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POPULATION IN PROVINCIAL DISTRICTS AT SUCCESSIVE CENSUSES. Table VI.-Showing the Population (exclusive of Maoris) of each Provincial District in New Zealand at successive Censuses, from 1878 to 1911.

Tear of Census. ProvinciallDistrict. March, 1878. Persons. Males. Females. Persons. April, 1881. March, 18 Males. Females. Persons. Males. iO. I- April, 1891. Females. Persons., Males. Females. April, 1896. March, 1901. April, 1906. April, 1911. Persons. Males. Females. Persons, j Males. I Females. Persons. Males. Persons, j Mile9 Females Females. Auckland 82,661 44,800 37,861 99,451 54,111 45,340 130,379 70,582 59,797 72,358 175,938 133,159 69,891 63,261 153,564 81,206 92,944 82,994 264,520 141,700 122,820 51,560 27,785 23,784 48,546 25,769 22,777 199,094 104,945 94,149 Taranaki 9,463 5,173 4,290; 14,858 8,517 6,341 17,999, 9,576l 8,423 22,065 11,757 10,308 31,175| 16,900 211,223 112,332 98,891 Hawke's Bay15,015 8,509 6,506 17,367 9,700 7,667 24,568 13,890 10,678 28,506 15,744 12,762 34,038 18,397; 14.275 37,8-5 15,641 35,424 20,569 17,286 43,399 23,233 2", 166 Wellington 51,069 18,859 16,565 42,242 22,845| 19,397 27,8771 23,192J 61,371 ' 2,717 28,654 77,536 41,650 35,886 97,725 52,375 45,3501 121,854 64,586 57,268 141,354 74,234 67,120, ! Marlborough 7,557 4,283 3,274 1 9,300 179,868 96,647i 83,221 5,249 4,051 11,113 6,223 4,890 12,767 7,069 5,698 12,483 6,704 5,779 13,326 7,15l| 6,175 14,368 Nelson 25,128 14,385 10,743 26,075 14,800 11,275 7,935 6,433 15,985 8,745' 7,240 30,203 16,878 13,325 34,7701 19,448 15,322 35,734 19,574 16,160 37,9151 20,607j 17,308 42,522 23,387 19,135' Westland 16,932 10,577 6,355 15,010 9,075 5,935 15,931 9,388 6,543 15,887 9,255 6,632! 14,469 8,106 6,363 14,506 48,463 26,958 21,505 Canterbury 91,922 50,424 41,498 112,182 ' 8,106 6,400 14,674 8,202; 6,472 15,714 8,719 6,995 60,590| 51,592 121,400 63,094 58,306 1 128,392 66,105i 62,287 135,858 69,708 66,150 143,041 72,871 70,170| 159,106 82,129! 76,977 Otago — Otago portion .. 94,543 53,290 59,187 48,294 52,653, 116,088 60,873 55,215 119,990 62,118 173,185 88,391 84,794 41,253 107,481 113,702 61,049 35,452 19,785 199 H»6 64,488 60,853 127,877 65,297 62,580 1 Southland portion 19,926 11,560 8,316 26,596 57,872 125,341 132,402 66,995 65,407 15,498 11,098 15,667 37,009| 20,200 16,809! 43,954 23,980 19,974 47,804 102 207 26,046 21,758 53,097 Chatham Islands .. 196 120 76 242 161 81 28,884 24,213 58,728 31,735 26,993 93 271 149 122 234 132 112 95 197 114 83 258 166 92 Kermadec Islands.. .. 19 11 8 7 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 2 2 2 I Totals 183,414 489,933 578,482 312,221 414,412 230,998 269,605 220,328 266,261 626,658! 332,877 293,781 703,360 371,415 331,945! 772,719 405,992 366,727 888,578 471,008 17,570, 1,008,468 531,910 476,558