AnnualReport-1931

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125. Birth registration is not universal and a considerable number of births, especially those of females, are never reported.

Population.

126. The Census having shown that the population for the last few years has been overestimated, in order to compare the figures for 1931 with those of 1930 it is necessary to make a revised estimate for the latter basing calculation on the census. The following table shows for comparison the 1931 census, the original 1930 estimate and the revised 1930 estimate:

Civil Population.

1931 Census Figures Original 1930 Estimate Revised 1930 Estimate Non-Chinese 19,369 19,000 19,000 Chinese in Victoria 358,351 592,100 355,400 Chinese in Hong Kong Villages. 41,156 47,000 40,000 Chinese in Kowloon & New Kowloon 255,095 307,250 246,100 Chinese in Junks & Sampans 68,721 109,050 100,000 Chinese in New Territories 97,781 97,000 96,800 Total Civil Population 840,473 1,171,400 857,300

127. For the middle of 1931 the estimated civil population for the whole of the territories under British jurisdiction was 878,947. The distribution was as follows:—

Non-Chinese (mostly resident in Hong Kong and Kowloon)

19,522

Chinese in Victoria

359,819

Villages of Hong Kong

41,740

Kowloon and New Kowloon

259,590

Junks and Sampans

100,000

New Territories

98,276

Total civilian population:

878,947