TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Persons of various Religions at the date of each Census, from 1861 to 1891, together with the Numerical and Centesimal Increase from Census to Census.

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION.	Population.				Increase during Decennial Periods.
					1861-71.		1871-81.		1881-91.
	1861.	1871.	1881.	1891.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Numerical.	Centesimal.	Numerical.	Centesimal.
Total	350,860	503,981	751,468	1,123,954	153,121	43.64	247,487	49.11	372,486	49.57
PROTESTANTS.
Church of England	159,958	229,243	342,359	502,980	69,285	43.31	113,116	49.34	160,621	46.92
Presbyterian	34,692	49,122	72,545	109,390	14,430	41.59	23,423	47.68	36,845	50.79
Wesleyan Methodist	23,682	36,275	57,049	87,516	15,884	67.07	20,774	57.27	30,467	53.40
Other Methodists		3,291	7,303	22,596			4,012	121.91	15,293	209.41
Congregationalist	5,411	9,253	14,328	24,112	3,842	71.00	5,075	54.85	9,784	68.29
Baptist	9,863	4,151	7,307	13,112	2,345	23.78	3,156	76.03	5,805	79.44
Lutheran			4,836	7,950			4,836		3,114	64.39
Unitarian		849	828	1,329			*21	*2.47	501	60.51
Salvation Army				10,315					10,315
Other Protestants		7,208	9,957	12,046			2,749	3,814	2,089	20.98
Total Protestants	233,606	339,392	516,512	791,346	105,786	45.28	177,120	52.19	274,834	53.21
CATHOLICS.
Roman Catholic	99,193	147,627	207,606	286,911	48,434	48.83	59.979	40.63	79,305	38.20
Greek Church				253					253
Total Catholics	99,193	147,627	207,606	287,164	48,434	48.83	59,979	40.63	79,558	38.32
OTHERS.
Jew, Hebrew	1,759	2,395	3,266	5,484	636	36.16	871	36.37	2,218	67.91
Buddhist, Confucian, Mahometan, &c.	12,909	7,455	9,345	10,950	*5454	*42.25	1,890	25.35	1,605	17.17
Other Persuasions	3,393	1,166	1,042	14,982	3,719	109.61	*124	*10.63	13,940	1337.81
Unspecified and ill-defined		5,946	13,697	14,028	3,719	109.61	7,751	130.36	331	2.42