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514
Returns.
24.
Returns, as far as possible, similar to
The following Returns are now forwarded:-
Form
15
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I-Abstract of Population.
II.-Europeans and Americans, Resident Population. III.-Europeans and Americans, Floating Population. IV. Return of Chinese, shewing the different Tribes to
which they belong.
V-Ages of the European, American, Armenian, Jew,
and Eurasian Resident Population.
VI.-Ages of the Chinese Population.
VII-Ages of the other Nationalities.
VIII. Return shewing the Distribution of the Population
(exclusive of the British Military).
IX.---Occupation Return.
X-Return shewing the Distribution of the Population (exclusive of the Floating Population and the British Military) by Supervisors' Divisions.
25. The Forms of the Returns given in 1871 have, as far as was thought advisable, been adhered to, in order to facilitate comparisons, but those taal in the list of Nationalities is slightly altered, and in the "Age" Returns the
form used in India has been adopted.
IN71. Alterations.
Chinese
Peiterned
sepumtely,
divided
Beoording to tribes.
Forth X.
Total population.
Increase.
Europeans
and Ameri-
Calis.
26. The chief difference, however, is that the Chinese have been divided according to their tribes, and separate Returns are given of them, instead of being included with other native races. Forms IV. and VI. are, therefore, new Returns.
27. Form X. is a new Return, which it may not be thought necessary to print, as it would be of little value, unless the Town map was at hand to be compared with it; but we consider that it will be of great use when the time comes for taking another Census.
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25. Form I. shows that the total population of the Island is 139,208, viz., 105,423 Males and 38,785 Females.
29. The total increase in the 'ten years, since the last Census, is 42,097, or 43.3 per cent.
30. The number of the Europeans and Americans, including the Floating Population, Military and Prisoners, shews an increase of 823, or 42.8 per cent. Taking the Resident Population only, there is an increase of 361, or 39.1 per cent,
Other nations. 31. The increases in the other nationalities are as follows:--
Eurasians, ...
Chinese,
Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago, Tamils and other Natives of India,
Other Nationalities,
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32. The proportions of different nationalities in every 10,000 of the Proportions of population in 1871, and at this Census, are:------
European and American, Eurasian, Chinese,...
Nationalities.
Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago, Tamils and other Natives of India, Other Nationalities,...
1871.
ISHL
200
199
223
200
5,620
6.233
2,693
2,878
1,184
872
80
96
10,000
10,000
From the above figures, it will be seen that the proportion of Chinese to the rest of the population has largely increased. While that of the Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago" and of Tamils and other Natives of India" has decreased; that of the European and American" and "Eurasian" remaining almost exactly the same as in 1871.
different Nationalities.
Males and
33. The proportions of Males and Females in every 1,000 of the Proportion of Adult population of each nationality in 1871, and at this Census, Femalee.
are:
Nationalities.
1871.
1881.
Males. Fonales. Malos. Females.
European and American, Eurasiau,
837
163
845
155
104
536
461
539
Chinese,
893
107
873
127
Malays and other Natires of the Archipelago, Tamils and other Natives of India,
579
21
588
412
805
135
881
169
892
BOS
664
336
Other Nationalities,
There is very little difference in the proportion of Males to Females, from that in 1871. It will be seen that there are twenty more women
in every thousand Chinese than there were in 1871.
34. The proportions of Adults and Children in every 1,000 of the Proportion of population of each nationality in 1871, and at this Census, are :---
Adults and Children.
1871.
1881.
Adults. Children. Adults. Children.
Nationalities.
930, or 13.0 per cent.
32,194, or 59.0
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6,954, or 26.6
3
637, or 5.5
Europeans and Americans,
845
155
890
120
559, or 71.6
Eurasians,
529
273
506
131
Chinese,
895
105
895
105
Malays and other Natives of the Archipelago,
669
331
700
300
Tamils and other Natives of India,
845
155
849
151
Other Nationalities,
781
260
715
9AM
All under fifteen years of age are counted as children.
35.
In all the above statements, we have followed the headings în
In partial explanation of the small increase among the Tamils and other Natives of India, it should be pointed out that the Indian troops, who, in 1871, numbered 115, have since then been withdrawn, and that many Convicts also have been allowed to return to their country.
Among the "Other Nationalities" the Arabs for the greatest portion of the increase-their numbers being $36, against 166 in 1871.
The Occupation Return." (Form No. IX }
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