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Table IX. —Being a Summary of the Dwellings of the People of New Zealand (exclusive of Maoris) as shown by the Census taken for 29th April, 1906. A. — Total Number of Dwellings. Dwellings (exclusive of tents) occupied—private houses ... 174,888 hotels ... ... 1,288 boardinghouses ... 1,745 „ others ... ... 1,155 179,076 Unoccupied ... ... ... ... ... ... 11,279 Being built ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,267 Total (houses and huts) ... ... 191,622 Tents... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,381 Total dwellings ... ... ... 197,003 B. — Dwellings, classified according to Materials of which Built. Brick, stone, or concrete... ... ... ... ... 8,359 Wood, iron, or lath and'plaster ... ... ... ... 178,551 Cob or sod ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,213 Raupo... ... ... ... ... ... ... 42 Huts of all kinds ... ... ... ... ... 651 Other and not stated ... ... ... ... ... 2,806 Total (houses and huts) ... ... 191,622 Tents... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,381 Total dwellings ... ... ... 197,003 G. — lnhabited- Buildings, classified according to Number of Booms. Dwellings of one room —brick, stone, wood, and iron ... 6,664 „ cob, raupo, huts, and tents... ... 5,894 Dwellings of two rooms ... ... ...• ... ... 9,651 „ three and four rooms ... ... ... 47,098 „ five and six rooms ... ... ... ... 68,390 ~ over six rooms ... ... ... ... 45,185 Dwellings—number of rooms not stated ... ... ... 1,575 Total inhabited dwellings (including tents) 184,457 Average number of persons to the square mile ... ... ... 854 „ inhabited dwellings to the square mile ... ... l - 77 „ persons to an inhabited dwelling... ... ... 482

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