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MAORI POPULATION AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES. Table showing the Maori Population of New Zealand, with the Numbers under and over 15 Years of Age, according to the Results of a Census taken in October, 1916, as compared with the Numbers in 1901, 1906, and 1911.

By Authority : Mabcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1917.

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ATaloc Males. Males. Females. Females. Males. Females. Total " Persons, 1901 ' Over 15. I Total I 1 Increase, .. , ,. „ ,„ Not 1896-1901.* Under 1.3. , Over 15. spe N c °l eA Total Persons, 1906. 0ver15 ' spewed. Under 15. Over 15. Increase. 1901-1906,* Total Under 15. I North Island .. .. 40,707 7,998 13.909 South Island .. .. 1,916 396 628 Stewart Island .. .. 112 29 37 Chatham Islands — Maoris .. .. .. 181 42 49 Morioris.. .. .. 31 6 9 Maori wives living with European 196 husbands Totals .. .. 143,143 8,471 14,632 16 1 7,187 353 20 45 6 11,584 538 26 45 10 196 13 3,605 -291 — 5 2 11 33 44,962 2,256 100 172 30 211 9,179 490 20 48 4 14,915 710 39 41 14 67 10 1 8.195 432 11 35 3 12,551 606 29 48 9 211 55 8 4,255 340 -12 -9 -1 15 17 7,611 12,399 13 3,289 47,731 9,741 15,719 78 8,676 13,454 63 4,58i Total Persons, 1911 ' Under 15. Males. °™' 15 ' spicffied. Females. Total j Increase, Under 1, j Over 15. sp< -, ~n> Females. Total Persons. 1916. Males. Females. Total increase, 1911-1916.* Under 15. Over 1 n Not uver 1o ' specified. Under 15. Over 15. Not specified. I North Island .. .. (46,632 9,694 South Island .. ..; 2,681 579 Stewart Island .. .. 63 14 Chatham Islands — Maoris .. .. .. 204 48 Morioris m .. .. 15 1 Maori wives living with European 249 husbands : ' 15.205 804 28 57 6 34 3 8,932 12,747 570 725 8 13 20 1,670 425 -37 47,545 1,590 4 10,247 379 14,648 432 3 97 2 9,429 351 13,065 423 1 59 3 91! -1,091 -5( 52 47 4 4 249 32 — 15 38 253 5 379 60 69 2 1 70 53 3 4! -II 131 379 Totals .. .. 49,844 10,336 16,100 37 9,566 13,785 20 2,113 49,776 10,686 15,154 100 9,850 13,545 441 2,251 i * The minus (-) indicates decrease.