STATISTICS.

Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1602, 28 January 1873, Page 3

STATISTICS.

We compile the following tables > from a volume entitled, "Results of a Census of New Zealand, taken for the night of Feb. 27th, 1871," which was received from the Registrar-General, by the last steamer from Wellington. Some of the facts have been given before, but others will be new to many of our readers : — The Sexes. The number of males in New Zealand (exclusive of aboriginal natives) was, according to the Census of February; 1871,150,356, or 5864 per cent, and the number of females, 106,037, or 4136 per cent. The following figures show for each Province separately the proportions of males and females, and the centesimal excess of males in each Province : —

Excess of Province. Males. Females. Males. Auckland 35,502 ... 26,833 ... 13-90 Taranaki 2,572 ... 1,908 ... 1482 Wellington 13,180 ... 10,821 ... 982 Hawke'sßay 3,596... 2,463 ... 1870 Nelson 14,257 ... 8 244 ... 2672 Marlborough 3,235 ... 2,000 ... 23-58 Canterbury 25,781 ... 21,020 ... 10-16 Weatland (County of) 10,453 ... 4,904 ... 3612 Otago (without South land 36,771 ... 23,951 ... 21-12 „ Southland 5,009 ... 3,893 ... 12-22 Totals 150,356 .'.'.' 106,037 .'.'.' 1728 In the figures for Sonthland are included 89 males and 44 females, residents of the Chatham Islands. Social Condition. The following figures show the number of married and unmarried persons, widowers and widows there were in this Colony in 1871: —

0 n 1 I Married. Unmarried. S *S Male. Female. Hale. Female. PS j£ Auckland 10,091 9,830 24,511 15,986 746 965 Tarauaki 690 677 1,814 , 1,163 60 68 Wellington ... 3,678 3,682 9,201 6,771 272 367 Hawke'sßay... 920 871 2,603 1,516 62 75 Nelson 3,071 2,916 10,778 5,040 291 255 Marlborough.. 830 735 2,318 1,196 62 40 Canterbury ... 7,532 7,328 17,667 12,998 365 550 Westland 2,328 2,133 7,872 2,649 223 117 Ofcago 9,210 8,653 25,169 14,611 657 678 Southland 1,392 1,293 3,427 2,4-42 101 114 Chatham Isles 17 14 '71 30 1 General Totals 39,759 38,132 105,434 64,402 2,840 3,229 Nationality, The places of birth, and the proportion per cent. of each nationality to the totals of the population of the Colony, are given as follows :— Places. Population. Per Centage. 1871. 1871. England 67,044 ... 26-15 Ireland 29,733 ... 11-60 Scotland 36,871 ... 1438 Wales 1,345 ... 052 New Zealand 93,474 ... 3646 Australian Colonies ... 12,426 ... 485 Other British Dominions 4,062 ... I'sß United States of America 1,249 ... 0*49 France 551 ... 022 Germany 2,416 ... 094. Other Foreign Countries ■ (including China)... 5,859 ... 228 At Sea 823 ... 0-32 Not specified 540 ... o'2l Totals ... ... 256,393 ... 10000 Educational. The childrm attending Q-orernment and Private schools, and those between the ages of 5 and 15 years, numbered as follows :— Children attending Children Govt Private Total at aged 5 schools, schools, school. tolsyrs Auckland 1,349 6,146 7,495 14,045 Taranaki 163 391 554 1,018 Wellington 888 2,307 3,195 6,002 Hawke'sßay 405 ,376 781 1302 Nelson 2,371 560 2,931 4,300 Marlborough 232 182 414 1,115 Canterbury 2,796 2,773 5,569 lllfOU Westland 291 943 1,234 1,533 Otago 6,243 2,312 8,555 12,005 Southland 215 767 982 2,1i0 Totals 14,953 16,757 31,710 54,471 Children between 5 and 15 years of age 54,471 Deduct those attending Day Schools ... 31,710 Those not attending Day school 22,761 Deduct those going to Sunday Schools only .... 7,534 Children not attending any school 15,227 Thus there were 15,227 children of the proper school age not attending any school; how these, and the 7534 that were only going to Sunday schools, are employed on week days is a question for our legislators to look to. If the education of these children is being neglected, the sooner a compulsory system of education is adopted the better it will be for the future social prosperity of this Colony. Religions. In the subjoined figures are shown the numbers of the population belonging to each of the principal religious bodies, and the-centesimal proportion of each denomination to the total population:— ;i Denomination. Population. y Centage. 1871. 1871. Church of England 102,389 ... 39-93 Presbyterian Churches ... 63,624 ... 2482 Koman Catholic Church ... 35,608 ... 1389 Wesleyan Methodist Church 19,971 ... 779 Congregational Independents 3,941 ... 1*54, Baptists 4,732 ... I'B4. Primitive Methodists ... 1,883 ... ft 73; Lutheran Church ... ... 2,341 ... 09L Hebrews ... 1,262 ~.. 05ft Society of Friends 201 w 0;0& Protestants (no particular denomination) ... ... 4..852: ... 1-98 Otherwise described , 6;097- ... 2*38 Not described ... .« 862 ... 0-33 Objecting to state ..< ... 8,630 ... 3-36 Totals ,„ , 256,393 ... 100-00 Occupations. The following table give* tin. occupation* of tha

population n 1871, and the proportion of occupation to the population :— Trade, commerce, and manufactures 11,079 4*32 Asrricultural and pastoral 20,587 803 Mechanics, artificers, and skilled workers 16,026 625 Mining 21,226 828 Professions, clerical, medical, & legal 846 033 Teachers, surveyors, and other educated professions 1,937 076 Laborers ~ 14,312 558 Domestio and general servants 7,017 274 Miscellaneous... , 11,913 465 Domestio duties, or no oocnpation stated(moitlywomen&children) 151,450 5906 Total population 256,393 100-00 Agricultural Progress. The following comparative table shows the progress the Colony has made in agriculture, and the inoreass that has taken place in live stock:— 1861. 1871. Increase Acres. Acres. Acres. Fenced 409,763 6,778,773 6,369,010 In wheat 29,547 77,082 47,535 „ barley and oats... 19,334 146,206 126,872 „ potatoes 7,292 12,901 5,609 „ sown graces 158,062 776,402 618,340 „ other crops 12,386 29,451 17,065 Total under crop ... 226,219 1,042,042 815,823 Live Stock. Number. Number. Increase Howes 28,275 81,028 52,753 Mule and asses 153 397 244 Cattle 193,285 436,592 243,307 Sheep 2,761,383 9,700,629 6,939,246 Goats 12,191 12,434 243 Pigs 43,270 151,460 108,190 Poultry 236,098 872,174 636,076