CENSUS RETURNS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19802, 29 May 1926, Page 9

CENSUS RETURNS.

TEE DUNEDIN DISTRICT, BOROUGHS AND COUNTIES. The following statement brings together the returns for the whole census district for which Mr F. W. Penlington is chief enumerator, with the exception of Dunedin City, the figures for which WiJ be available in a day or two;—;

NORTH OTAGO FIGURES. ; (Fed United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 28. Further census figures show the population of Oainaru borough as 6995 fincrease 1266), Hampden borough 255 (decrease 49), Waitaki country 9355 (decrease 1017). These changes in population have, however, been to some extent influenced by an alteration in the boundaries.

AUCKLAND’S INCREASE. ONE-THIRD OF TOTAL. (Pee United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 28. Incomplete census returns show an increase of about 30 per cent, in the Auckland metropolitan area. Those. for the provincial towns and town districts show less than 10 per cent, increase. The counties show an increase of about 16 per cent. If the rate of increase is maintained in the returns to come the population of the province would be 443,000, against the 1925 estimate of 441,921, slightly less than _ one-third of the whole European population of New Zealand.

Counties. 1916. 1921. 1928. Taieri .. 5314 5371 6627 .. 1793 1738 2424 Waikouaiti .. .. 4094 4179 4267 Boroughs. Waikouaiti .. .. 611 582 593 Port Chalmers .. 2615 2594 2572 West Harbour .. mi 1696 1991 Mnspiel . . . . 1762 1933 Green Island .. 1841 1932 2145 St. Kilda .. 5520 6084 79 4J Town District. Outram .. .. .. 348 344 319