CENSUS OF THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, DECEMBER, 1861.

NUMBERS OF EACH AGES AND SEX.

| PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | Area not Known. | MALES. | | | | | | | TOTAL MALES. | FEMALES. | | | | | | TOTAL FEMALES. | GENERAL TOTALS OF POPULATION. |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | Under 6 years. | 6 and under 16. | 16 and under 21. | 21 and under 40. | 40 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | | Under 5 years. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 21. | 21 and under 40. | 40 and under 55. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | | |
| 1. City of Dunedin... | ... | 532 | 447 | 214 | 2020 | 348 | 60 | 19 | 3630 | 525 | 454 | 198 | 930 | 167 | 41 | 11 | 2326 | 5956 |
| Shipping in Upper and Lower Harbors... | ... | 6 | 6 | 0 | 487 | 59 | 1 | ... | 644 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 29 | 673 |
| 2. Town of Pt. Chalmers... | ... | 37 | 19 | 6 | 171 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 2 | ... | 121 | 390 |
| 8. Town of Oamaru... | ... | 25 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 12 | ... | ... | 116 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 1 | ... | 91 | 207 |
| 4. Eastern District... | ... | 189 | 181 | 58 | 219 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 737 | 148 | 188 | 65 | 177 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 651 | 1293 |
| 5. Western District... | ... | 145 | 151 | 47 | 228 | 83 | 15 | 4 | 673 | 136 | 128 | 47 | 183 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 561 | 1234 |
| 6. Central District... | ... | 175 | 188 | 101 | 455 | 88 | 29 | 8 | 1044 | 157 | 154 | 81 | 207 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 680 | 1724 |
| 7. Tokomairiro District... | ... | 136 | 141 | 109 | 784 | 123 | 10 | 4 | 1305 | 120 | 125 | 65 | 173 | 88 | 11 | 8 | 590 | 1895 |
| 8. Clutha District... | ... | 75 | 89 | 58 | 287 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 579 | 85 | 87 | 27 | 101 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 345 | 924 |
| 9. Maniototo District... | ... | 15 | 7 | 26 | 204 | 20 | 2 | ... | 274 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 4 | ... | ... | 65 | 339 |
| 10. Northern District... | ... | 132 | 115 | 70 | 393 | 98 | 10 | 3 | 821 | 135 | 100 | 51 | 162 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 496 | 1317 |
| 11. Tuapeka District... | ... | 2413 | 17 | 46 | 464 | 751 | 80 | 43 | 3814 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8 | ... | ... | 146 | 3960 |

| Totals... | 2413 | 1434 | 1807 | 1245 | 12720 | 1783 | 209 | 50 | 21241 | 1405 | 1246 | 574 | 2158 | 473 | 113 | 32 | 6001 | 27242 |

• Inclusive of 100 officers and soldiers of H. M. 70th Regiment of Infantry.

About 3000 in addition were calculated to be wandering among the gullies and encamped on the road sides as travellers.