OCCUPATIONS, 1871-1891., TABLE LXII.—Showing, at the last three Censuses, the Number of Males and Females of specific Occupations (including Chinese and Aborigines)—continued.
| Occupations. |
1871. |
1881. |
1891. |
| Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
Mercantile Persons—continued.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Broker (undefined) |
160 |
1 |
145 |
|
152 |
1 |
| Commission agent, factor |
459 |
|
957 |
1 |
594 |
17 |
| Bank officer, clerk |
802 |
|
1,305 |
|
2,503 |
14 |
| Officer of public company |
119 |
|
186 |
1 |
414 |
3 |
| Officer of benefit society |
23 |
|
15 |
|
56 |
3 |
| Share and stock—broker, dealer, jobber |
370 |
1 |
404 |
4 |
651 |
5 |
| Commercial clerk |
2,610 |
1 |
4,250 |
43 |
7,666 |
351 |
| Commercial traveller, salesman, saleswoman |
687 |
115 |
1,023 |
565 |
2,419 |
1,385 |
| Others engaged in mercantile pursuits |
667 |
|
939 |
|
1,753 |
68 |
|
Other General Dealers—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Shopkeeper and wives (branch undefined) |
3,858 |
901 |
3,065 |
1,370 |
4,463 |
1,943 |
| Pawnbroker |
111 |
4 |
113 |
17 |
114 |
15 |
| Hawker, pedler |
809 |
27 |
856 |
31 |
922 |
40 |
| Other general dealer |
812 |
104 |
749 |
83 |
1,763 |
293 |
|
Carriers on Railways—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Railway officer, clerk, station-master |
205 |
1 |
497 |
8 |
1,523 |
23 |
| Railway engine-driver, stoker, cleaner |
109 |
|
340 |
|
1,119 |
|
| Railway servant |
403 |
27 |
2,012 |
241 |
4,128 |
831 |
| Forwarding agents |
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
Carriers on Roads—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Coach, omnibus, cab—proprietor |
445 |
6 |
585 |
4 |
490 |
12 |
| Coach, omnibus, cab—driver, conductor |
1,242 |
|
1,749 |
3 |
1,361 |
4 |
| Drayman, carrier, carter |
5,722 |
5 |
5,788 |
5 |
10,436 |
24 |
| Livery-stable keeper and assistants |
83 |
1 |
79 |
1 |
853 |
|
| Toll—keeper, contractor |
122 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
| Others connected with conveyance on roads |
20 |
|
76 |
1 |
1,620 |
9 |
|
Carriers on Seas and Rivers—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Harbor, piers-service |
31 |
|
50 |
|
263 |
|
| Pilot |
26 |
|
29 |
|
39 |
|
| Light-house keeper |
41 |
|
34 |
|
52 |
|
| Ship-owner |
25 |
|
24 |
|
101 |
|
| Ship—master, officer, seaman (merchant service) |
2,086 |
|
2,171 |
|
2,100 |
|
| Engineer, stoker, coal-trimmer of steamer (merchant service) |
80 |
|
159 |
|
893 |
|
| Ship servant, steward, stewardess |
209 |
12 |
278 |
23 |
1,093 |
41 |
| Stevedore, lumper |
187 |
|
268 |
|
1,108 |
|
| Waterman, boatman, boat proprietor |
154 |
|
127 |
|
107 |
2 |
| Others connected with seas or rivers |
123 |
|
199 |
1 |
367 |
|
|
Engaged in Storage—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Storekeeper (bonded or free, not shop-keeper) |
56 |
2 |
83 |
2 |
105 |
|
| Store labourer, storeman (not shopman) |
312 |
|
1,074 |
1 |
274 |
7 |
| Others connected with storage |
50 |
1 |
91 |
6 |
65 |
|
|
Messengers and Porters—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Messenger, porter (not Government or railway) |
342 |
1 |
483 |
3 |
685 |
1 |
| Errand—boy, girl |
357 |
|
368 |
1 |
774 |
5 |
| Telegraph service |
228 |
2 |
476 |
61 |
1,517 |
173 |
| Others connected with messages |
91 |
1 |
161 |
6 |
300 |
11 |