BIRTH-PLACES AT DIFFERENT CENSUS PERIODS., TABLE I.—Showing the Numbers and Proportions of Persons born in different Countries, at the three last Censuses (1870, 1881, and 1891.)

Birth-place.	Numerical.			Centesimal.
	1870.	1881.	1891.	1870.	1881.	1891.
Total	99,328	115,705	146,667	100.00	100.34	100.43
Total specified	99,328	115,316	146,046	100.00	100.00	100.00
British Empire—
Australasia	60,912	83,978	115,229	61.32	72.82	78.90
United Kingdom	37,145	28,243	26,975	37.40	24.49	18.47
Other British Possessions	339	872	900	0.34	0.76	0.62
Total British Empire	98,396	113,093	143,104	99.06	98.07	97.99
Foreign Countries	932	2,223	2,939	0.94	1.93	2.01
Unspecified		389	624		0.34	0.43
British Empire—
Australasia :
Tasmania	59,119	79,991	107,901	59.52	69.36	73.88
Other Australasian Colonies	1,793	3,987	7,328	1.80	3.46	5.02
United Kingdom :
England and Wales	*	17,367	17,443	*	15.61	11.95
Scotland	*	3,744	3,845	*	3.24	2.63
Ireland	*	7,192	5,687	*	6.24	3.89
Other British Possessions	339	872	900	0.34	0.76	0.62
Foreign Countries—
Germany	*	782	918	*	0.68	0.63
France	*	5	77	*	0.01	0.05
Italy	*	11	36	*	0.01	0.02
China	*	844	943	*	0.50	0.64
Other Foreign Countries	*	581	973	*	0.73	0.67