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Native Population by Districts.

In the above table the figures for the two censuses are comparable except in the case of Mulinu'u, which in 1921 included some now shown under Vaimauga and Faleata. The large increase shown in the two districts just mentioned is due to the gravitation of Natives from distant villages to the chief and only town, Apia, which is included in and flanked by these two districts. This tide setting towards Apia is the chief if not the only reason for the small increase or actual decrease in population in some of the other districts. The problem of the drift of population from country to city is not a monopoly of civilized countries. This aspect of the problem involved in guiding the Native in his onward progress is receiving attention by the Administration, and steps are being taken to counteract the tendency. In the following table are shown for each district the number of villages, the average population per village, and the population of the largest and of the smallest village : —

School-children. Number. Percentage of .Population. Upolu .. .. • • • ■ • • 7,158 29-8 Savai'i .. •• •• •• 4,235 33-5 Total, Western Samoa .. .. .. 11,393 31-0

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f 1921. 1926. Upoltj. Anoama'a .. .. 2,093 2,346 Lepa and Lotofaga .. 1,068 1,192 Aleipata .. .. 1,847 1,979 Vaa 0 Fonoti .. .. 857 937 Falealili .. .. 1,581 1,684 Tuamasaga Saute .. 1,411 1,84-4 Sagaga .. .. 2,149 2,547 Yaimauga .. .. 2,345 3,776 Faleata .. .. 1,746 2,295 Mulinu'u .. .. 702 128 Aana Saute .. .. 1,381 1,543 Aana Matu .. .. 2,431 2,676 AigaileTai .. .. 1,014 1,105 Totals .. 20,625 24,052

! 1921. 1926. Savai'i. Faasaleleaga .. .. 3,477 3,830 Saleaula and Matautu .. 1,062 1,180 Lealatele . . . . 271 313 G-agaifomauga .. .. 2,061 1,946 Asau .. .. 923 922 Alataua Sisifo .. .. 555 513 Falealupo .. .. 399 321 Palauli (East) .. .. 1,076 1,347 Palauli (West) .. . . 819 901 Satupaitea .. . . 414 504 Salega .. .. 833 859 District uncertain . . 86 ■— 11,976 12,636

| N v°£ e r' j£r^raCi L "> e "' rifce *-; s - i, "' Tm^ Dpolu. Vaimauga .. .. ■. 11 343 I 956 159 Mulinu'u 1 128 128 128 Faleata . . • ■ • • 7 328 ' 712 130 Sagaga .. • ■ • • 7 364 j 535 204 Aana matu .. .. .. 8 334 I 507 69 Aiga i le Tai .. .. 7 158 292 103 Aana Saute .. . . ■. 9 171 j 290 86 Tuamasaga Saute .. .. 10 184 [ 426 80 Falealili .. .. .. 11 153 ; 218 100 Lepa ma Lotofaga .. .. 7 170 I 359 64 Aleipata .. .. - • 9 220 | 370 64 Vaa 0 Fonoti ...... 9 104 175 52 Anoamaa .. • • • . 12 195 . 423 51 108 223 1 956 51 Savai'i. Lealatele .. • • ■ • 2 151 196 107 Matautu and Saleaula .. . . 6 198 253 115 G-agaifomauga .. .. . • 12 162 548 41 Yaisigano (Asau) .. .. 6 154 298 74 Falealupo .. .. .. 1 321 321 321 Alataua Sisifo 3 171 227 114 Salega .. .. • • ■ • 6 143 281 34 Palauli (West) ...... 4 225 336 73 Palauli (East) 8 168 289 50 Satupaitea .. • • ■ • 1 504 504 504 Faasaleleaga . . • ■ • ■ 13 294 645 107 62 204 645 34