1887-1903
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HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
16-POPULATION.
The estimated population on the 31st December 1887 was as follows:-
Males -
Females
Total
152,427
60,524
212,951
which is 11,961 more than the estimated population at the end of 1886.
The last census was taken in 1881, the population being then returned as 160,402, of which 115,369 were males and 45,033 females.
The following is the mean estimated population for the last six years:
Years.
Males.
Females.
Total.
1882
119,704
46,729
166,433
1883
124,768
48,707
173,475
1884
130,560
50,969
181,529
1885
137,079
53,515
190,594
1886
144,550
56,440
200,990
1887
152,427
60,524
212,951
The births and deaths for the last five years were as follows :--
Years. Births. Deaths. Per 1,000 of Mean Population. Births. Deaths. 1883 1,509 4,712 8.70 27.16 1884 1,551 4,311 8.54 23.74 1885 1,555 5,192 8.16 27.24 1886 1,507 5,100 7.74 25.37 1887 1,705 5,317 8.01 24.9717.—ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
There were no changes in these establishments as compared with previous years.