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.
			PRIMARY PRODUCERS—continued.
V.	22	2	Squatter, grazier, dairy farmer	4,043			51	277	1,518	1,729	459	9
			Son, relative—assisting	1,383		167	389	415	406	1	5
			Station, grazing or dairy farm—manager, overseer, superintendent, store-keeper, clerk	1,245			20	70	984	162	8	1
			Shepherd, stockrider, milker, servant, labourer on do.	2,550		79	690	572	662	404	136	7
			Shearer	311			19	69	179	35	8	1
			Herdsman (not on grazing or other farm)	188		61	47	10	29	33	8
			Drover	528		14	65	100	235	91	10	13
			Others engaged in pastoral pursuits or breeding animals	234		6	17	21	135	51	3	1
	22	3	Fisheries' inspector, officer ; water bailiff	11				10		1
			Fisherman	856		20	76	109	401	203	42	5
			Game, wildfowl, hare—hunter, catcher, killer	73		5	7	9	36	11	1	4
			Rabbit, rat, dingo, vermin, sparrow—catcher, killer, trapper, poisoner	539		15	151	99	145	98	23	8
			Gamekeeper	8					6	1	1
			Bee hunter, keeper	25			3	3	12	4	3
			Others engaged in preserving, capturing, or destroying wild animals	76			3	4	45	23	1
	22	4	Forest inspector, officer, ranger	32			3	4	15	8	2
			Woodcutter, woodman, axeman	1,366		42	212	278	576	204	42	12
			Bark stripper, collector	71		3	14	12	34	7	1
			Tree ringer, grubber	119			22	38	24	27	6	2
			Fern gatherer, collector	1						1
			Others engaged in forestry or acquisition of products of natural vegetation	174			10	33	75	44	10	2
	22	5	Water Supply department officer, over-seer, rate collector, turncock, labourer	292			15	29	152	91	4	1
			Water-trust officer, overseer, labourer	38				1	36		1
			Well sinker, borer	21					13	8
			Others engaged in water conservancy and supply	44			2	10	22	10
	22	6	Mining department officer (not geologist, mineralogist, geological surveyor, &c.)	18				1	16		1
			Mining registrar	6					1	5
			Mining engineer, inspector, surveyor (not government officer)	289			1	5	47	227	9
			Mine-owner, mining manager, director, clerk	627		2	3	9	194	397	22
			Gold-miner—alluvial	5,098		16	514	615	1,130	2,191	624	8
			Gold-miner—quartz	6,847		71	799	1,087	2,254	2,431	191	14
			Gold-miner—undefined; miner, digger	7,074		80	480	646	3,051	1,916	879	22
			Coal mining—engaged in	136			12	25	77	20	1	1
			Mining for metals and minerals other than gold or coal—engaged in	156			11	32	84	27	2
			Quarry owner, manager, clerk, labourer	1,531		14	100	200	818	359	38	2
			Engine-driver, stoker at mine or quarry	385			15	13	267	87	3
			Others engaged in mines or quarries	286		17	39	43	100	74	13
			INDEFINITE.
VI.	23	1	Pensioner (including retired officers not following any occupation although not stated to be pensioned)	689				1	14	316	358
			Annuitant (so returned)	363			6	9	42	141	165
			Independent means (so returned)	2,373		4	17	52	287	960	1,047	6
			Gentleman (so returned)	1,030		1	12	35	233	419	326	4
			Tourist (no occupation)	3				3
	23	2	Men whose pursuits were imperfectly defined	27					16	10	1
			DEPENDANTS.
VII.	24	1	Son, relative	81,228	67,334	10,286	2,074	565	500	126	304	39
			Visitor, lodger (no other occupation stated)	1,881	774	385	157	123	187	129	106	20
	24	2	Student at University (not law or medicine), Working Men's College, &c.	182			75	83	23			1