Otago Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 368

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No. II.

TABLE showing the numbers of Military Settlers, &c., and their Families, in New Zealand, with the Cultivations and Crops and the Live Stock in their possession, as ascertained by a Census taken in December, 1864. [For Table, see General Government Gazette.]

No. III.

TABLE showing the Population (of European descent) in the several Electoral Districts in New Zealand, as ascertained by a Census taken in December, 1864. [For Table, see General Government Gazette.]

No. IV.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Numerical and Centesimal Increase of the Population (of European descent) in the several Provinces of New Zealand, during a period of Three Years, viz., December, 1861, to December, 1864.

PROVINCE.	1861.			1864.			NUMERICAL INCREASE IN THREE YEARS.			CENTESIMAL INCREASE IN 3 YRS.
	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	On the numbers of sexes respectively.		On the Total Population.
Auckland	13,494	10,926	24,420	25,686	16,446	42,132	12,192	5,520	17,712	90·35	50·52	70·25
Taranaki	1,169	875	2,044	2,872	1,502	4,374	1,703	627	2,330	145·68	71·65	113·99
Wellington	6,626	5,940	12,566	8,342	6,645	14,987	1,716	705	2,421	25·89	11·86	19·26
Hawke’s Bay	1,667	944	2,611	2,461	1,309	3,770	794	365	1,159	47·63	38·66	44·38
Nelson	5,337	4,615	9,952	6,706	5,204	11,910	1,369	589	1,958	25·65	12·76	19·67
Marlborough	1,503	796	2,299	4,032	1,487	5,519	2,529	691	3,220	168·26	86·80	140·06
Canterbury	8,939	7,101	16,040	18,929	13,318	32,247	9,990	6,217	16,207	111·75	87·55	101·04
Otago	21,161	6,002	27,163	32,645	16,262	48,907	11,484	10,260	21,744	54·26	170·94	80·05
Southland (including Stewart’s Island)	1,139	737	1,876	4,806	3,279	8,085	3,667	2,542	6,209	321·94	344·91	330·97
Totals	61,035	37,936	98,971	106,479	65,452	171,931	45,444	27,516	72,960	74·45	72·53	73·71

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1865, No 368

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🎓 Census of New Zealand, December 1864 (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsCensus, Population, Statistics, Agriculture, Livestock

🎓 Military Settlers and Families Census, December 1864

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsCensus, Military Settlers, Families, Cultivations, Crops, Livestock

🎓 European Population by Electoral Districts, December 1864

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsCensus, Population, European Descent, Electoral Districts

🎓 Population Increase in Provinces, 1861-1864

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsPopulation, Census, Provinces, Numerical Increase, Centesimal Increase

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