STATISTICS OF NEW ZEALAND

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 138, 29 September 1870, Page 3

STATISTICS OF NEW ZEALAND

The following are a few extracts from the Statistics of New Zealand for 1869, as presented in the Report of J. B. Bennett, Esq., Kegistrar-Grene-ral, who has favoured us with a copy — POPULATION. Tine triennial census oF tTie colony taken for the night of the 19th Dec, 1867, must necessarily form the basis on which the numbers at the end of the year 1869 are to be calculated — the estimate being formed by the wellknown process of adding to the numbers then ascertained the excess of births over death, and of immigration over emigration. According to the last census enumeration, the population of New Zealand (exclusive of the military aud their families, and of the aborigiual natives), was 218,668, viz., 131,929 males, and 86,739 females. Tha addition of 364, — viz., 156 males, and 208 females, — being the estimated increase for the twelve days between the census and the close of the year, made the estimated population on the 31st December, 1867, amount to 219,032 persons, viz., 135,085 males, and 86,947 females. During the year 1868, the estimated net increase was 7,586, viz., 2,536 males, and 5,050 females, making the total estimated population at the end of that year 226,618, viz., 134,621 males, and 91,997 females. During the year 1869, the excess of registered births over registered deaths — (the births and deaths connected with the military being omitted in this calculation) — was 6,990, and the excess of immigration over emigration 3,641, together making a net increase of 10,630 persons — viz., 5,491 males, and 5,140 females. Thus it will be seen that the total (estimated population of the colony on the 31st Dec, 1869, exclusive of the military and their families (who, to the number of 1,020, still remained in New Zealand at that date), and of the aboriginal natives, was 237,249, viz., 140,112 males, and 97,137 females. IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION. The immigration (over seas) to New Zealand in 1869 amounted to 8,903, of whom 6,302 were males, and 2,601 females. Of the males, 6,784 were adults, and 518 children; — of the females, 2,181 were adults, and 420 children. The emigration (over seas) from the colony amounted to 5,262 persons, of whom 4,001 were malei, and 1,261 females. Taking the divisions of the colony separately, the excesses of immigration over emigration in 1869 were,— in the province of Auckland,' l,lss; Taranaki, 9 ; Wellington, 134 ; Havvke's Bay, 19; Nelson, 241; Canterbury, 574; couuty of Wesfland, 264; and Ofcago, 1,290. On the other hand, in j the Southland, the emigration was 43 in ejeeas .• of; the immigration,,