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Statistics for the past five years are given in the following tables:—

APPENDICES APPENDIX I.—POPULATION : GENERAL

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Europeans. Part-Europeans. Native Samoans." Chinese Labourers. Other Chinese. Melanesians. Totals. Grand Total. M. F. I M. F. 3 o H M. F. i © H M. F. o H M. F. 'cS H M. F. 1 0 EH M. F. 31st March, 1943 Births Deaths Arrivals Departures 186 *5 87 85 94 2 1 69 45 280 2 6 156 130 1,581 92 6 174 220 1,446 90 10 254 294 3,027 182 16 428 514 30,956 1,245 622 2,287 2,663 30,001 1,081 500 1,520 1,807 60,957 2,326 1,122 3,807 4,470 310 7 310 *7 7 3 10 76 1 77 33,116 1,337 640 2,548 2,968 31,545 1,173 511 1,843 2,146 64,661 2,510 1,151 4,391 5,114 31st March, 1944 Births Deaths Arrivals Departures 183 3 2 111 64 119 4 98 45 302 7 2 209 109 1,621 67 7 218 228 1,486 61 5 269 309 3,107 128 12 487 537 31,203 1,127 365 1,738 1,805 30,295 1,034 282 1,137 1,279 61,598 2,161 647 2,875 3,084 303 *4 1 303 'i 1 7 '4 3 'i 10 5 76 2 1 77 2 33,393 1,197 384 2,067 2,098 31,904 1,099 288 1,504 1,633 65,297 2,296 672 3,571 3,731 31st March, 1945 Births Deaths Arrivals Departures 231 4 2 126 106 176 1 1 78 77 407 5 3 204 183 1,671 68 6 233 258 1,502 68 10 260 324 3,173 136 16 493 582 31,898 ljll4 291 1,536 1,418 30,905 944 214 1,114 1,084 62,803 2,058 505 2,650 2,502 298 *4 298 *4 3 1 2 1 5 2 74 1 75 34,175 1,186 303 1,896 1,782 32,586 1,013 225 1,453 1,485 66,761 2,199 528 3,349 3,267 31st March, 1946, as adjusted to census of 25th September, 1945 Births Deaths Arrivals Departures 217 3 1 225 231 149 1 1 131 121 366 4 2 356 352 2,712 55 8 268 329 2,333 43 3 298 335 5,045 98 11 566 664 32,310 1,536 356 1,286 1,203 30,933 1,363 282 1,011 903 62,243 2,899 638 2,297 2,106 294 4 294 4 4 1 3 1 74 12 1 75 12 35,611 1,594 381 1,779 1,764 33,419 1,407 286 1,440 1,359 69,030 3,001 667 3,219 3,123 31st March, 1947 Births Deaths Arrivals Departures 213 7 2 258 268 159 1 1 127 178 372 8 3 385 446 2,698 56 8 162 185 2,336 61 9 201 203 5,034 117 17 363 388 33,573 1,274 365 1,063 1,251 32,122 1,122 302 784 871 65,675 2,396 667 1,847 2,122 290 5 290 5 3 1 1 3 i 6 1 2 62 9* 1 63 9 36,839 1,337 380 1,493 1,705 34,621 1,184 312 1,112 1,253 71,460 2,521 692 2,605 2,958 31st March, 1948 208 108 316 2,723 2,386 5,109 34,294 32,855 67,149 285 285 3 2 5 71 1 72 37,584 35,352 72,936 * Adjustment only.