Enclosure in No. 22.
SUMMARY of the REGISTRAR GENERAL'S STATISTICS for the Years 1851 to 1861 both inclusive.
1841-1886
STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
139
W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Houses. Population. Year. Boats. Number residing on shore. Number living in Boats, Total, Chinese. Tenements. Other than Chinese. Total. European. Chinese. Total. Males. Females. Total 1851 396 2,541 2,937 1,782 4,719 24,847 8,136 32,983 22,805 10,178 32,983 31,463 1,520 32,983 1852 411 2,433 2,844 1,799 4,643 28,173 8,885 37,058 25,229 11,829 37,058 35,517 1,541 37,058 1855 491 2,416 2,907 1,868 4,776 29,998 9,019 39,017 25,898 13,119 39,017 $7,536 1,481 39,017 1854 424 2,741 3,165 3,632 6,797 40,517 14,198 55,715 34,526 21,189 55,715 54,072 1,643 55,715 1855 389 3,258 3,647 3,852 7,499 53,658 18,949 72,607 49,078 23,529 72,607 70,651 1,956 72,607 1856 410 3,229 3,639 2,905 6,544 54,531 17,199 71,730 51,786 19,944 71,730 69,251 2,479 71,730 1857 477 3,554 4,031 3,377 7,408 56,412 20,682 77,094 52,077 25,017 77,094 75,689 1,405 77,094 1858 716 3,276 3,992 3,449 7,441 56,238 19,265 75,503 53,578 21,925 75,503 74,041 1,462 75,503 1859 724 3,537 4,261 3,786 8,047 62,204 24,737 86,941 56,104 30,837 86,941 85,280 1,661 86,941 1860 1,047 3,814 4,861 3,925 8,786 69,810 25,107 94,917 66,358 28,559 94,917 92,441 2,476 94,917 1861 1,244 4,989 6,183 4,284 10,467 87,945 31,376 119,321 88,412 30,909 119,321 116,380 2,941 119,321279