POPULATION OF THE PROVINCES.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S FIGURES.
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Wellington, Friday. AMtßTuax ifaued by the Registrar-General gives the population of each provincial district .with municipal and centesimal increase since March, 1901. ;, Wellington stands first for rate of progress with an increase of 27.12 per cent.- in five years and one month, Auckland comes next with" 20.42 per cent., and .-'.' Hawke's rf Bay third ; with 18.39' per cent: The details are as follows: —- :•_
"•/{-. Out of a total of 2365 half-castes iii April, 1906, ; the provincial district of Auckland had 1555, Wellington 220, and Otago' 238. ;
t{. Out of "a total -of 2493 Chinese, Otago had 808, • Wellington . 657, ;\Vestland 309, -; Auckland 261, Nelson 197, and Canterbury 117. '
,v. . ;/;, .'.-;'.■. .':■•., /Increase.. • T ' ' Nume* Centesi1901. 1906. rioal. hial. v Auckland ... 175,938 -. 211,856 : • 35,918 > 20.42 • Taranaki '...'• 37,855 .'.' 43,404 5,549 : 14.66 •''■■ = Hawked Bay 35,424 's 41.938 - 6,514 18.39 . Wellington ... 141.354 179,693i 38,339 27.12 Marlborough ; 13,326 4 14,356 ; 1,030: 7.73 Nelson -s.- ... 37,915' 41.768 . 3,853 10.16 ■Westland-"-::.:- 14,505 : 15,427 921/6.35 Canterbury -.. 143,041 159.051 16.010 .; 11.19 Otago ... 173,145 180,944 : 7.799 .'4.50'■'•:'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 6
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174POPULATION OF THE PROVINCES. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 6
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