WE POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2035, 23 July 1885, Page 2

WE POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND.

The Htatistics for the year 1884, just i.iiued, show that at the end of that year the population of the colony (exclusive of Maoris) was 008,401, 331,03.") male and 277,8f>(> females °r an eiceni of males ovci females of fiS,li!)!(. For the first quartei of tho year 1881 tho excess of biiths over deaths was 32U7, and the excess of immigration over iinmigi.iti<ni3r>2(i, or a total lncuiasc of 0,823. L'oi the second quaitei tho excess of births o\er de »th numboied 3,083, and the excess of imtnigi.ition over cinigiation 1200, or a total of 4783. JToi the thud quaitei' baths exceeded deaths l>y 3")0^, .md immigration exceeded emigi.ition by !)!>!*, oi tot.il incioaso for the qu.uter of 4">31. Tlie hut quarter of the year shows the highest mciease, theic being ■in excess of bnths over deaths of 3,(>1i4, and .in inciea.se from excess of iminigiationover emigiation of 3,(i2(>, or a total lncie.iso of 7,2!)0. This makes a total inciea«c for tho year of 23, 127. There is good re.ison to behe\e that the native population of tho colony docs not increase. The estimated population of the Auckland Piowncial bistiict on the 31st December, 1884, was 114,252. Canterbury had 129,7!)!), and Otago tops the list with lo3,«K)l. The population of Auckland m 187-") was 70,104, hlion ing.uiincreascof 3.~>,1 IS. Canterbury for the snmo term shows an increase of 51,081, and Otago 44,333. In tho Chatham Islands there \t.\s a population at the end of Uht year of 278. Tho Noitli Island has n population of 223,1(>G, and thil South Isl.xnd (including the Chatham Islands) 3J0,(.43.

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