THE CENSUS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1926, Page 3

THE CENSUS

additional returns. Further census figures by districts instead of towns show that Auckland is much the largest province, and now contains 32 per cent of the total population. Details are: — 5 to ■ Provincial "2 5 ' districts £,“£.2 I Auckland 424.925 44,903 Hawke’s. Bay 65.569 4,683 Taranaki 67,65.1 3.538 Wellington 273.601 7,095 Marlborough 18.u68 503 Nelson 50.545 269 Westland 15.025 120

Canterbury 213.746 1.066 Otago 110,579 331 Southland G 0,173 3* Dominion 1.344.J>4 02.781 The increase in Auckland is 55,30/ ’Wellington 24.800, Canterbury 14.712. Otago 12.690! and the total increase for the Dominion is 125,4/1. To this really has to be added 4236 for half castes now reckoned .as Afaoris. A point of some interest, which is not without its important side, is the sex ratio of the population in various districts. All the northern districts hm-e a greater male population than female. Auckland’s male majority amounts to 14,800, Hawke’s Bay’s to 2000, Taranaki’s to 300 and Wellington’s to 7000. In the South Island matters are not quite the same. Marlborough has a male majority of 1000 Nelson of 2400. Westland of 80ft and Southland of 2800. On the other hand in Canterbury there are 2200 more females than males and in Otago about I equal numbers. ______