OCCUPATIONS OF FEMALES, 1891—SUB-ORDERS., TABLE LXXI.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) at various Periods of Age of different Occupations arranged in 95 Sub-orders—continued.

Class.	Order.	Sub-order.	Occupations.	Total.	Number of Females at each Period of Age.
					Under 5 Years.	5 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and Upwards.	Unspecified.
III.	13	4	Postal service	420		1	36	100	196	80	7
		5	Telegraph and telephone service	173			43	94	35	1
		6	Messengers and porters	5		4			1
			Working in—
IV.	14	1	Books and publications	507		13	230	148	94	19	1	2
		3	Prints, pictures, and art materials	14			1	4	9
		4	Ornaments and minor art products	91		8	37	23	20	3
		6	Types, designs, medals, and dies	57		2	23	19	13
		7	Watches, clocks, and scientific instruments	11			2	2	6	1
		8	Surgical instruments and appliances	3				1	1	1
		9	Arms and explosives	21		2	13	5		1
		10	Machinery, implements, and tools	2						2
		11	Carriages and vehicles	13			6	2	2	2		1
		12	Harness, saddlery, and leatherware	14		3	4	1	3	2	1
		14	House and shop fittings	17			2	1	10	3	1
		15	Furniture	224		2	65	77	63	15	2
		16	Chemicals and by-products	50		2	22	19	5	2
	15	1	Textile fabrics	361		23	129	77	98	29	5
		2	Dress	26,067		775	8,836	7,969	7,033	1,183	229	42
		3	Fibrous materials and fabrics made therefrom	59		3	23	10	14	7	1	1
	16	1	Animal food	14			2	4	4	2	2
		2	Vegetable food	302		18	120	35	86	42	1
		3	Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants	113			41	25	27	15	5
	17	1	Animal matters	12		1	2		4	5
		2	Vegetable matters not otherwise classed	49		5	29	13	2
		3	Fodder and seeds	1						1
		4	Paper	227		17	106	71	25	8
	18	1	Stone, clay, earthenware, and glass	18		1	6	2	6	3
		2	Gold, Silver, and precious stones	21			9	3	8	1
		3	Metals, other than gold or silver	25		1	5	6	8	5
	19	1	Fuel, light, and electric or hydraulic energy	2					2
	20	1	Houses and buildings	5					2	2	1
		2	Railways, roads, excavations, earthworks, &c.	10			2		6	2
		3	Disposal of dead matter or refuse	3					2	1
	21	1	Imperfectly defined industries	349		25	144	97	48	31	4
			Engaged in—
V.	22	1	Agricultural pursuits	6,028		330	886	2,005	1,092	1,378	329	8
		2	Pastoral pursuits or breeding animals	4,814		550	2,330	117	1,158	513	142	4
		3	Preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals	7		1			4	1	1
		5	Water conservancy and supply	1						1
		6	Mines and quarries	11				1	3	7
			Persons of—
VI.	23	1	Independent means	13,282		9	90	236	1,518	8,056	3,366	7
		2	Imperfectly defined pursuits	4				4
	24	1	Employed (if at all) in household duties	307,944	66,649	14,994	24,816	34,748	110,120	46,342	9,422	853
		2	Students (not law, medicine, art, or music) and scholars	112,991	6,573	101,214	5,028	166	10
	25	1	Persons dependent on charity	4,179	97	645	197	317	1,018	1,084	650	171
		2	Persons under legal detention	382		29	64	44	151	62	32
			Occupations not stated	1,421			91	139	200	274	24	693