CENSUS OF MARLBOROUGH.

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 108, 21 March 1868, Page 5

CENSUS OF MARLBOROUGH.

Some weeks ago we made ah application for the particulars of the late census for publication in the usual manner, but they have not as yet reached us, consequently we have no alternative but to take the following from the Press ; but whether it is an authorised return or not, we have no knowledge. We feel sure, however, that our readers will share our disappointment in one respect at least. Why any difference should have been made with respect to the various towns, is a question the Enumerator only can answer. We think that the same argument, which induced a com : putation for the town of Picton, would have applied equally to Blenheim. Thesubjoined iaareturnof the population, the numbers belonging to the various denominations, number of children attending school under the sevc ral headings, the number of sheep, cattle, and horses, number of acres under crop, and acres held freehold and leasehold, in the several Electoral Districts of the province. The cen'sus of the town of Blenheim is included in the Electoral District of South Wairau, no separate return having been taken for the town : Male. Female. Total.

* The remainder of' the Electoral District of Cheviot is part in Canterbury and part in Nelson.

Picton District — Town of Picton - 227 238 435 North Wairau 240 147 387 Queen Charlotte Sound 236 131 367 PelorUs 280 155 435 Goldfields • 92 25 117 1,075 696 1,771 Wat R An District— South Wairau - 1,107 735 1,842 Awatere 253 95 343 1,360 830 2,190 Cheviot*— Clarence ' • 299 111 410 The number of Horses, Sheep, and Cattle in each district. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Picton - - 420 2,208 48,605 Wairau • -1,787 4,547 480,020 Cheviot - - 399 1,119 83,150 Total - 2,605 7,874 611,775 Number of Acres Under Crop in each District. Picton - . . - 5,150 Wairau - • - 12,271 Cheviot - 1 * - 688 Total - - - 18,109 Number of Acres held — Freehold and Leasehold. Freehold Leasehold. Picton 51,155 197.104J Wairau • 443,016^ 483,9794 Cheviot - - 59,182 240,985 Total 553,3534 922,0684 Number of Children attending School under the various headings. Receiving Government aid — Male. Female. Total. Picton 74 69 143 Wairau ... 33 42 75 Cheviot ... 17 3 20 Private Schools— Picton ... 13 31 44 Wairau 26 26 52 Cheviot ... 9 5 14 At Sunday Schools only 12 17 Picton 5 Wairau 32 32 64 At Sunday and Day Schools— Picton - • - 54 75 169 The number belonging to the various.Religious Denominations. Picton. Wairau. Cheviot. Church of England 1,099 1,174 287 Church of Scotland 15 32 2 Roman Catholic 220 296 67 Free Church of Scotland 26 19 1 Other Presbyterians 184 308 26 Wesleyan Methodists - 136 231 4 Congnl. Independents - 22 21 Baptists 12, 62 Unitarians - 9 6 2 Hebrews 18 2 Society of Friends 1 4 ... Not stated, and none * 29 34 21