New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 11

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✨ Census Statistics



Census, 1896.—Chinese in New Zealand.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 26th January, 1897.

A TABLE showing the number, ages, and occupations of each sex of the Chinese population of the colony, according to the census taken for the 12th April last, is published for general information.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

CHINESE IN NEW ZEALAND.—AGES AND OCCUPATIONS.

Order. Sub-order. No. Occupations. Ages of Males. Ages of Females.
Under 15 Years. 15 and under 20 Years. 20 and under 25 Years. 25 and under 45 Years. 45 and under 65 Years. 65 Years and Upwards. Unspecified. Total Males. Under 15 Years. 15 and under 20 Years. 20 and under 25 Years. 25 and under 45 Years. 45 and under 65 Years. 65 Years and Upwards. Unspecified.
I. IV. 6 Law-clerk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
II. I. 2 Missionary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III. 3 Medical man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 3 I .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4 Dentist .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
5 Chemist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV. 3 Interpreter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VII. 3 Schoolmaster .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IX. 2 Teacher of music .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. ..
X. 6 Billiard-marker .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III. I. I Hotelkeeper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 2 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2 Coffee-house, restaurant, and eating-house keeper .. .. .. 5 14 .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
3 Board-and-lodging-house keeper .. .. I 14 13 .. I 29 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
II. I Domestic servant, cook .. .. .. .. I .. 5 24 .. .. 30 .. .. I .. .. .. ..
3 Hotel servant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" cook .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 30 8 .. I 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
8 Hairdresser .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 I .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
9 Laundryman, washerwoman .. .. .. 2 7 17 .. .. I 30 .. .. I .. .. .. ..
10 Cook (not hotel or domestic servant) .. .. .. 26 .. .. I 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
13 Bath attendant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
IV. I. 7 Banker .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
V. IV. 3 Fancy-goods dealer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 I .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
XVII. 3 Rag, waste-paper dealer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VI. I. I Clerk, warehouse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2 Draper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 4 2 .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" assistant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VII. I. 3 Butcher .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I I .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
6 Fish-hawker .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 15 .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
II. 3 Confectioner .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4 Greengrocer, fruiterer .. .. .. .. 2 5 62 22 I 2 94 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" assistant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 25 .. .. .. 38 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manager fruit-shop .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. I I 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vegetable-hawker .. .. .. .. .. .. I 15 13 I .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
III. 4 Grocer .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 12 3 .. .. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grocer's assistant .. .. .. .. I I 6 9 .. .. .. 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" shopman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 2 I .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
5 Tobacconist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
6 Opium-seller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
VIII. I. 3 Groom (not domestic) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
X. I. Chinaware dealer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
XI. I. Merchant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 4 I .. 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Assistant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 I .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Storeman .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Traveller .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. ..


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🏛️ Census Results on Chinese Population

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
26 January 1897
Census, Chinese Population, Occupations, Ages, 1896, New Zealand
  • E. J. Von Dadelzen, Registrar-General