1718 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 78]

Census, 1896.—Places of Worship, Public Libraries, and Mechanics' Institutes.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 12th October, 1896.

THE accompanying tables, relating to places of worship, public libraries, and mechanics' institutes, have been compiled
from returns collected by Enumerators under authority of the Census Act, and are now published for general
information.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PLACES OF WORSHIP OF VARIOUS RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.

TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Churches and Chapels, Schoolhouses, and other Buildings
used for Public Worship by the different Religious Denominations in April, 1896; also the
Number of Persons for whom there was Accommodation, and the Number usually attending.

Denominations. Churches, Schoolhouses Dwellings or Number of Persons
Chapels, used for Public For whom Attending
&c. Public Buildings Accom- Services.
Worship. used for modation.
Public
Worship.
Church of England .. .. .. .. 414 105 33 76,811 48,117
Roman Catholics .. .. .. .. .. 212 8 7 52,267 36,080
Catholic Apostolic Church .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 100 50
Presbyterians .. .. .. .. .. 301 152 45 75,881 48,751
Methodists—
Wesleyan Methodists* .. .. .. .. 249 60 27 55,772 35,445
Independent Wesleyans .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 259 180
Primitive Methodists .. .. .. .. 45 9 4 9,325 5,436
Scandinavian Methodists .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 80 50
Other Denominations—
Baptists .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 1 1 8,630 5,652
Congregational Independents .. .. .. 20 5 1 6,700 3,475
Lutherans .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 1 .. 1,510 806
Society of Friends .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 60 25
Brethren .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. 9 5,309 2,049
Christian Disciples .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 262 222
Church of Christ .. .. .. .. .. 15 1 5 4,765 2,738
Christadelphians .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 395 138
New Church (Swedenborgian) .. .. .. 1 .. .. 100 40
Seventh-day Adventists .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 700 254
Students of Truth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1,200 500
New and Latter House of Israel .. .. 1 .. .. 50 13
Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. 61 10 30 24,178 15,777
Undenominational .. .. .. .. .. 15 13 23 9,265 3,503
Hebrews .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 810 380
Confucians .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 80 50
Buildings open to more than one [15] [22] [9] [3,855] [2,062]
denomination (included in the above) ..
Totals, 1896 .. .. .. .. 1,431 366 190 334,509 209,731
Totals, 1891 .. .. .. .. 1,197 241 161 278,114 177,055

• Includes United Free Methodists and Bible Christians, which bodies amalgamated with the Wesleyan Methodist
  Church on 13th April, 1896.

PLACES OF WORSHIP.—SUMMARY BY PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS.

TABLE II.—Showing, for each Provincial District, the Number of Churches and Chapels, School-
houses, and other Buildings used for Public Worship in April, 1896; also the Number of
Persons for whom there was Accommodation, and the Number usually attending.

Provincial Districts. Churches Schoolhouses Dwellings or Number of Persons
and used for Public For whom Attending
Chapels. Public Buildings Accom- Services.
Worship. used for modation.
Public
Worship.
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 329 98 61 78,104 45,270
Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 62 5 16 13,173 7,378
Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 83 20 13 17,526 11,485
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 209 22 26 49,320 31,973
Marlborough .. .. .. .. 28 1 2 4,809 3,361
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 34 11 17,963 10,521
Westland .. .. .. .. .. 42 3 2 7,955 5,001
Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 277 61 15 62,884 42,615
Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 308 122 44 82,775 52,127
Totals, 1896 .. .. .. .. 1,431 366 190 334,509 209,731
Totals, 1891 .. .. .. .. 1,197 241 161 278,114 177,055