POPULATION INCREASE.
LOW RATE CONTINUES. A Gazette notice contains a return of the estimated population of the Dominion proper at September 30, as follows: —
Total population, including Maoris, 790,887 males, 760,898 females; total, 1,551,785. Population excluding Maoris,, 752,551 maies, 725,519 females; total, 1,478,070. Maori population, 38,336 males, 35,379 females; total, 73,715. North Island, including Maoris, 516,530 males, 487,638 females; total, 1,004,168. 'South Island, including Maoris, 274,357 males, 273,260 females; total, 547,617. During the quarter ended September 30, the population showed an increase of 2830, compared with 2420 in the corresponding quarter of 1933.
The total population, includng Maoris, at September 30, 1933, was 1,539,782, made up of 784,681 males and 755,101 females. This total was 12,003 less than that shown in the latest return.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4417, 10 November 1934, Page 1
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124POPULATION INCREASE. Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4417, 10 November 1934, Page 1
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