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Census, 1945, taken on 25th September, 1945 Statistics of the Native population— i.e., persons having legal status as Pacific Islanders (but not including Chinese and Melanesian contract labourers) ■ —are as follows: (1) Aye Groups Matai (heads of families ranking as chiefs or orators, usually over thirty-five years of age) .. ..' .. 3,497 Taulele'a (untitled men, of any age, over fourteen years) 12,989 Tamaiti (boys two to fourteen years of age) .. .. 12,936 Tama meamea (infant boys under two years) .. .. 2,412 Total males * . . . . .. . . ■ 31,834 Fafine (all women who have been married, and all other women over twenty-five years of age) . . . . 12,398 Teine muli (unmarried females fifteen to- twentv-five years of age) . . . . . . .. . . 4,988 Teine iti (girls two to fourteen years of age) . . . . 10,993 Teine meamea (infant girls under two years) . . . . 2,209 Total females . . . . .. . . -30,588 Total of Samoan population, 25th September, 1945 .. .. .. .. 62,422 (2) Distribution- of Population Districts of Upolu— Vaimauga . . .. . . .. .. .. 9,023 Faleata .. .. . . . . . . . . 4,875 Sagaga and Leauva'a . . .. .. .. 5,218 A'ana North . . . . . . . . . . 5,467 Falelatai and Samatau . . . . . . . . 1,484 Lefaga and Sale'aula . . . . . ; . . 1,696 Tuamasaga South . . . . . . . . . . 2,712 Falealili .. . . . . . . . . . . 2,185 Lepa and Lotofaga . . . . ... 1,495 Aleipata . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,444 Va'a-o-Fonoti .. . . . . .. . . 1,340 Anoama'a .. . . . . . . . . 4,133 Aiga-i-le-tai (Upolu portion) .. .. .. .. 692 Total, Island of Upolu . . . . . . 42,764 District of Aiga-i-le-tai (see also Upolu) Island of Manono . . . . . . . . .. 800 Island of Apolima .. .. .. .. .. 204 Districts of Savai'i — Fa'asaleleaga . . . . . . .. .. 5,409 Gaga'emauga .. .. .. . . .. 2,145 Gagaifomauga .. . . . . . . .. 2,759 Vaisigano . . . . . . . . .. . . 1,461 Falealupo . . . . . . . . .. . . 510 Alataua i Sisifo . . .. . . . . . . 842 Salega . . . . .. . . . . ~ . 1,152 Palauli "West .. .. . . .. .. 1,323 Satupa'itea . . . . . . . . .. '852 Palauli East .. .. . . . . ~ 1,295 Palauli (Falefa) .. . . .. .. ~ '906 Total, Island of Savai'i ~ ~ ~ 75 ? 654

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