Statement A.

	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.
Census Population, 3rd April, 1881	125,325	88,200	213,525
Plus 1½ per cent. for non-collection	1,879	1,323	3,202	127,204	89,523	216,727
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths, 3rd April to 31st Dec., 1881	1,646	2,186	3,832
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea to 31st Dec., 1881	4,054	2,355	6,409	5,700	4,541	10,241
Total Estimated Population to 31st December, 1881				132,904	94,064	226,968
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths during the 1882	1,597	2,647	4,244
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea, year1882	11,091	5,952	17,043	12,688	8,599	21,287
Total Estimated Population to 31st December, 1882				145,592	102,663	248,255
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths during year 1883	1,811	3,038	4,849
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea, year 1883	22,587	11,784	34,371	24,398	14,822	39,220
Total Estimated Population to 31st December, 1883				169,990	117,485	287,475
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths during year 1884	706	3,112	3,818
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea, year 1884	11,746	6,874	18,620	12,452	9,986	22,438
Total Estimated Population to 31st December, 1884				182,442	127,471	309,913
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths during year 1885	1,786	3,651	5,437
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea, year 1885	7,222	4,344	11,566	9,008	7,995	17,003
Total Estimated Population to 31st December, 1885				191,450	135,466	326,916
Increase by Excess of Births over Deaths, 1st Jan. to 30th April, 1886	675	1,113	1,788
Increase by Excess of Arrivals over Departures by Sea to 30th April, 1886	3,934	1,642	5,576	4,609	2,755	7,364
Total Estimated Population on 30th April, 1886, the day before Census was taken				196,059	138,221	334,280