TABLE VIIA.—OCCUPATIONS AT VARIOUS AGES.—MALES.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Males (exclusive of Chinese and Aborogines) at various periods of Age of different Occupations—continued.
Class. Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Total. Number 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.
SUB-ORDERS—continued.
Working in—
IV. 14 6 Type, designs, medals, and dies 293 10 42 63 132 40 6
7 Watches, clocks, and scientific instruments 768 11 117 173 291 129 45 2
8 Surgical instruments and appliances 16 2 2 10 2
9 Arms and explosives 66 7 4 9 13 24 9
10 Machinery, implements, and tools 4,843 44 623 819 2,442 789 119 7
11 Carriages and vehicles 3,693 84 808 777 1,445 440 130 9
12 Harness, saddlery, and leatherware 1,839 58 359 332 769 262 54 5
13 Ships, boats, and their equipment 588 6 24 35 280 166 74 3
14 House and shop fittings 7,618 205 1,402 1,599 3,356 903 138 15
15 Furniture 2,408 67 358 460 1,085 335 101 2
16 Chemicals and by-products 203 8 11 21 130 29 4
15 1 Textile fabrics 568 36 87 72 256 91 23 3
2 Dress 10,063 239 1,506 1,658 4,580 1,555 513 12
3 Fibrous materials and fabrics made therefrom 297 36 75 38 79 55 13 1
16 1 Animal food 498 6 42 71 278 89 9 3
2 Vegetable food 4,650 156 811 762 1,986 779 135 21
3 Drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 2,030 61 389 327 831 372 38 12
17 1 Animal matters 1,561 23 171 236 766 316 46 3
2 Vegetable matters not otherwise classed 4,493 67 541 795 1,920 959 193 18
3 Fodder and seeds 197 5 25 40 93 32 2
4 Paper 131 10 14 10 65 30 2
18 1 Stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 3,099 74 504 491 1,509 448 69 4
2 Gold, silver, and precious stones 627 27 174 29 324 61 12
3 Metals, other than gold and silver 10,604 257 2,249 2,100 4,434 1,281 268 15
19 1 Fuel, light, and electric or hydraulic energy 1,020 15 45 161 622 150 26 1
20 1 Houses and buildings 22,772 185 2,299 3,888 10,796 4,345 1,200 59
2 Railways, roads, excavations earthworks, &c. 10,174 27 500 1,239 5,708 2,401 256 43
3 Disposal of dead matter or refuse 198 14 26 95 48 14 1
21 1 Imperfectly defined industries 37,603 483 3,581 6,836 15,669 8,318 2,168 548
Engaged in—
V. 22 1 Agricultural pursuits 76,454 2,610 12,433 11,198 26,255 18,518 5,291 149
2 Pastoral pursuits or breeding animals 10,482 327 1,298 1,534 4,148 2,506 637 32
3 Preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals 1,588 40 240 234 645 341 71 17
4 Forestry or acquisition of products of national vegetation 1,763 45 261 365 724 291 61 16
5 Water conservancy and supply 395 17 40 223 109 5 1
6 Mines and quarries 22,453 200 1,974 2,676 8,039 7,734 1,783 47
Persons of—
VI. 23 1 Independent means 4,458 5 35 100 576 1,836 1,896 10
2 Imperfectly defined pursuits 27 16 10 1
VII. 24 1 Employed (if at all) in household duties 83,109 68,108 10,671 2,231 688 687 255 410 59
2 Students (not law, medicine, art, or music) and scholars 114,619 6,846 103,335 4,154 256 23 5
Persons—
25 1 Dependent on charity 5,034 86 430 150 280 1,295 1,704 912 177
2 Under legal detention 1,542 48 86 295 798 227 88
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS.
PROFESSIONAL.
I. 1 1 The Governor 1 1
Government department, officer of (not otherwise classed or undefined) 1,381 2 106 242 612 399 17 3
Others ministering to General Government 76 1 23 34 18
1 2 Municipal body, officer of (not surveyor or draughtsman) 470 1 6 23 179 203 57 1
Others ministering to local government 171 5 4 4 61 75 21
1 3 Defence department, officer, of 4 1 1 2
Navy officer in actual service 8 7 1
Navy petty officer, sailor, stoker, servant, in actual service 104 7 25 65 7
Army officer in actual service 24 5 9 8 2
Army non-commissioned officer, private, in actual service 313 15 94 195 7 2
Others ministering to defence 60 1 8 39 10 2