TABLE III.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the NUMBER of PERSONS, MALES and FEMALES, at stated PERIODS of AGE, in the PROVINCE, together with the NUMBER per CENT. (at each PERIOD of AGE) to the TOTAL POPULATION, at dates of CENSUS of 1876 and 1881 respectively.

Periods of Age.	Persons.				Males.				Females.
	1876.	1881.	Per Cent. on Population, 1876.	Per Cent. on Population, 1881.	1876.	1881.	Per Cent. on Population, 1876.	Per Cent. on Population, 1881.	1876.	1881.	Per Cent. on Population, 1876.	Per Cent. on Population, 1881.
Under 1 year	6,575	8,962	3.08	3.20	3,343	4,558	1.57	1.62	3,232	4,404	1.52	1.57
1 year	6,038	8,399	2.83	3.00	2,957	4,297	1.39	1.54	3,081	4,102	1.44	1.47
2 years	6,392	8,434	3.00	3.01	3,198	4,248	1.50	1.52	3,194	4,186	1.50	1.50
3 years	6,285	8,053	2.95	2.88	3,093	4,042	1.45	1.44	3,192	4,011	1.50	1.43
4 years	6,324	7,836	2.96	2.80	3,171	3,883	1.49	1.39	3,153	3,953	1.48	1.41
Total under 5 years	31,614	41,684	14.82	14.89	15,762	21,028	7.40	7.51	15,852	20,656	7.44	7.38
5 years	6,234	7,426	2.92	2.65	3,133	3,782	1.47	1.35	3,101	3,644	1.45	1.30
6 years	6,232	7,042	2.92	2.52	3,141	3,501	1.47	1.25	3,091	3,541	1.45	1.27
7 years	6,384	6,977	2.99	2.49	3,263	3,458	1.53	1.24	3,121	3,519	1.46	1.25
8 years	6,263	6,682	2.94	2.39	3,182	3,347	1.49	1.20	3,081	3,335	1.44	1.19
9 years	5,671	6,637	2.66	2.37	2,833	3,319	1.33	1.19	2,838	3,318	1.33	1.18
10 years	5,769	6,602	2.70	2.36	2,907	3,293	1.36	1.18	2,862	3,309	1.34	1.18
11 years	5,390	6,280	2.53	2.24	2,657	3,142	1.25	1.12	2,733	3,138	1.28	1.12
12 years	5,705	6,492	2.67	2.32	2,869	3,252	1.35	1.16	2,836	3,240	1.33	1.16
13 years	5,341	6,569	2.50	2.35	2,625	3,309	1.23	1.18	2,716	3,260	1.27	1.17
14 years	5,310	6,332	2.48	2.26	2,761	3,211	1.29	1.15	2,549	3,121	1.20	1.11
Total under 15 years	89,913	108,723	42.15	38.84	45,133	54,642	21.17	19.53	44,780	54,081	20.99	19.31
15 and under 20 years	23,475	29,792	11.01	10.65	11,691	14,801	5.48	5.29	11,784	14,991	5.52	5.36
20 and under 21 years	4,372	5,739	2.05	2.05	2,182	2,833	1.02	1.01	2,190	2,906	1.03	1.04
Total under 21 years	117,760	144,254	55.21	51.54	59,006	72,276	27.67	25.83	58,754	71,978	27.54	25.71
21 and under 25 years	14,676	25,012	6.88	8.94	7,683	14,074	3.60	5.03	6,993	10,938	3.28	3.91
25 and under 30 years	15,230	25,227	7.15	9.01	8,250	15,032	3.87	5.37	6,980	10,195	3.27	3.64
30 and under 35 years	13,875	18,654	6.51	6.67	7,555	10,965	3.54	3.92	6,320	7,689	2.96	2.75
35 and under 40 years	12,140	16,295	5.69	5.82	6,537	9,625	3.07	3.44	5,603	6,670	2.63	2.38
40 and under 45 years	10,611	13,389	4.97	4.78	5,510	7,344	2.58	2.62	5,101	6,045	2.39	2.16
45 and under 50 years	8,488	10,621	3.98	3.79	4,709	5,672	2.21	2.03	3,779	4,949	1.77	1.76
50 and under 55 years	6,740	8,768	3.16	3.13	3,689	4,897	1.73	1.75	3,051	3,871	1.43	1.38
55 and under 60 years	5,100	6,027	2.39	2.15	2,873	3,336	1.35	1.19	2,227	2,691	1.04	0.96
60 and under 65 years	3,750	5,020	1.76	1.79	1,995	2,770	0.94	0.99	1,755	2,250	0.82	0.80
65 and under 70 years	2,351	3,013	1.10	1.07	1,307	1,607	0.61	0.57	1,044	1,406	0.49	0.50
70 and under 75 years	1,374	2,006	0.64	0.71	754	1,102	0.35	0.39	620	904	0.29	0.32
75 and under 80 years	693	984	0.32	0.35	360	537	0.17	0.19	333	447	0.16	0.16
80 years and upwards	356	595	0.17	0.21	182	293	0.09	0.10	174	302	0.08	0.11
Total of Adults	95,384	135,611	44.72	48.42	51,404	77,254	24.11	27.59	43,980	58,357	20.61	20.83