SOUTHLAND.

Press, Volume IV, Issue 488, 23 May 1864, Page 3

SOUTHLAND.

The Provincial Government' Gazette'of the 9th. eon-ins • series of statistical tables showing tho lemltof the census taken at the close of the year 1563 Yft have not room for the tables, but the following prefctory analysis of them exhibits with sufficient da-mess and accuracy the results arrived at.

At the close of the year 1863, it was apparent that _» population of the Province of Southland had again increased in a ratio exceeding that of the former year; it therefore became necessary, in order that Southland _kht take her proper place amongst the provinces of Hew Zealand, to again take a census of the populaJion. The following tables contain the results of the centos, the revenue, imports, exports, &c, with the •et—l trad centesimal increase and decrease of tho

the last session of the Provincial Council a HMjure was in contemplation for altering the electa*—districts and increasing the number of Representor-: and the districts into which the Province _% for the purpose of taking the Census, been divided, ■a those calculated to afford the best basis on which l> tpportion the Representation.

I Bat'for this object it is evident that the Census "Dntricts should have been the same as the Electoral -Dwtriets of the Province.

~ SyUs I—Pop—-tion.—The increase of tlie popu_6os during the year 1862 was 1635; or 1)0 per -Met, the increase during the year 1863 was 6090 mis or 176 per cent. la 1862 there were 2187 sales sad 126S females, being 100 males to 58 .fettles. In 1863 the males were 6543 and the bosks 3002, being 100 males to 46 females, tlie —erased disproportion between the males and females boof probably caused by the immigration of the large ■amberof labourers now employed on Ihe public •orb of the province. The greatest increase in tlie |epu_tion is in the males, between 20 aud 40 years _'age, being 243 per cent in the 12 months. , Table 2—Social Condition.—Shows the number sad descriptions of the houses and the social condition ■ /st tite people of the province. It is gratifying to observe that whilst the increase of the population is 178 pi r cent., the increase in the number of houses a v much as 243 per cent, in the last year. The ——MM in the ——Tried and unmarried males is in •oth eases 198 per cent The increase in the niarn>d females is 150 per cent, and that of the unraarned females 129 per cent.

I—lie 3—Occupations.—Shows the occupations of fl» inhabitants, and it will be seen that tho large jamsm is very evenly distributed under the fljSerent heads, with the exception of that under the Wof "Agricultural and Pastoral" pursuits. In tt» column the increase is only 65 per cent. - Table 4—Places of Birth. —Shows the counties in which the inhabitants, wore born. Taking the Awe countries from which the inhabitants of the pwnce hare been principally recruited during the pa* year it will be seen that of the increase 3152 "•"*■» Born in Scotland, 2510 in England and Wales, •ail—_ in Ireland, but the order is reversed when tite increase is calculated centesimally. The increase •f tines born in Ireland 357 per cent., in England •ad Wsles 208 per cent, ami in Scotland 147 per *Bfc Of the present inhabitants of the province 33 £»cent were born in Scotland, 26 per cent, in Eng- . ■■A* M per cent, in Ireland, 12 per cent, in Aus- *•*% and 11 per cent, in New Zealand. Jn®* 7 ~^ti Tßt i° a Crops, kc —ln this there ~*ffl be noticed a diminution of the number of acres _ »wheat and in garden, kc The first is no doubt -J**** ss the high price of oats has caused the *■»» to pay more attention to that cereal. The ,■*»>• spparent only, some of the land returned . ■"*je_' as in garden, being now placed under the **• specified heads. The increase in the number 4 •***•» of land fenced in, is 73 per cent, and in the 1 * of acres under crop 134 per cent. iJ I*!*1 *!* B.—Lire stock.—The increase in the numof horses is 97 percent while that of the cattle . ■only 9 p«r cent, and that of the sheep only 29 per _t_L e*m mcr ease ™ w h_t two cases being ■wflmtable to the great demand for butchers meat, ___** °J the great influx of population during the

9.—Custoui3 and Territorial Revenue. — mtVO*""* 0 0f the Cußt< ma ReTenue > tue beßt index * -<*»V. Material advancement of the province, was 2™ 19 *- 9 -or 448 per cent Iv the Territorial ■•Jtaue, or Revenue from land sales, there was a "" __!!? ° f • £373 i 12s ' 9d - ° r 10 r* r ceat - Iv tb ° *J*» Bevenufl the increase was £20,227 12s. lOd. or

* "__!; e l>_»oi_ Denominations.—Shows the - Jy**! denominations of the people. The members A_W of Sc<)tland » the Fre e Church and other " _IS2_ temnß "* 39 P er cent - of the population, "ElT* ° f c Churcl » « f England 39 per cent. I__7' •nd.members of the Church of Rome 14 per

tf?kk 6—Educational.—ls an educational return - Of the population under 16 years Sir i *** ccut eamio *- "sad. 13 P er cent cau read - I&t 32 per ceut rau read and writc r ° f th ° So : j *J* r8 °f*"tgeand upwards, 4 per cent- cannot read, ' T nt ~ can rwMl 0:,,y ' aijd y3 P or ceuh caa * tS»_r__ Lte " Ko rctur Q wu3 made iaat y ear of " __»?_ ****** therefore the increase in thi» instance ■«Wtl» noted.