TABLE I. SHOWING THE NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOUSES, AND THE NUMBERS, SEXES, AND AGES OF THE POPULATION OF EUROPEAN DESCENT, IN NEW ZEALAND, IN DECEMBER, 1861.

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HOUSES OR BUILDINGS. NUMBER OF EACH AGE AND SEX. General Males. Females. Totals of PROVINCES. 6 and under 16. 16 and under 21. 21 and under 40. 40 and under 55. 55 and under 65. 65 and Total Total PoptoaWood. Brick and Stone. Other Materials. Totals, Under years. upwards. Age not Males. Under year3 6 and under 16. 16 and under 21. 21 and under 40. 40 and under 55. 55 and under 65. 65 and upwards. Females TION. known Auckland 5,236 269 558 6,063 2,431 2,952 1,192 4,171 1,879 792 164 3 13,494 2,269 2,833 1,236 2,905 1,289 299 95 10,926 24,420 Taeanaki 419 6 13 438 199 260 123 369 155 48 15 1,169 174 230 86 221 116 38 10 875 2,044 Wellington ... 2,722 3 356 3,081 1,484 1,583 547 1,794 885 254 79 6,626 1,473 1,591 I 578 1,439 639 158 62 5,940 12,566 Hawke's Bat... 493 2 84 579 276 233 143 778 195 40 2 I ... 1,667 240 233 92 296 69 13 1 944 2,611 Nelson 1,413 53 408 1,874 1,156 1,197 447 1,623 657 198 64 5,342 1,158 1,186 445 1,161 486 131 43 4,610 9,952 Maklbokough 264 ... 260 524 225 220 143 694 179 32 10 1,503 202 191 72 239 81 9 2 796 2,299 Canterbury ... 2,557 47 633 3,237 1,923 1,6*8 652 3,629 879 138 50 8,939 1,893 1,471 615 2,404 603 93 22 7,101 16,040 *Otago 1,617 96 4,423 6,136 1,425 1,408 1,233 12,628 1,785 209 50 2,423 21,161 1,405 1,251 571 2,158 472 113 32 6,002 27,163 Southland 391 53 444 226 154 85 497 117 26 2 1,107 167 150 82 258 49 7 713 1,820 Totals (exclusive of the Military ) and their Families) ...) 15,112 476 6,788 22,376 9,315 9,675 4,565 26,183 6,731 1,647 436 2,426 61,008 8,981 9,136 3,777 11,081 3,804 861 267 37,907 98,915 Military asd their Families... - 6,273 - .- 1,021 7,294 General Totals of Kbroitan ) Population in Dxcbmbkb, > \ 18fil .. ... \ || 67,281 38,928 106,209 * In addition to the Enumerated Population of Otago, there are believed to have been about 3000 Gold Miners, who were in tents in different gullies and on the roads. •xJ^S^SSlSt^^SiSK^^^^'^ Th ° 6Stimated EUr °Pean P °PUlat: °n' aCC °rding tO th ° latCSt **—*■» was:-STK WABI 's Island, Males 31 ; Females 22 ; M 1 T'i9 C °ym? 10 ™ (<tSS$ Of» e Pe0I M 2MS f"1Iow, a:- i>rovi" t'c of Auckland, Married, Males 3,903, Females 3,807; Unmarried, Males 9,297, Females 6,749; Widowers, 282; Widow,, 366; Not described, W^ rAR 1^ AK. I-^m^' M«1es 3,4, Females 327; Unn.arried, Males 792, Females 524; WUhmer,, 23, Widows, 24. Wellington Jlforr,Yd, Males 1,889, Females 2,002; t/«^rrfei, Male 4,614 Females 3,754; Widoatn, 123i «/*«, 184. Hawke's Bay, Married, Males 406, Females 358; Unmarried, Males 1,232, Females 568- Widowers 29- *FU«m 18 Nelson il/nrWerf Slales 1581 Females 1588 « Fema^-^'t 82' 921; 2£tti?'i k rtrfi I;i- 7 ,M™'°™V /am^' Ma'eS409' Mes3 *6 < «WS* Ma.es 1 O72,'Fe 9 m a":tso'; s ', HCanterbu™ I*S SI'I/mI 881 Soht ,71.'n A/ V 7 'i olT?; 3 5 U2- .°TAQO' Marrk' d' Mal6S 4'163; Fcmalcs 2'336' Unmarried, Males 13,849, Females 3,534; PRA**™, 260; Wdows, 132 Males 4wlK- »' ?^ D'^a^ Male q 880>. female. 282; W,m«rr«* Mate 793 S Females 412; Widowers, 13; OTfew; 19. Totals in Colony, Married, Males 15,7C6 Females 13,811; Unmarried, Malcs-4l,db4, Jbem;UCb JJ,uab; Widimeri, 97 1; Widous, 996; JVo/ described, Males 2901, Females 4. Population of the Chief Cities or Towns of the several Provinces:— Auckland (City and Port), Males 4,226; Females 3,763; Total 7 989 New Plymouth Males 1062- Females 842- Total 1 904 Wellington. Males 2.052; Females 2,124; Total 4,176. Nap.er, Males 533; Females 39!; Total 924. Nelson, Males 1,873; Females 1,861; Total i 8784 Picro™ (Zr'pStiOT rann^^St KaJately ISSitS^SSS^ TofaTecf 1>6U7; T °ta13' 205- !«-«* Males 1,045; Females 899; Total 1,944. Dhnedin (City and Port), MzL '^mJ IwST 2^54;"£ tSTxZSSSSi