FIJIAN CENSUS
O.C. SUVA, April 2. A return of the population of the colony of Fiji at December 31, 1944, gives a total of 246,485, as compared with 198, 3y9 in 1936. The various races are as follows, with the 1936 figures in parenthesis: Europeans, 5254 (4025); persons of mixed European and native descent, 5781 (4574); Fijians, 113,179 (97,651); Indians. 113,147 (85.002): Rotumans, 3363 (2816); Chinese, 2406 (1751); Polynesians, Micronesians and Melanesians, 1914 (1475); others, 1441 (1082). .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19450407.2.57.3
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 82, 7 April 1945, Page 6
Word Count
77FIJIAN CENSUS Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 82, 7 April 1945, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in