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Table J. CENTAL PROPORTIONS of the POPULATION, at various ages, in NEW ZEALAND, NEW SOUTH WALES, and VICTORIA, for the Year 1871, with those of England and Wales for 1861.

The population of England and Wales is exclusive of the Army, Navy, and Merchant Seamen serving abroad at the time of the Census. In the returns of New South Wales, the ages are given from 15 to 20, and from 20 onwards. This has been adjusted by adding to the number for the first period and deducting from those of the second an amount equal (proportionately) to the proportion borne in Victoria for the age 20-21 as compared with the total population.

Table J (1). COMPARATIVE TABLE of the POPULATIONS of NEW ZEALAND, NEW SOUTH WALES, and VICTORIA, at various ages, in 1861 and 1871; showing Centesimal Rate of Increase.

1861. 1871. Ages. England and Wales. New Zealand. New South Wales. Victoria Under 5 years 13-46 18-187 16-302 165 to 10 years 11-681 12-749 14-024 14-6 10 to 15 years ... 10-492 8-636 11-467 11-733 I 15 to 21 years 11-548 7-882 9-857 8'824 21 to 40 years 27-97 38-151 29-809 29-053 40 to 55 years 14-342 10-87 12-304 15-189 55 to 65 years 5-776 2-444 4-107 I 3-223 65 years and upwards 4-731 1-081 213 1-378 100100-

:w Zeala: New South W. -. id. ■LES. ICTORIA. --. m ! Ages. 1861. 1871. Increase per cent. 1861. 1871. Increase per cent. 1861. 1871. i Increase percent. Persons. Persons. Rate. Persons. Persons. Rate. Persons. Persons. Rate. Under 21 years ... 45,546 121,537 166-84 173,064 259,755 50-09 221,373 373,048 I 68-51 1 21 to 40 years 37,282 97,710 162-08 108,475 149,911 38-2 237,313 211,863 be. 10-72; 40 to 55 years 10,553 ' 27,840 163-81 45,762 61,878 35-21 62,156 110,761 78-2 I 55 to 65 years 2,508 6,259 149-66 12,132 20,653 70-23 10,799 23,506 117-67 65 years and upwards 706 2,765 291-64 4,796 10,711 121-33 3,222 10,048 211-851 Totals ... 36-34 1 96,595 256,111 165-14 344,229 502,908 46-09 534,863 729,226 •