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CONTENTS

PART I.—HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL SURVEY PAGES Chapter I. —Population in Retrospect .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-15 A. Growth of Population .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 1-3 B. Natural Increase — (1) The Birth-rate .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 3-9 (2) The Death-rate .. .. .. .. .. 9-11 C. Total Natural Increase . . .. .. . . . . .. . ■ 11-13 D. Migration .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . 13-14 E. Total Population Growth .. .. .. .. .. .. , . 14-15 Chapter ll.—The Maori Population .. .. .. .. .. .. 15-18 Chapter lll.—Expectation of Life .. .. .. .. .. •. 18 Chapter IV. —Racial and Allegiance Structure .. .. . . . • 19-23 A. Race-structure .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • • • 19-21 B. Allegiance .. .. . . .. .. . . - - . • 22-23 Chapter V. —Immigration Policies .. .. .. .. - - .. 23-31 Chapter Vl.—Alien Immigration .. .. .. .. .. . - 31-34 Chapter Vll.—Location of Population .. . . .. .. . . . ■ 34-45 A. Provincial Distribution .. .. .. .. . - .. - • 34-36 B. Distribution between Urban and Rural Areas .. . . . . ■ • 37-38 C. The Urban Drift . . .. .. .. . . .. .. - - 38-41 D. The Decline of Rural Population in the South Island .. .. .. . . 42-45 Chapter Vlll.—Occupational Distribution of Population .. .. .. 45-49 Chapter IX.—The Development of Agriculture .. . . .. . ■ 49-63 A. History of Agriculture . . .. .. . - - • • - - • 49-50 B. Land Holdings .. .. .. .. . . - - • • • • 50-55 C. Land Utilization . . .. .. .. . . .. -. • - 56-59 D. Population engaged in Agriculture .. .. . . . . . • • • 59-63 Chapter X.—Other Primary Production .. .. .. .. . - 63-66 A. Coal-mining . . .. ' .. .. .. . . • • • • 63-64 B. Gold-mining .. .. .. .. .. . . . ■ • - 64 0. Sawmilling . . .. .. .. . - . ■ • • - • 65 D. Fishing . . .. .. .. .. . . . . - • ■ • 66 E. Total other Primary Industries .. .. .. . . . - - • 66 Chapter Xl.—Secondary Industries .. .. .. .. . - - • 67-81 A. General Survey . . . . .. .. - ■ ■ • ■ • • • 67-68. B. Semi-primary Industries .. .. .. -. . • • • • • 69-71 (1) The Period from 1901 to 1931 .. .. . - .. .. 69-70 (2) The Period from 1929 to 1944 .. .. . ■ . ■ - • 70-71 C. Manufacturing Industries- .. .. .. .. ... .. - - 71-80 (1) The Period from 1901 to 1931 .. .. .. .. ■ • 73-75 (2) The Period from 1929 to 1944 .. .. . . .. . . 76-80 D. Potential Industrial Population .. .. . . . . .. • • 80-81

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