CENSUS RETURNS.
• , , I), .!.' 77) ' ill. I The,census, The, census returns, as taken in April,! 1881, show the, religions, of the people of,,the Colony (exclusive of Maoris.) to be as undernoted :— , 'Church',, of England ,-r Episcopalians .(not otherwise defined), 200,816 ; Protestants , (not otherwise defined), 2jft7 ;, Presbyterians — Church 1 of Scotland. r F;ree' phurch ,of Scotland, Free Presbyterians', Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, Presbyterian Church of Otagoand Southland, and Presbyterians otherwise defined, 113,038. Reformed Presbyterians, 70. Methodists— Wesleyan Methodists, 39,544 ; Primitive Methodists, 4G43 ; United Methodist Free Churches—Free Methodists, United Methodists, 2009 ; Bible Christians, 375 ; New 1 Connection Methodists, 31 ; others, 55. Other Protestants — Baptists, 11,476 ; Congregational Independents, C 699 ; Lutherans, 5773 ; Unitarians, 489 ; Society of Friends, 232 ; Catholic Apostolic, 121 ; others, 0083. Catholics — Roman Catholics, (58,349 ; undefined Catholics, 035 ; Greek Church, 55. Other denominations.— Latter Day Saints or Mormons, 271 ; Jews, 153G ; Mahometans, 7 ; Pagans, 4930 ; others, 237. No denomination, 4557; no 'religion,,. 272; unspecified, 1329; object ' to state, . 13,978. Total •of all , creeds, 269,605'wa1es and 220,328 females, . ,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1589, 6 May 1882, Page 20
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166CENSUS RETURNS. Otago Witness, Issue 1589, 6 May 1882, Page 20
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