OCCUPATIONS OF FEMALES, 1891.,—SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS., TABLE LXXII.—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 in Classified Arrangement—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.
COMMERCIAL—continued.
III. 6 2 Umbrella, parasol, stick—dealer 2 1 1
Second-hand clothes dealer 2 2
Others dealing in dress, including corset dealer, &c. 3 3
3 Tent, tarpaulin—dealer 15 15
Sacking, sack, bag—dealer 2 2
7 1 Milk, dairy produce—seller, agent 91 33 3 24 22 6 3
Cheesemonger, butter seller 5 5
Butcher, daughter assisting 112 8 28 13 36 25 2
Preserved or salt provision dealer 3 2 1
Poulterer ; game, rabbit—dealer, hawker 12 1 2 7 2
Fishmonger, hawker 8 2 3 3
Oyster, shellfish—dealer, hawker 2 1 1
Pork-shop keeper 1 1
2 Grain, flour, meal—merchant, dealer 5 1 3 1
Bread, biscuit—dealer 43 10 8 13 11 1
Confectionery dealer 156 2 38 20 56 38 2
Greengrocer, fruiterer ; fruit hawker 442 8 40 48 193 137 13 3
Onion dealer 1 1
3 Wine, beer, spirit—merchant 25 6 2 7 10
Colonial wine seller 3 2 1
Aerated water, cordial—seller 2 1 1
Grocer, tea dealer 395 7 71 32 135 128 22
Tobacconist, tobacco importer, merchant 64 7 8 29 19 1
Others dealing in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants, including hop packer,* tea broker, taster, &c. 31 18 5 8
8 1 Live-stock dealer, agent 5 1 4
2 Hide, skin—dealer 1 1
Leather dealer, merchant 2 2
Flock dealer 1 1
4 Timber merchant, broker, clerk, carter 3 2 1
5 Hay and straw dealer 24 9 10 5
Seed merchant, dealer, seeds 6 1 2 1 2
Others dealers in fodder, and flowers 66 3 24 23 14 2
6 Stationery dealer 158 64 44 35 14 1
Rag, waste-paper—dealer, gatherer, picker 3 1 1 1
9 1 Glass, glassware—dealer 3 2 1
China, crockeryware—dealer 21 8 1 8 2 2
Bottle dealer, collector 2 1 1
2 Gold, silver—dealer, broker, buyer 3 3
Precious stone dealer, buyer, importer 12 1 1 5 5
3 Ironmonger (not saddlers' or coach-builders') hardware dealer 23 6 3 10 3 1
Iron merchant, dealer, importer 1 1
10 1 Coal, coke—merchant 1 1
Firewood dealer, carter 15 4 6 5
Charcoal dealer 1 1
11 1 Merchant, importer, general dealer, dealer (undefined) 100 2 6 3 34 45 10
Commercial clerk, clerk, secretary, book-keeper, accountant (undefined) 414 6 85 160 150 11 1 1