New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 101

Page 2297

✨ Census Statistics

Nov. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2297

Census, 1901.—Birthplaces of the People.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 26th November, 1901.

THE accompanying three tables, showing the results of the census for the 31st March last as regards allegiance and birthplaces of the people, are published for general information.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

ALLEGIANCES.—SUMMARY BY PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS.

TABLE I.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Numbers and Relative Proportions of British and Foreign Subjects for each Provincial District and in the Whole Colony, according to the Census taken for the 31st March, 1901.

Provincial District.	Total of all Nationalities.	British-born Subjects.*	Naturalised British Subjects.	Total British Subjects.	Total Foreign Subjects.	In every 100 Persons, Proportion of
						British Subjects.	Foreign Subjects.
Total Population of Colony ..	772,719	756,432	4,672	761,104	11,615	98·50	1·50
Auckland .. .. ..	175,938	171,591	837	172,428	3,510	98·00	2·00
Taranaki .. .. ..	37,855	37,069	327	37,396	459	98·79	1·21
Hawke’s Bay .. .. ..	35,424	34,292	506	34,798	626	98·23	1·77
Wellington .. .. ..	141,354	137,609	1,351	138,960	2,394	98·31	1·69
Marlborough .. .. ..	13,326	13,193	68	13,261	65	99·51	0·49
Nelson .. .. ..	37,915	36,965	223	37,188	727	98·08	1·92
Westland .. .. ..	14,506	13,534	249	13,783	723	95·02	4·98
Canterbury .. .. ..	143,041	141,600	565	142,165	876	99·39	0·61
Otago .. .. ..	173,145	170,370	545	170,915	2,230	98·71	1·29
Chatham Islands .. .. ..	207	201	1	202	5	97·58	2·42
Kermadec Islands .. .. ..	8	8	..	8	..	..	..

Includes all persons born in British possessions, British subjects born abroad, and persons having British names born at sea, and whose birthplaces were not specified.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1901, No 101

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🏥 Census 1901: Birthplaces and Allegiances of the Population

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated26 November 1901
KeywordsCensus, 1901 Census, Birthplaces, Allegiance, British subjects, Foreign subjects, Population statistics, Provincial districts
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E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

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