THE CENSUS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 3 June 1926, Page 7

THE CENSUS.

FIGURES FOR FOUR CITIES. DRIFT TO NORTHWARD. By Tclcirnph—Press Association WELLINGTON, Juno 2. Census returns so far to hand show a total population of 1,227,000, the increase over the figures for 192 L census being 126,500. . “A report furnished to mo this morning by the Government Statistician,” said tlio Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. R. F. Bollard), “shows a majority of census results are now to hand, and while a'completin'survey is not yet possible, the general trend of population movement is evident. Returns which have so far come to hand show the total population of 1,227,000 for the area completed. This area in 1921 had a population of 1,100,500; the increase so far noted is therefore 126,500, equivalent to 11.5 per cent.” Air Bollard said the figures placed before him by the Statistician showed the population of Now Zealand was still moving northward. Iho population' in the four cities are as follows (figures for the previous census also being given) :

SAMOAN RETURNS. ‘ By TelcfrrniUi—Press Association WELLINGTON, June 2. The Samoan census shows a total of 40,231, an increase of 3809, or 10.46 per cent, since 1921. The native Samoan population is 30.308, an increase of 3978, or 12.30 per cent.

Well i n et ton . . 1926 1921 Inc. . 97,986 SS, 920 9,056 Auckland . . . 87,829 81,712 6,227 Christchurch . . 8.1,205 71,199 11,696 Dunedin . . . . 67,541 58,074 9,467