The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1911. NEW ZEALAND AND HER PEOPLE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 July 1911, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1911. NEW ZEALAND AND HER PEOPLE.

Advanck tables giving population records ascertained 'by this year's census of Xew Zealand have readied

us from the Government Statistician, Mr M. Fraser. These show that t<h© population of New Zealand in April last stood at 1,008,-107, without reckoning in the Maoris of those islands, Cook Islands, and other dependencies. Males have a decided preponderance in the totals, there being 531.858 males against 470,519 females. The million inhabitants include 25 f i7 Ch-ineso and 2877 half-caste Maoris. In glancing through tlio county statistics we notice that County of Horowihenua has a. population of (50(5-1. which number, of course, (toes not include the borough situate within, its confin. :>. Levin's population is set down at USOB. but it is fair to add another 400 or 500 to this total as being resident within a. radius of live niilos from the town. The sexes arc balanced very evenly in Levin, there being 808 "males to 800 females. Foxtou's population ; s 1037, and Palmerston North's 10,991. The population of the Avhole of the. 'boroughs of Xew Zealand is 505,598, and th?re are living in tlio counties. fn the islands adjacent to New Zealand 1079 people live, ami there were -18-11 people on shipboard when the census was taken. Auckland province contains the largest population : 2(51,5-0. Tlio province next in order (Wellington), is a long way behind, figuratively, t'ie record being 199,091. Canfnbury has 173,185, and Otago-Soiithland 191-130. A novel entry in the census is the population of the Xorih Island Main Trunk Line passenger train: i.e. 109 males and 43 feiuals. In conclusion, the .booklet gives details of the population of Xi-w Zealand in the succeeding quinquennial periods since 1881. They are as follows :-- Year Persons Male Feni'alie 1881 489.933 207,005 220,328 188(5 578.-182 312.221 2(50,2(51 1891 (520,058 332,877 293,781 189(5 703,300 371,115 331,915 1901 772,719 405,992 300,727 l!) 06 888,578 471,008 417,570 19111,008,407 531,875 470,549