The Population of the British Empire.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1199, 26 February 1902, Page 4

The Population of the British Empire.

The Prince cf Wales, in his reference to the need for suitable emigrants in the British colonies, draws attention to a matter so important and even vital to the welfare of the Empire, that Commercial inteligence has drawn up a table showing aproximatoly how many subjects of biMajesty aro British or of British descent; how many Europeans, of other than British origin ; and how many are natives or Asiatics. The figures are in many instances estimated, but in all cases are estimated from the best possible sources. British or European Blacks Country of British other than Asiatics Descent. British, etc. U. King. 40,454,000 1.000.000 Canada 3.100.000 2,130,000 90.000 Australia 3.517,000 00,000 200,000 N. Zealand 701,000 0.000 52,000 N’wfndl’nd 200,000 2.000 South Africa—

Cape Col. 207.000 320,000 1,762.000 Natal 00.000 0.000 861.000 Orange Col, 8.000 80.000 130.000 Transvaal 58,000 200,000 750.000 Rhodesia 10,000 5,000 500.000 India 175,000 10.000 230.000.000 Ceylon 30,000 1.000 3,500.000 Remainder of Empire 150.000 30,000 40.000,000

Total population B. Empire 400.000.000 Tbo figures for Canada include about 2,000,000 inhabitants of French extraction, while in South Africa the army has not counted, though it has been included in the population of India, and also under the head of “ liemaiudor of the Empire.”