EMPLOYERS OF LABOUR, 1881., TABLE LXXXII.—Showing the Number of Employers of Labour in various Branches of Industry, classified according to the Number of Hands in the Service of each Employer.

Order.	Sub-order.	Branch of Industry.	Total Number of Employers.	Employers having in their Service the Number of Hands specified in the heading to each column.
				1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	12.	13.	14.	15.	16.	17.	18.	19.	20.	21 to 30.	31 to 40.	41 to 50.	51 to 75.	75 to 100.	101 to 150.	151 to 200.	201 and upwards.
7	1	Agriculture	3,521	1,892	897	357	117	80	71	26	28	7	10	1	8	4	3	1	9		1	2	1	4	2
	2	Pastoral pursuits	231	46	55	29	24	5	17	7	7	5	9	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	1		3	8	2
8	1	Books, newspapers, &c.	33	4	7	3	3	6	1		1		1	1		1			1	1			1	2
	2	Musical instruments	2			2
	3	Prints and pictures	2							1								1
	4	Carving and figures	6	3	2		1
	6	Medals and dies	1																					1
	7	Watches and philosophical instruments	26	11	4	8		1		2
	8	Surgical instruments	4	3								1
	9	Arms	3	1		1	1
	10	Machines and tools	39	4	6	3	5	3	3	1			1		2			1	1	1				1	1	4	1				1
	11	Carriages, harness, and implements	139	34	25	10	11	14	18	3	6	2	2	3	3		1		1				1	1	1	1	1	1
	12	Ships and boats	10	2	2	1	3	1	1
	13	Houses and buildings	413	64	75	47	41	31	37	11	16	13	25	8	6	1	2	5	5	1	5	1	7	5	3	1		1	1		1
	14	Furniture	55	15	7	5	6	2	3	3	2	3	1	2	1		2						1			1	1
	15	Chemicals	7		1		2							1	2									1
9	1	Textile fabrics	52	8	5	5	10	3	2	2	2	2	2	1		4				1	1		1		1	1	1
	2	Dress	275	100	58	16	19	15	13	5	5	2	3	3	4	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	5	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	2
	3	Fibrous materials	6	2	1		1				1	1
10	1	Animal food	189	60	57	30	13	6	7	3	5	2	2	2			1		1
	2	Vegetable food	161	47	35	20	20	12	8	3	7	2	3		2		1				1
	3	Drinks and stimulants	85	25	18	12	10	2	2	1	1	1	2		1		1		3				1	3	1				1
11	1	Animal matters	49	5	7	2	2	4	7	2	1	1	2		5	2	1	1						4	2		1
	2	Vegetable matters	108	13	17	13	12	6	9	5	10	2	3	1	3	1	1						1	1	3	2			3	2
12	1	Mining	112	23	11	11	5	5	4	1	6	3	4		4	3			2	2	5	2	5	4	2	1	5	3	1
	2	Coal	8	2	2		1		1						1												1
	3	Stone, clay, earthenware, and glass	61	4	13	11	6	4	11	1	1		2			1		3	1				2	1
	4	Water	1																		1
	5	Gold, silver, and precious stones	16	4	2	2	3	1							1										1		1	1
	6	Metals other than gold and silver	235	94	47	26	20	9	8	3	1	1	3	1	5	2	1	1	2		1		5	3		1			1
		Total	5,850	2,466	1,354	614	336	210	223	80	100	48	75	26	49	23	17	17	31	9	18	7	34	42	21	13	14	8	8	3	4