CENSUS RETURNS.
A large staff of men has been at work for some timo past in the compilation of tho census taken in April last, and the, rough results made up from enumerators’ summaries and comparison with previous censuses have now been completed. The total European population of tho Colony is in excess of the csthnato made by the Registrar in March last (701,400), being 703,008, to which will have to bo added tho Chatham Islands returns, net yet to hand. This gives an increase of 7(3, Je0 on the figures for ISM. The increase in tho North Island is 00,1G7, or 2R02 per cent., and of the Middle Island 17,110, or 7) 05 per cent. The Maori returns arc not yet completed. Tho full figures are as follow : KL RO i’ll AN 1-01’ UL A t ion.
* Chatham Islands returns not in. Increase, 1880-01 ... 43.17(3 or S'33 per cent. Increase, 1801-0(3 ... 7(3,350 or 12T3 per cent.
5'22 per cent. The following are the estimated populations of the various provincial districts, made up from enumerators’ summaries and from comparison with previous censuses
I bus Otago, with a population of L/3,097 iu April, I Sill, increased only 10,7(1(3 porsons in five years ended April, ISOli, while Wellington, "wit It 07,725, increased by 21,028 persons in the same period. Auckland, with 133,15!) persons in 1801, gained 20,181; but Canterbury, which had 128,302 persons ill 1801, only increased by 7457 persons.
1880. 181)1. 1890. Counties , o‘27,32S 352,01)7 391,510 'llo roughs . .. 215.012 270,313 307,505 Islands 810 913 732* Shipping •1.720 3,305 3,201 Totals . 578,482 020,058 703,003*
Conans ■» rears. Persons. Increase. North Island 180(5 :? 10,(522 North Island 1801 281,155 50,1(57 or 21.02 percent. Middle Island 180(5 15(52.127 Middle Island 1801 1511,711 17,-no or 5'05 per cent. North Island 1X01 281,155 North Island ISXii 250,182 150,073 or 12'3G per cent. Middle Island 1801 011,711 Middle Island 1830 1527,502 17,119 or
IiUK il'KAN I’Ol’l NATION ISlHk 1801. Tncreaso Auckland .. 1 i:i HIM. In!) 20,-IS t Taranaki .. M1,2IM 22,<>u5 11,178 Hawke’s Hay <is:i 2S,.vO(! 5,177 Wellington H 7,72.') 21,028 Nelson ... , 72M M1,77<> 117)8 Canterbury 12S,.M!)2 7,157 Ota^o .. l(>!,S(Jd InM,0117 lU,7(1(1 Decreaso Marlbormi;.;b .. Id, 17.". 12,707 ‘><)‘> "Westland ... 11,1(11) i;»,ss7 1,118
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1267, 11 June 1896, Page 39
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