New Zealand Gazette – 1881 – No. 61

Page 975

✨ Population Statistics and Land Notices



JULY 28.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
975

Electoral Districts. Total Population (other than Maoris). Males Females Total. Half-castes (included in the foregoing Numbers) not living as Members of a Native Tribe. Males Females Total. Chinese (included previously). Males Females Total.
Coleridge ... 7,677 5,091 12,768 3 1 4 16 ... 16
Timaru 5,177 4,549 9,726 ... ... ... 10 ... 10
On shipboard 138 10 148
Geraldine... 2,440 1,999 4,439 7 ... 7
Gladstone 4,542 3,011 7,553 6 9 15 13 ... 13
Waitaki 7,299 6,028 13,327 2 13 15 30 ... 30
On shipboard 82 2 84
Dunstan ... 2,547 1,334 3,881 468 ... 468
Mount Ida ... 2,136 1,232 3,368 333 ... 333
Waikouaiti 2,973 2,350 5,323 36 33 69 114 ... 114
Port Chalmers 2,645 2,310 4,955 7 2 9 27 ... 27
On shipboard 309 49 358
Dunedin City 12,248 12,129 24,377 10 17 27 140 6 146
On shipboard 64 ... 64
Roslyn 5,867 5,742 11,609 3 ... 3
Caversham 5,430 5,064 10,494 3 3 6 9 ... 9
Taieri 3,559 2,679 6,238 14 10 24 84 ... 84
Bruce 3,165 2,732 5,897 78 ... 78
Tuapeka 3,519 2,323 5,842 123 ... 123
Clutha 2,637 1,924 4,561 2 ... 2 627 ... 627
Waikaia ... 3,760 2,231 5,991 6 ... 6 428 ... 428
Wakatipu... 2,661 1,335 3,996 4 3 7 432 ... 432
Mataura 5,359 4,477 9,836 40 29 69 21 ... 21
On shipboard 27 ... 27
Riverton 3,400 2,417 5,817 31 34 65 174 ... 174
On shipboard 4 ... 4
Invercargill 2,370 2,222 4,592 20 ... 20
On shipboard 5 ... 5
Wallace 2,431 1,053 3,484 66 42 108 304 ... 304
On shipboard 36 ... 36 13 ... 13
Totals, Electoral Districts (exclu- 269,634 220,275 489,909 987 910 1,897 4,933 8 4,941
sive of Maoris)

NOTE.—The population of the Chatham Islands (exclusive of the aborigines, but including 3 Chinese) on the census night
was—males, 162; females, 80: total, 242 persons. Adding these numbers to the total population of the electoral districts, the
population of the Colony of New Zealand (other than Maoris) on the 3rd April is now found to be—males, 269,796; females,
220,355: total, 490,151 persons. But, as stated previously, these numbers are subject to further revision.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS forwarded, the REVENUE received, and
the VALUE of GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS transmitted, for QUARTERS ended 30th JUNE, 1880 and 1881.

TELEGRAMS FORWARDED. CASH REVENUE RECEIVED. VALUE OF GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.
June Quarter, 1880. June Quarter, 1881. Decrease.
337,957 337,847 110

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 27th July, 1881.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
within one month after the date of the Gazette con-
taining this notice.

  1. HENRY KNIGHT.—20 perches, part of
    Rural Section 257, Christchurch District. Occupied
    by Applicant.

  2. JOHN HOLLAND BAKER.—13 acres
    2 roods 20 perches, part of Rural Section 70, Christ-
    church District. Occupied by Applicant.

  3. WILLIAM ATTWOOD.—10 acres, part
    of Rural Section 84, Christchurch District. Occu-
    pied by Applicant.

  4. CHARLOTTE SARAH BENNETTS.—
    13 perches, part of Lot 125, Christchurch Town Re-
    serves. Unoccupied.

  5. ROBERT HEATON RHODES.—15
    acres, Rural Section 4235, Banks Peninsula District.
    Occupied by Joseph Smith.



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🏛️ Publication of Population Return by Electoral District (1881 Census) (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
21 July 1881
Census 1881, Population statistics, Electoral Districts, Chatham Islands

🚂 Comparative Statement of New Zealand Telegraph Traffic and Revenue (Quarters ended June 1880/1881)

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 July 1881
Telegrams, Revenue, Statistics, Comparative statement, Post Office
  • W. Gray, Secretary

🗺️ Notices of Land Parcels to be Brought Under the Land Transfer Act, 1870

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land Transfer Act, Caveat, Land application, Christchurch District, Banks Peninsula
  • Henry Knight, Application for land transfer
  • John Holland Baker, Application for land transfer
  • William Attwood, Application for land transfer
  • Charlotte Sarah Bennetts, Application for land transfer
  • Robert Heaton Rhodes, Application for land transfer