MALES.	1856.	RATIO PER 1,000.	1861.	RATIO PER 1,000.	INCREASE PER 1,000.	DECREASE PER 1,000.
Cannot read	16,766	333	14,275	258		75
Read only	9,419	187	11,774	212	25
Read and write	24,136	480	29,327	530	50
TOTAL	50,321	1,000	55,376	1,000	75	75
FEMALES.
Cannot read	15,575	299	12,384	222		77
Read only	10,978	210	12,184	219	9
Read and write	25,622	491	31,083	559	68
TOTALS	52,175	1,000	55,651	1,000	77	77