New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 44

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✨ Census Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

Census, 1901.—Chinese in New Zealand.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 12th June, 1902.

A TABLE showing the number, ages, and occupations of the Chinese population of the colony, according to the census taken for the 31st March, 1901, is published for general information.
E. J. Von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

CHINESE.—AGES AND OCCUPATIONS.

TABLE showing the Occupations of the Chinese in New Zealand, as returned at the Census taken for the 31st March, 1901.

Occupations. Ages of Persons.
Under 15 Years. 15 and under 20. 20 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and upwards. Unspecified. Total Persons.
Interpreter, Law Court.. .. .. .. I 2 I .. 4
Law clerk .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Missionary .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Medical man .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Herbalist .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Music-teacher .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Billiard-room keeper .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Hotelkeeper .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Hotel cook .. .. .. I 24 14 .. 39
" servant .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2
Restaurant-keeper .. .. .. .. 5 2 .. 7
" waiter .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Boardinghouse keeper .. .. .. .. 12 14 .. 26
" cook .. .. .. .. 5 3 .. 8
" servant .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
Cook, farm .. .. .. .. I 4 .. 5
" station .. .. .. .. 4 5 .. 9
" undefined .. .. .. .. 10 27 .. 37
Servant, domestic .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Barber .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Laundryman .. .. .. 4 56 22 .. 82
" assistant.. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 4
Property-owner .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Fancy goods dealer .. .. .. .. .. .. I I
Rag, bone, and bottle dealer .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 6
Draper .. .. .. .. 3 I .. 4
Butter-merchant .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
Butcher .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Merchant, provision .. .. .. .. I 4 I 6
" storeman .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Fish-hawker .. .. .. .. 6 18 .. 24
Fruiterer .. .. .. 10 59 19 .. 88
" assistant .. .. .. I 6 2 .. 9
" agent .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Greengrocer .. .. .. I 16 11 I 29
" and fruit-hawker .. .. .. I 16 38 .. 55
" assistant .. .. .. .. 3 I .. 4
Grocer .. .. .. .. 7 I .. 8
" manager .. .. .. .. I .. I 2
Merchant .. .. .. .. 7 6 .. 13
Storekeeper .. .. .. .. 31 41 3 75
" clerk .. .. .. .. 4 2 .. 6
" assistant .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3
Hawker .. .. .. .. I .. I 2
Agent, Chinese .. .. .. .. .. I .. I
" general.. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2
Accountant .. .. .. .. I I .. 2
Clerk .. .. .. .. I 2 .. 3
Packer .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Storeman .. .. .. I 29 12 .. 43
Driver .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Carver and artist .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Basketmaker .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Toymaker .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Cabinetmaker .. .. .. .. 7 2 .. 9
Tailor .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Shirt-worker .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Flax-mill hand .. .. .. I .. .. .. I
Baker .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Carpenter .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 4
Painter .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Labourer, Public Works .. .. .. .. I .. .. I
Labourer .. .. .. .. 11 34 3 48
" farm .. .. .. .. 14 32 I 47
Market-garden gardener .. .. 2 10 330 212 19 18
" assistant .. .. .. .. 20 7 I ..
" labourer .. .. .. .. 18 21 2 ..
Labourer, station .. .. .. .. I 3 .. ..
Rabbiter .. .. .. .. 6 17 2 ..
Fisherman .. .. .. .. I 6 2 ..
Gold-miner, alluvial .. .. .. 5 402 811 71 6
" hydraulic .. .. .. .. 9 9 .. ..
Independent means .. .. .. .. 2 3 .. ..
No occupation.. .. .. .. .. 3 .. I ..
Wife, no special occupation .. .. .. 6 5 3 I ..
Son, daughter, relative.. .. .. 14 2 .. .. .. ..
" " at school .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. ..
Inmate hospital .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. ..
" benevolent asylum .. .. .. .. .. 6 8 ..
" lunatic asylum.. .. .. .. .. 5 15 3 ..
Prisoner in gaol .. .. .. .. I .. .. ..
Occupation not stated .. .. .. .. I 2 I I
Totals .. .. 29 4 43 1,180 1,448 128


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Census, Chinese population, occupations, age distribution, 1901, New Zealand
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General