OCCUPATIONS, 1891.—SUB-ORDERS AND DISTINCT CALLINGS—continued.
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Order 22, Sub-order 3.—Engaged in Preserving, Capturing, or Destroying Wild Animals—continued.
Brought forward 940 3
Rabbit, rat, dingo, vermin, sparrow—catcher, killer, trapper, poisoner 539 1
Gamekeeper 8
Bee hunter, keeper 25 3
Rabbit inspector 68
Skin collector, hunter 7
Whipper-in 1
Total 1,588 7
Order 22, Sub-order 4.—Engaged in Forestry or Acquisition of Products of Natural Vegetation.
Forest inspector, officer, ranger 32
Woodcutter, woodman, axeman 1,366
Bark stripper, collector 71
Tree ringer, grubber 119
Fern gatherer, collector 1
Bushman (not fencer or splitter) 161
Gum collector, gatherer 9
Native seed collector 1
State forests and nurseries—officer 3
Total 1,763
Order 22, Sub-order 5.—Engaged in Water Conservancy and Supply.
Water Supply department officer, overseer, rate collector, turncock, labourer 292 1
Water trust officer, overseer, labourer 38
Well sinker, borer 21
Tank, dam—maker 28
Reservoir keeper 8
Water-pipe layer 8
Total 395 1
Order 22, Sub-order 6.—Engaged in Mines and Quarries.
Mining Department officer (not geologist, mineralogist, geological surveyor, &c.) 18
Mining registrar 6
Mining engineer, inspector, surveyor (not Government officer) 289
Mine owner, mining manager, director, clerk 627 1
Gold miner, alluvial 5,098
Gold miner, quartz 6,847 3
Gold miner, undefined ; miner, digger 7,074 4
Coal mining—engaged in 136
Antimony miner, prospector 5
Copper miner 6
Graphite miner 2
Miner (metals or minerals other than gold or coal) 32
Silver miner, prospector 7
Tin miner, prospector 104
Quarry owner, manager, clerk, labourer 1,531 2
Engine-driver, stoker at mine or quarry 385
Amalgamating—engaged in 9
Boring for minerals—engaged in 2
Braceman (at mine) 13
Carried forward 22,191 10
Order 22, Sub-order 6.—Engaed in Mines and Quarries—continued.
Brought forward 22,191 10
Carpenter (mining) 26
Diamond-drill worker 61
Drill worker (mining) 25
Lander at mine 2
Mining board officer 1
Mining contractor 4
Mining expert 1
Mining smith 38
Mining watch man, woman 10 1
Prospector 41
Puddling-machine owner, worker, puddler 5
Quartz crusher 1
Whim driver (mining) 23
Whip driver (boy) 2
Whiting miner 1
Total 22,453 11
Order 23, Sub-order 1.—Persons of Independent Means.
Pensioner (including retired officers not following any occupation, although not stated to be pensioned) 689 16
Annuitant (so returned) 363 350
Independent means (so returned) 2,373 12,451
Gentleman, lady (so returned) 1,030 461
Tourist 3 4
Total 4,458 13,282
Order 23, Sub-order 2.—Persons of Imperfectly Defined Pursuits.
Business man, woman 25 4
Experimentalist 1
Theorist 1
Total 27 4
Order 24, Sub-order 1.—Persons employed (if at all) in Household Duties.
Wife 150,158
Son, daughter, relative 81,228 139,058
Visitor, lodger (no other occupation stated) 1,881 18,728
Total 83,109 307,944
Order 24, Sub-order 2.—Students (not Law, Medicine, Art, or Music) and Scholars.
Student at University (not law or medicine), Working Men's College, &c. 182 53
Scholar at home 5,245 7,174
Scholar at State school 87,660 82,531
Scholar at private school 14,880 16,769
Scholar at school (not stated) 6,500 6,435
Student (undefined) 152 29
Total 114,619 112,991