TABLE II.—STATEMENT showing the EDUCATIONAL CONDITION of the POPULATION in the PROVINCE at the DATE of each CENSUS from 1861 to 1891 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).

	POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE.			MALES.				FEMALES.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Read and Write.	Read Only.	Cannot Read.	Unspecified.	Read and Write.	Read Only.	Cannot Read.	Unspecified.
—April 8th	126,830	65,048	61,782	38,201	7,943	a 18062	842	33,062	10,354	a 17580	786
—March 26th	163,452	85,334	78,118	53,038	8,866	b 21071	2,359	44,533	10,736	b 20970	1,879
—April 2nd	185,626	95,408	90,218	60,612	9,640	c 23392	1,764	54,634	11,483	c 22538	1,563
—March 26th	213,271	110,491	102,780	77,447	8,170	d 24200	674	70,699	8,288	d 23335	458
—April 3rd	279,865	149,530	130,335	107,354	7,259	e 34917		92,703	8,008	e 29624
—April 5th	320,431	166,801	153,630	122,583	4,176	f 40042		113,931	5,395	f 34304