CENSUS RETURNS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1926, Page 8

CENSUS RETURNS.

HAMILTON'S POPULATION

MORE FEMALES THAN MALES,

(Fy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent. > HAMILTON, this day. The Hamilton census has now been completed and shows the total population of the borough to be 13,994, an increase of 2555 since last census was taken in 1921, when the total figures were given at 11,439. In 1921 the population consisted of 5745 males and 5694 females, showing a predominance of males of 51. The latest figures have, however, reversed the position, and now show a surplus of females to the number of 444, the precise figures being: Males 6775, and females 7219, exclusive of Maoris. There are 29 Maoris resident in the town, 12 males and 17 females. The returns also disclose that there are 124 empty houses in the borough, 34 of these being at Claudelands, 9 at Frankton, 25 in Hamilton Central, -24 in Hamilton East, and 32 in Hamilton West. The occupied houses total 3160.

ANOTHER PROGRESS REPORT. AVBL'TjIXGTON". Monday Additional preliminary returns of the census are as follow : — 1026. 1021. Masterton Borough SUS 7820 •Woodville County 1830 1860 Springs County 1881 1825 Te Karaka Town District . 321 332 •Pohangina County 1305 1341 •Rangiora County 2562 3021 Stratford County 5128 5186 •Rangiora Borough -081 2003 Walkouaiti Borough 503 582 Mosgiel Borough 1932 1762 •Boundaries altered since 1921. THE LATEST FIGURES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Further census returns give the fol lowing particulars: — Paimerston North.—lß,l34; increase 2485. New Plymouth. —13,914; increase 2519. Riccarton. —4574; increase 1324. Rotorua.—4l39; increase 267. Levin.—l2,36o; increase 381. Matamata.—looß. ; Waimate.—22o3; a small increase. ■ The Maori census so far shows an increase of 167. Whangaroa 919, Coromandel 307, Chatham Islands 297, Masterton 185, and Rangiora 145 are the principal districts in which the count is finished. Auckland District Returns. The Chief Postmaster at Auckland supplies census figures in connection with several Auckland districts:— Ellerslic Town District.—Males, 1152; females, 1258; total, 2410. Maoris: Males, 2. females, 1; total, 3. Newmarket Borough. —Males, 1594; females, 1595; total, 3189. Maoris: Males, 4; females, 8; total, 12. rarnell Riding, Auckland Hospital and Domain.—Males, 331; females, 424; total, 755. Maoris: Males, 6; xemales, 1; total, 7. Great Barrier Island (County).— Males, 171; females, 98; total, 269. Maoris: Males, 45; females, 52; total, 97. Waiheke Island.—Males, 196; females, 204; total, 400. Maoris: Males, 7; females, 11; total, 18.