TABLE II.—STATEMENT showing the DEGREES of EDUCATION of the POPULATION in the STATE at the DATE of each CENSUS from 1861 to 1901 (exclusive of ABORIGINES).

	POPULATION OF THE STATE.			MALES.				FEMALES.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Read and Write.	Read Only.	Cannot Read.	Unspecified.	Read and Write.	Read Only.	Cannot Read.	Unspecified.
1861—April 8th	126,830	65,048	61,782	38,201	7,943	a18062	842	33,062	10,354	a17580	786
1866—March 26th	163,452	85,334	78,118	53,038	8,866	b21071	2,359	44,533	10,736	b20970	1,879
1871—April 2nd	185,626	95,408	90,218	60,612	9,640	c23392	1,764	54,634	11,483	c22538	1,563
1876—March 26th	213,271	110,491	102,780	77,447	8,170	d24200	674	70,699	8,288	d23335	458
1881—April 3rd	279,865	149,530	130,335	107,354	7,259	e34917		92,703	8,008	e29624
1891—April 5th	320,431	166,801	153,630	122,583	4,176	f40042		113,931	5,395	f34304
1901—March 31st	362,604	184,422	178,182	147,513	3,706	g33203		143,235	4,577	g30370