1 Labourer (branch undefined) 5412
13 2 Apprentice (branch undefined) 1412
Manager 1
Partner 6
Agent 10
Assistant 11
Traveller 2
15 1 Lunatic 85
Hospital patient 13
Inmate of benevolent asylum 27
Inmate of industrial school 11
Living on charity 16
15 2 Prisoner 18
Gambler, gamester, lottery-ticket seller 113
No occupation stated 8147