DOMINION'S PEOPLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19344, 3 June 1926, Page 10

DOMINION'S PEOPLE.

COUNT ALMOST COMPLETED. PRESENT INCREASE 126,500, [Fnoil OUR. OWN COlll'. ESP ONDENT. ] WELLINGTON, Wednesday. . "A report furnished "to ! this moriiing by the Government Statistician, Mr. Malcolm Fraser, shows that the majority of the census results are now to hand," said the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. R, F. Bollard, to-day, ''and while a complete survey is hot yet possible the general trend of the population movement is becoming evident. Returns which have so far come to hand show a total population of 1,227,000 for the area completed. This area in 1921, had a population of 1,100,500, and therefore the increase so far noted is 126,500, equivalent to 11.5 per cent." Mr. Bollard said that the figures placed before him by, the statistician showed that the population of New Zealand was still moving northward. "Out of the gain of 126,500 credited at this stage," he remarked,' "the North Island claims 87,800, ajid the South Island 38,700. All the provincial - districts show increased populations, the largest absolute gains occurring in the Auckland district (51,600) and the Wellington district (27,600). The continuation of the urban drift is still being manifested. The total train recorded for the completed cities, borouphs and independent town districts (105,800) considerably outweighs that for counties and lesser town districts (20,700)."

The latest returns available arc as follow:—•

1926. 1921. Dtmedui City ,' 67,541 58.074 T-Tastincs Borough . 10.090 • 9,115 Egmont County . , 3,023 2,724

The above excludes Maoris,

The return for Dunedin City having come to hand it is now possible to compare the populations within the municipal areas in the four cities. The figures are as follow, those for the previous census also being given:—

- ... , 1926. 1921. Inc. Wellington .. . 97.986 88,920 9,066 Auckland .. .. 87,829 81.712 6,117 Christchurch .. . 83,105 71.499 11,606 Dunedin . . 67,541 58.074 9,467 . The boundaries of Christchuirch have been altered since 1921.

POPULATION OF SAMOA. LARGE INCREASE SHOWN. [by telegraph.-—press association.] . WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The result of the Samoan census shows a total population of 40,231, being an increase of 3809, or 10.46 per cent, since 1921. The native Samoan population is 36,308, an increase of 3978, or 12.30 per cent.