RETURNS of Population, &c., for the Year ending 30th June 1855 under the Census Ordinance of the Province of New Plymouth.

POPULATION, DWELLINGS, EDUCATION, AND OCCUPATIONS

| District | Number of Dwelling houses | | | | | cannot read | | | | | | | | can read only | | | | | | | | can read and write | | | | | | | | Persons engaged in | | | | Sick or Infirm | Number of Children at Schools | | | | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Wood | Raupo | Stone | Iron | Fernpost | under 7 (M/F) | 7 to 14 (M/F) | 14 to 21 (M/F) | 21 & upwards (M/F) | under 7 (M/F) | 7 to 14 (M/F) | 14 to 21 (M/F) | 21 & upwards (M/F) | under 7 (M/F) | 7 to 14 (M/F) | 14 to 21 (M/F) | 21 & upwards (M/F) | Agri-culture | Manu-facture | Commerce | Professional & Official | | Day (M/F) | Sunday (M/F) | M | F |
| Grey and Bell | 129 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 / 69 | 15 / 13 | 2 / 1 | 17 / 7 | 9 / 9 | 28 / 23 | 25 / 19 | 4 / 1 | 7 / 12 | 21 / 4 | 38 / 49 | 54 / 36 | 171 / 113 | 161 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 32 / 23 | 31 / 27 | 429 | 352 |
| Omata | 79 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 / 48 | 5 / 6 | 4 / 2 | 6 / 4 | 11 / 8 | 23 / 19 | 19 / 1 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 37 / 31 | 37 / 26 | 103 / 78 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 / 19 | 35 / 30 | 289 | 231 |
| Town | 156 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 76 / 82 | 6 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 13 / 17 | 17 / 19 | 1 / 7 | 9 / 11 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 52 | 50 / 48 | 44 / 192 | 151 / 47 | 82 | 56 | 25 | 3 | 76 / 67 | 52 / 52 | 417 | 395 |
| TOTALS | 364 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 208 / 199 | 26 / 27 | 6 / 6 | 23 / 12 | 33 / 34 | 68 / 61 | 45 / 27 | 15 / 19 | 14 / 23 | 23 / 57 | 125 / 128 | 135 / 108 | 425 / 238 | 348 | 97 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 126 / 109 | 118 / 109 | 1135 | 978 |

CROPS, STOCK, AND PRODUCE

Crops: Number of Acres in
| District | Fenced in | Wheat | Oats | Barley | Maize | Potatoes | Turnips | Carrots | Mangold Wurzel | other root crops | other green crops | Pasture | Garden | Orchard | Total in crop | Total uncultivated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey and Bell | 4394 3/4 | 342 1/2 | 233 | 21 1/2 | - | 105 3/4 | 159 3/4 | 2 1/2 | 11 1/2 | 1 1/2 | 6 1/2 | 3514 | 61 7/8 | 22 | 4222 3/8 | 5521 3/4 |
| Omata | 2576 1/2 | 315 | 190 1/2 | 9 1/2 | 5 1/2 | 141 | 42 3/4 | 6 3/4 | 11 1/2 | 1 1/4 | 4 1/2 | 2538 | 44 1/2 | 13 3/4 | 3301 1/2 | 16372 1/2 |
| Town | 84 7/8 | 2 1/2 | 1/2 | - | - | 8 1/2 | 1 | - | - | 5/8 | 1 | 58 | 23 3/4 | - | 89 | 6 5/8 |
| TOTALS | 7056 1/8 | 660 | 423 1/2 | 31 | 6 | 255 1/4 | 203 1/2 | 9 1/4 | 23 1/4 | 3 3/8 | 12 | 6110 | 129 7/8 | 35 3/4 | 7612 7/8 | 11900 7/8 |

Stock: Number of
| District | Horses | Mules | Cattle | Sheep | Goats | Pigs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey and Bell | 122 | - | 1339 | 7953 | 5 | 469 |
| Omata | 85 | 2 | 661 | 5627 | 22 | 440 |
| Town | 31 | - | 143 | 1266 | 28 | 89 |
| TOTALS | 238 | 2 | 2143 | 14846 | 55 | 998 |

PRODUCE: Average yield per acre for the Year
| District | Wheat | Oats | Barley | Maize | Potatoes | Turnips | Carrots | Mangold Wurzel | Hay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey and Bell | 23 1/2 | 27 | 23 1/2 | 20 | 4 1/2 | 15 1/2 | 12 | 18 1/2 | 2 1/2 |
| Omata | 22 1/2 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| Town | 25 | - | - | - | 4 1/2 | 3 | - | - | 1 1/2 |
| TOTALS | 23 1/2 | 26 | 24 1/4 | 16 | 6 1/2 | 10 | 16 | 16 3/4 | 1 3/4 |

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

Superintendent's Office, 1st November, 1855.