New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 24

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✨ Census Occupations Table



OCCUPATIONS.—SUB-ORDERS.

TABLE III.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris), the Occupations of the People as on 12th April, 1896, arranged in One Hundred and Eight Sub-orders.

Class. Order. Sub-orders. Occupations (arranged in One Hundred and Eight Sub-orders). Males. Females. Totals both Sexes.
Under 5 Years. 5 and 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 5 Years. 5 and 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 Females.
Total population 42,448 86,605 40,364 34,264 96,857 57,789 12,503 585 371,415 41,211 84,887 40,370 34,452 83,392 39,123 8,253 257 331,945
I. 1 1 Officers of General Government* (not otherwise classed) .. .. 72 107 309 282 31 .. 801 .. .. 2 4 4 1 .. .. 12
2 Officers of Local Government .. 1 14 16 142 207 30 .. 410 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Persons—
3 Ministering to defence .. .. 7 76 173 54 3 3 316 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4 Ministering to law and order .. 13 227 206 989 524 52 .. 2,011 .. .. 4 7 10 8 .. .. 29
Ministering to religion .. 1 6 65 537 393 96 2 1,100 .. .. 8 45 141 19 3 1 217
Ministering to charity (exclusive of hospitals) .. .. 2 4 7 13 5 .. 31 .. .. 7 25 82 21 3 1 139
Ministering to health .. 20 250 236 772 377 66 3 1,724 .. 1 33 167 606 695 106 5 1,703
Ministering to literature .. .. 16 46 270 134 19 .. 485 .. .. 12 11 21 5 .. 1 50
Ministering to science .. .. 4 5 34 27 3 .. 73 .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. .. 4
Engaged in engineering, surveying, and architecture .. 4 86 190 699 385 77 7 1,448 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ministering to education .. 2 232 284 981 442 43 .. 1,984 .. 10 793 1,128 1,519 211 22 8 3,691
Ministering to fine arts .. 6 60 87 253 115 18 1 540 .. 1 73 94 117 18 .. .. 303
Ministering to music .. .. 1 14 45 194 77 17 .. 348 .. 3 123 285 446 136 7 .. 1,000
Ministering to amusements .. 16 171 192 273 69 6 1 728 .. 5 42 22 25 3 .. .. 97
II. 3 1 Engaged in supplying board and lodging .. 16 98 79 854 815 103 6 1,971 .. 18 150 155 497 508 46 4 1,378
2 Engaged in attendance .. 167 787 570 1,487 728 158 12 3,909 .. 969 7,431 6,497 5,272 1,209 140 34 21,552
Engaged in banking and finance .. .. 168 325 802 376 77 2 1,750 .. .. 3 1 13 23 18 .. 58
Engaged in insurance and valuation .. 6 162 143 588 235 35 3 1,172 .. .. 2 2 3 1 .. .. 8
Dealing in real property .. 3 18 24 199 501 354 2 1,101 .. .. 1 1 65 180 116 .. 363
Dealing in property rights (not otherwise classed) .. 1 .. .. 1 5 1 .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in books, publications, and advertising .. .. 33 91 36 186 139 39 .. 524 .. 2 3 8 23 9 1 .. 46
Dealing in musical instruments .. .. 12 4 32 8 3 .. 59 .. .. 3 2 2 3 .. .. 10
Dealing in prints, pictures, and art materials .. .. 2 1 19 4 2 .. 28 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2
Dealing in ornaments, minor art products, and small wares .. .. 14 11 49 18 5 .. 97 .. .. 21 20 28 14 5 .. 88
Dealing in equipments for sports and games .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in type, designs, medals, and dies .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in watches, clocks, and scientific instruments .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Dealing in surgical instruments and appliances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in arms and explosives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in machinery, implements, and tools .. 1 5 9 69 19 2 .. 105 .. .. .. 1 5 .. .. .. 7
Dealing in carriages and vehicles .. .. 2 3 10 1 .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in harness, saddlery, and leatherware .. 1 2 6 13 4 1 .. 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in ships, boats, and marine stores .. 2 5 2 12 9 3 .. 33 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Dealing in building materials and house-fittings, &c. .. 4 44 38 152 130 16 1 385 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dealing in furniture .. 1 6 2 35 25 2 .. 71 .. .. 1 1 2 .. 1 .. 5
  • This number is a residue only. See footnote to Table I.

† The numbers in the various sub-orders of Class III. (Commercial) include dealers only, but not manufacturers. These last are tabulated in the sub-orders of Class IV. (Industrial).

NOTE.—The particulars of occupations belonging to each sub-order form too lengthy a table for publication in the Gazette.



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