Table No. LVII., SHOWING NUMBER of MALES, FEMALES, and PERSONS who could READ and WRITE, who could READ ONLY, who could READ ONLY, who could not READ or WRITE, or whose DEGREE of EDUCATION was NOT SPECIFIED at the ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, and 1901 respectively.
CENSUS PERIODS.	READ AND WRITE.			READ ONLY.			CANNOT READ OR WRITE.			DEGREE OF EDUCATION NOT SPECIFIED.*			TOTALS.
CENSUS PERIODS.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.
1861	11,399	5,782	17,181	1,747	1,967	3,714	4,975	4,189	9,164				18,121	11,938	30,059
1864	25,507	12,902	38,409	3,194	3,756	6,950	8,724	7,384	16,108				37,425	24,042	61,467
1868	40,549	23,048	63,597	4,873	4,457	9,330	15,324	11,650	26,974				60,746	39,155	99,901
1871	47,182	27,073	74,255	5,691	6,279	11,970	18,031	14,750	32,781	863	235	1,098	71,767	48,337	120,104
1876	68,189	42,237	110,726	6,819	7,000	13,819	27,980	18,413	46,393	1,721	624	2,345	105,009	68,274	173,283
1881	77,809	57,385	135,194	6,580	6,953	13,533	39,181	23,373	62,854	1,455	489	1,944	125,325	88,200	213,525
1886	127,919	91,112	219,031	7,471	7,805	15,276	53,867	32,904	86,770	1,087	688	1,775	190,344	132,509	322,853
1891	155,352	119,461	274,813	7,044	7,491	14,535	60,080	42,056	102,136	1,303	931	2,234	223,779	169,939	303,718
1901	204,806	170,280	375,146	5,827	5,874	11,701	68,452	46,447	114,899	947	573	1,520	280,092	223,174	503,266