BIRTHPLACES OF THE PEOPLE.,TABLE III.,—SUMMARY showing the NUMBER of PERSONS of DIFFERENT BIRTHPLACES in the PROVINCE at DATE of CENSUS, 1881 and 1891, together with the INCREASE and DECREASE.

COUNTRY OF BIRTH.	1881.		1891.		INCREASE.		DECREASE.
	Number of Persons.	Per Cent.	Number of Persons.	Per Cent.	Number of Persons.	Per Cent.	Number of Persons.	Per Cent.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
United KIngdom—
England	57,540	20.56	47,723	14.90			9,817	17.06
Wales	1,611	0.58	1,098	0.34			513	31.84
Scotland	10,637	3.80	8,874	2.77			1,763	16.57
Ireland	18,246	6.52	14,369	4.48			3,877	21.25
Total	88,034	31.46	72,064	22.49			15,970	18.14
Australasian Colonies—
South Australia	163,507	58.42	217,730	67.95	54,223	33.16
New South Wales	9,566	3.42	2,154	0.67	1,479	15.46
Victoria			6,609	2.06
Queensland			405	0.13
Western Australia			588	0.18
Tasmania			722	0.23
Newzealand			567	0.17
Total	173,073	61.84	228,775	71.39	55,702	32.18
Other British Possessions	1,348	0.48	1,538	0.48	190	14.09
Total British Possessions	262,455	93.78	302,377	94.36	39,922	15.21
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Austria-Hungary	206	0.07	185	0.06			21	10.19
Belgium	41	0.02	51	0.01	10	24.39
China	4,151	1.48	3,997	1.25			154	3.71
Denmark	264	0.09	276	0.08	12	4.54
France	293	0.11	400	0.13	107	36.52
Germany	8,801	3.15	8,553	2.67			248	2.82
Holland	76	0.03	82	0.02	6	7.89
Italy	141	0.05	186	0.06	45	31.91
Portugal	28	0.01	17	0.01			11	39.28
Russia	224	0.08	189	0.06			35	15.62
Spain	26	0.01	29	0.01	3	11.54
Sweden and Norway	765	0.27	1,157	0.36	392	51.24
Switzerland	194	0.07	142	0.05			52	26.80
United States of America	901	0.32	386	0.12	20	2.21
Other Foreign Countries			535	0.16
Total Foreign Countries	16,111	5.76	16,185	5.05	74	0.46
Born at Sea	702	0.25	601	0.19			101	14.39
Birthplace unspecified	597	0.21	1,268	0.40	671	112.40
GRAND TOTAL	279,865	100.00	320,431	100.00	40,566	14.50