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APPENDIX.

I. CIRCULAR TO ENUMERATORS.

Sir, — Native Department. Wellington, January, 1911. Referring to previous correspondence, I am directed by the Hon. the Native Minister to inform you that you have been appointed an Enumerator for the purposes of taking a census of the Maori population and of all half-castes living as members of Maori tribes in the counties noted in the margin, inclusive of interior boroughs, and you are authorized to nominate such sub-enumerators as you may consider necessary to enable an accurate census to be taken of the Maori population in the district for which you are responsible. It is considered that the several counties should be the census subdistricts, and probably one sub-enumerator had better be appointed for each county. The remuneration authorized for sub-enumerators not already in Government employ is £1 per day, which must include all expenses of travelling. In cases where constables are employed they will be allowed 2s. (id. a day, with actual travelling-expenses. You will l>e eood enough to place yourself in communication with officers of districts adjoining your own. and arrange with them so that there will be no possibility of any Maoris being omitted from the census, or numbered more than once. You are authorized to seek the co-operation of any officers in the Government service whose aid or information would be of value: and it is desired that yon should, use your best endeavours to make the census as accurate as possible. You will probably find it convenient to enlist the aid of the Maori Councils, established under the Maori Councils Act. 1900. The Chairmen of the Councils, or the Inspectors, should be able to afford valuable information, and very likely you could arrange for the Inspectors to accompany the subenumerators on their visits to the respective settlements for a small remuneration of. say. 2s. (id. to ss. per diem. Books containing blank forms, on which the results of the census should be taken down by the sub-enumerators, are herewith supplied to you. to which I am I" requesl that you will be good enough to adhere as far as possible. It will be your duty as Enumerator to make up from the sub-enumerator's books a. summary for your whole district, according to the printed form entitled " Enumerator's Summary," copies of which are herewith enclosed. In the case of communal cultivation and live-stock it will be sufficient if the pages at the end of each book are totalled. It is considered that the Maori census cannot be taken m the same manner as the European census, on one particular night, but it is desirable that it should he taken within as short a period, as possible— say, the second week of March. You will then have the opportunity during the remainder of the month of March of carefully examining the returns, communicating with Enumerators in other districts. and correcting any errors or omissions before forwarding the complete returns to this office, which should be done as soon as possible alter the Ist April next. I have to request that you will accompany your return with a. report on the increase or decrease of the Natives within your district since the last census was taken, remarking also upon the general stale of health of the Natives, any disease or epidemic which may have visited them, and supplying any other information bearing on the statistics of the Maori population which you may consider of interest. I have, &C, T. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary.

11. REPORTS OF ENUMERATORS. 1. MANGONUI, WHANGAROA, HOKIANGA, BAY of ISLANDS. WHANGAREI, HOBSON, OTAMATEA, RODNEY, WAITEMATA, EDEN, GREAT BARRIER, AND WAIHEKE AND OTHER ISLANDS IN THE HAURAKI GULF. Memorandum for the Under-Secretary, Native Department. Tokerau District Maori Land Board Office. Auckland, 20th April. 1911. I.\ compliance with your circular of January last. I have the honour to submit herewith my summary of the census of the Maori population of the northern counties (enumerated therein taken during the month of March last by sub-enumerators specially appointed for that purpose. A comparison of the figures with those of last census (1906) shows an increase of 831 in the population. This increase may principally be attributed to the continued improved conditions of living and consequent reduction in the percentage of infant-mortality, as it is evident and gratifying to observe that the Natives are gradually but surely endeavouring to emulate the pakeha in every respect. The increase may also be partly due to the special exertions resorted to by sub-enumerators in their endeavours to secure an accurate census. Although more time has been occupied than on previous occasions, and a little additional expenditure incurred by sub-enumerators. 1 am satisfied that more reliance can be placed in the returns for my district for 1911 than those of previous census.