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.
COMMERCIAL—continued.
III. 8 1 Live-stock dealer, salesman, agent 338 4 15 28 188 93 9 1
Horse letter, liverystable-keeper 853 39 107 49 382 266 8 2
Horse and dog trainer, tamer ; horse breaker 541 2 46 107 316 61 5 4
Zoological gardens', menagerie—keeper, officer, assistant 8 7 1
Others dealing in, or attending to, animals 63 3 13 34 10 3
8 2 Tallow chandler, merchant 8 6 2
Wool merchant, agent, broker, buyer, classer, valuer, salesman, sorter, stapler 521 2 21 55 293 119 28 3
Hide, skin—dealer 43 6 2 18 16 1
Leather dealer, merchant 68 3 7 32 20 6
Others dealing in animal matters not otherwise classed 76 4 4 53 12 3
8 3 Bone dealer, gatherer, collector 4 2 1 1
Feather dealer 2 1 1
8 4 Timber merchant, broker, clerk, salesman, carter 657 9 83 62 354 129 19 1
Bark merchant, dealer 9 8 1
Other dealers in vegetable matters not otherwise classed 18 1 11 5 1
8 5 Hay and straw dealer, salesman, carter 672 4 58 96 337 160 17
Seed merchant, dealer, seedsman 133 8 7 20 68 25 5
Florist ; flower bouquet seller 36 2 18 5 7 3 1
8 6 Paper importer, dealer 13 10 1 2
Stationery dealer 386 18 82 63 159 58 6
Rag, waste-paper—dealer, gatherer, picker 3 1 1 1
9 1 Lime, cement, plaster—importer, dealer, merchant 59 10 38 9 2
Brick, tile—agent, dealer, carter 12 11 1
Pottery, earthenware—dealer 4 1 1 2
Glass, glassware—dealer 28 3 3 14 8
China, crockeryware—dealer 50 1 4 11 22 12
Bottle dealer, collector, boy 49 1 2 5 28 13
Stone, marble, slate, gravel, sand— dealer, carter 103 2 19 10 60 5 7
Others dealing in building materials, &c. 39 38 1
9 2 Gold, silver—dealer, broker, buyer 212 2 88 81 31 10
Precious stone dealer, buyer, importer 82 1 1 15 48 14 3
9 3 Ironmonger (not saddlers' or coach-builders'), hardware dealer 1,211 23 291 271 474 129 23
Iron merchant, dealer, importer 30 16 13 1
Brass, lead, tin, and metal—dealer imprter, &c. 15 3 10 1 1
10 1 Coal, coke—merchant 83 1 8 55 16 3
Firewood dealer, carter 1,559 22 207 211 699 341 77 2
Charcoal dealer 5 4 1
11 1 Merchant, importer, general dealer, dealer (undefined) 2,713 227 268 269 1,117 705 122 5
Commercial clerk, clerk, secretary, book-keeper, accountant (undefined), 9,414 231 2,511 2,278 3,292 918 169 15
Shop-keeper, accountant (undefined), store-keeper, storeman (not engaged in storage) 4,648 226 721 671 1,697 1,141 181 11
Hawker, pedlar (undefined) 750 16 75 100 345 158 39 17
Broker, broker's clerk (undefined) 131 2 2 10 62 48 7
Commission agent, agent (undefined) 1,511 13 91 858 452 92 5
Commercial traveller, salesman (undefined) 2,409 11 225 384 1,354 382 43 10
Officer in public company (undefined) 95 1 5 37 48 4
Others connected with commercial pursuits 1,022 3 28 85 417 344 145
11 2 Racing sweep agent, promoter
Book-maker, bettor, metallician 114 2 1 8 89 11 3
Others speculators on chance events 25 4 20 1
12 1 Store (free or bonded) keeper, manager, clerk 105 6 78 7 14
Store labourer, storeman (not shopman) 274 1 17 18 229 8 1
Powder-magazine, hulk—keeper, assistant 4 3 1
13 1 Railway officer, station-master, clerk 1,511 9 97 362 790 230 19 4
Railway engine-driver, stoker, cleaner 1,119 14 317 710 75 2 8
Railway guard, porter, pointsman, signalman, shunter, carriage-cleaner, greaser, labourer, &c. 4,173 2 123 917 2,296 766 61 8
Others connected with railway traffic 19 1 3 8 6 1