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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

POPULATION OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (ESTIMATED, EXCLUSIVE OF MAORIS).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 7iA July, 1881. " That there be laid before this House a return allowing estimated population (exclusive of Maoris) in the various electoral districts of the colony at the census of 1881."— (Mr. Bastings.)

Return Showing Estimated Population (exclusive of Maoris) in the various Electoral Districts of the Colony at the Census of 1881.

Electoral District. Population, April, 1881. Electoral District. Population, April, 1881. Provincial District of Auckland, — Mongonui and Bay of Islands Marsden Rodney Waitemata City of Auckland East City of Auckland "West Parnell Newton Town of Onehunga Eden Franklin Thames East Coast.. Waipa Waikato 4,446 6,593 3,943 4,220 5,174 11,501 5,979 8,881 2,189 6,242 10, 539 12,053 7,204 4,714 4,774 | Provincial District of Wellington, — Wanganui Rangitikei Manawatu .. City of Wellington Wellington Country Hutt Wairarapa.. 9,221 3,996 8,862 20,535 4,226 3,633 10, 570 Total cf Provincial District 61,043 Provincial District of Marlborough, — Picton Wairau Cheviot 3,683 4,481 2,449 Total of Provincial District 98,452 Totalof Provincial District (but including part Cheviot in Nelson, 615 persons, and part Cheviot in Canterbury, 729 persons) \i 10,613 Provincial District of Taranaki, — Town of New Plymouth Grey and Bell Egmont 3,326 5,092 6,367 Provincial District of Nelson, — Suburbs of Nelson City of Nelson Waimea Motueka Collingwood Buller 2,560 6,763 2,839 2,681 1,645 3,706 Total of Provincial District 14, 785 'rovincial District of Hawke's Bat), — Clive Napier 7,664 9,471 Total of Provincial District (but excluding part Grey Valley in Nelson, 5,359 persons, and part Cheviot in Nelson, 615 persons) ( 20,194 Total of Provincial District 17,135