OCCUPATIONS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYED, AND UNEMPLOYED., TABLE VIII.—Showing, according to the Census taken on the 5th April, 1891, the Number of Males and Females (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) classed as Breadwinners (Table I., Section A), distinguishing those employing Labour, those working on their own account without employing Labour, those working for Wages, and those Unemployed—continued.
Order. Sub-order. Occupations. Exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines.
Total. Employers of Labour. On their own account (not employing Labour). Receiving Salary or Wages. Unemployed.*
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS—continued.
6 3 Sacking, sack, bag—dealer 6 2 1 2 4 1
Others dealing in fibrous materials and articles made therefrom 7 1 4 2
7 1 Milk, dairy produce—seller, salesman, agent 666 91 90 12 167 40 401 38 8 1
Cheesemonger, butter seller 14 5 4 10 2 3
Butcher, meat salesman ; wife assisting 5,113 112 1,094 29 403 15 3,369 68 247
Preserved or salt provision dealer 70 3 5 1 55 1 10 1
Poulterer ; game, rabbit —dealer, hawker 115 12 6 1 74 8 29 3 6
Fishmonger, fish salesman, hawker 238 8 29 2 139 5 63 1 7
Oyster, shellfish—dealer, hawker 10 2 5 1 5 1
Others dealing in animal food 12 1 5 5 2 1
7 2 Grain, flour, meal—merchant, dealer 292 5 134 2 55 101 2 2 1
Bread, biscuit—dealer 43 3 20 20
Confectionery dealer 176 156 8 10 41 73 117 71 10 2
Greengrocer, fruiterer ; fruit hawker, salesman 1,186 442 189 32 642 294 333 115 22 1
Potato merchant, salesman 20 2 4 14
Others dealing in vegetable food 11 1 5 1 6
7 3 Wine, beer, spirit—merchant 355 25 110 5 57 12 183 8 5
Colonial wine seller ; wife assisting 5 3 2 2 3 1
Aerated water, cordial—seller 119 2 39 78 2 2
Grocer, tea dealer ; wife assisting 3,647 395 543 30 580 206 2,347 157 177 2
Tobacconist, tobacco importer, merchant 368 64 113 16 95 26 150 22 10
Water carter, carrier, dealer 11 2 2 5 2
Ice carter, dealer 19 3 7 8 1
Others dealing in drinks, narcotics, and stimulants 280 31 65 1 69 1 140 29 6
8 1 Live-stock dealer, salesman, agent 338 5 69 3 138 2 125 6
Horse letter, livery-stable keeper 853 112 31 659 51
Animal trainer, tamer ; horse-breaker 541 94 68 338 41
Zoological gardens, menageric—keeper, officer, assistant 8 8
Others dealing in, or attending to, animals 63 5 15 40 3
8 2 Tallow chandler, merchant 8 2 1 5
Wool merchant, agent, broker, buyer, classer, valuer, salesman, sorter, stapler 521 53 31 336 101
Hide, skin—dealer 43 1 9 18 1 16
Leather dealer, merchant 68 2 23 13 1 30 1 2
Others dealing in animal matters not otherwise classed 76 1 8 2 1 59 7
8 3 Bone dealer, gatherer, collector 4 2 2
Feather dealer 2 1 1
8 4 Timber merchant, broker, clerk, salesman, carter 657 3 172 1 24 454 2 7
Bark merchant, dealer 9 5 4
Others dealers in vegetable matters not otherwise classed 18 5 3 8 2
8 5 Hay and straw dealer, salesman, carter 672 24 285 3 192 14 189 7 6
Seed merchant, dealer, seedsman 133 6 38 1 24 3 65 2 6
Other dealers in fodder, seeds, and flowers 36 66 2 3 7 6 27 55 2
8 6 Paper importer, dealer 13 5 4 4
Stationery dealer 386 158 58 7 39 28 271 123 18
Rag, waste-paper—dealer, gatherer, picker 3 3 3 2 1
9 1 Lime, cement, plaster—importer, dealer, merchant 59 21 11 26 1
Brick, tile—agent, dealer, carter 12 4 1 6 1
Pottery, earthenware—dealer 4 2 1 1
Glass, glassware—dealer 28 3 6 8 1 14 2
China, crockeryware—dealer 50 21 16 10 8 23 13 1
Bottledealer, collector, boy 49 2 8 13 2 23 5
Stone, marble, slate, gravel, sand—dealer, carter 103 20 13 68 2
Others dealing in stone, clay, earthenware, and glass 39 29 5 5
9 2 Gold, silver—dealer, broker, buyer 212 3 43 32 3 128 9
Precious stone dealer, buyer, importer 82 12 21 2 16 4 45 6
9 3 Ironmonger (not saddlers' or coachbuilders') hardware dealer 1,211 23 197 3 74 7 893 13 47
Iron merchant, dealer, importer 30 1 21 4 1 4 1
Others dealing in metals other than gold and silver 15 4 3 8