N.Z. POPULATION

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1937, Page 6

N.Z. POPULATION

TOTAL AT JUNE 30 YEAR’S GROWTH 14,593. • Figure’s showing the estimated population of , New Zealand at June 30 last - are .given- ih tfie August “abstract ot Statistics •.Department, Wellington. , The population -of New Zealand proper, -including Maoris, was 1,587,36 V, vou.pared with 1,587,211 at Alarch. 3v, 1,584,617 rat: December 31, arid 1,572, , 74. at June 30 last year There has 1 been an increase of 136 in the three j months to the end of June-, of 2cob -in the first six months of> the calendar year, and of 14.593 in the 12 month' eiule(| June 30. 1# ' - v “1 ■ The tpo^litatlon, : £ ekdfttding : Maoris, was 1, 502,344 at June 30, compared with >ljsQ2|i37 the end '<rf March, a decrease of 393. It was 1686 greatm than the total of 1,500,658 at the eiid of December Tast,: .ai:d 12,480-: more' than the figure, 1,^89,964,1.- a year ago. .... Thus the Alaori population .‘at the end 1 of the half-year was 85,023, comparea with j 84,474 at March; 31, 83,957 aC ? j December, 31/ and |2,910 on June 30, . 1936. There has been an increase bi 549 in the -Maori population, compared with a degrease '.of 393 in the Europeau , in the three months, April, to June. In the first half of the calendar year ? the Ataori population- increased by 1064 arid-the European by 1686. For the 12 anonths to'June 30 the European population increased by 12,480 and the Alaori by 2113 A • 1 A' Including dependencies and mandated territory the latest available : J figures show the gross population of New Zealand to he 1,660,833, made up as follows: i V-' ; , Cook Islands ... ... 16,J50 Tokelau Islands ■'1,170 Western Samqa . - ... 55,948 New >Zealand proper ... 1,587,367 Gross total-- -1)660,833-. For the quarter ended June 30 the total /births registered numbered 6487, compared with 6252 in the March quarter and 5828 in the June quarter/ last year. The deaths in the second quarter of the present year totalled 3218, compared -with 2911 in the first,:three months and 3251 in the June quarter ■ last year. - .. _ V