Table No. CXXII., SHOWING NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES, and FEMALES, who could READ and WRITE, who could READ ONLY, who could not READ or WRITE, and whose DEGREE of EDUCATION was UNSPECIFIED, at the ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871, 1876, and 1881 respectively.
CENSUS PERIOD.	READ AND WRITE.			READ ONLY.			CANNOT READ OR WRITE.			DEGREE OF EDUCATION UNSPECIFIED.			TOTALS.
CENSUS PERIOD.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
1861	17,181	11,399	5,782	3,714	1,747	1,967	9,164	4,975	4,189	*	*	*	30,059	18,121	11,838
1864	38,409	25,507	12,902	6,950	3,194	3,756	16,108	8,724	7,384	*	*	*	61,467	37,425	24,042
1868	63,597	40,549	23,048	9,330	4,873	4,457	26,974	15,324	11,650	*	*	*	99,901	60,746	39,155
1871	74,255	47,182	27,073	11,970	5,691	6,279	32,781	18,031	14,750	1,098	863	235	120,104	71,767	48,337
1876	110,726	68,489	42,237	13,819	6,819	7,000	46,393	27,980	18,413	2,345	1,721	624	173,283	105,009	68,274
1881	135194†	77,809	57,385	13,533	6,580	6,953	62,854	39,481	23,373	1,944	1,455	489	213,525	125,325	88,200