CO129-471 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 659

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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I am disposed to believe, as a result of detailed

investigation, that rather too much has been made of the mensee, of excessive population and of failure of supplies of food

in this country, une must, however, use extreme reserva in

nocepting published statistion. Previous to the present your the

statistics of the papulation have been determined by reference

to certain lists, a system which seems to have resulted in many

individuals being counted twice over or more. lads Your's

sensus, therefore, which is the only reliable one which has ever

been taken, netually showe a deerenss in population as compared

with previous emmerations, in spite of the fast that in reality

the population is unquestionably greater. Further, the well

known uncertainty as to how the rice harvest will turn out,

coupled with the impossibility of stating with accursey now

Woh How uncultivated land wouli, if brought under the plough,

be suitable for ries growing make it most difficult to ame

saloulstions regarding the mpply of foodstuffs available at

future dates,

repulation of Japan itself is „iven by the most recent

dengue ag axeunting to some 56 million souls. During late yours

the ineresse per auun saame to have been at the rate of 1.3/14

on thereabouts, but at the present time the pereantage of

inarekse seems to be on the decline, a oiraunsturze which is

probably due to the fast that large mumbers of individuals are

quitting/

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