SUMMARY BY ELECTORAL DISTRICTS., TABLE VII.—Showing the Number of Persons of both sexes, ages 21 Years and upwards, who can READ and WRITE, READ ONLY, and CANNOT READ, in each ELECTORAL DISTRICT (exclusive of the Migratory Population, Chinese Encampments, and roving Aborigines).
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.		OF THE AGE OF 21 YEARS AND UPWARDS.
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.		Total Population of the Age of 21 Years and upwards.*	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Education unknown.
1. Melbourne	Males	14,606	13,369	558	580	99
1. Melbourne	Females	8,659	6,834	1,116	657	52
2. St. Kilda	Males	3,965	3,720	116	122	7
2. St. Kilda	Females	3,720	3,259	301	153	7
3. Collingwood	Males	6,073	5,731	179	123	40
3. Collingwood	Females	5,414	4,609	513	234	58
4. South Melbourne	Males	2,881	2,612	74	77	118
4. South Melbourne	Females	1,975	1,654	183	110	28
5. Richmond	Males	2,794	2,622	85	69	18
5. Richmond	Females	2,609	2,212	266	122	9
6. Williamstown	Males	1,232	1,130	45	49	8
6. Williamstown	Females	804	651	95	50	8
7. Brighton	Males	1,010	878	76	51	5
7. Brighton	Females	821	645	112	64
8. Geelong	Males	6,459	5,617	414	374	54
8. Geelong	Females	5,840	4,325	923	540	52
9. Portland	Males	662	575	50	35	2
9. Portland	Females	653	484	118	49	2
10. Belfast	Males	473	415	33	25
10. Belfast	Females	443	351	71	20	1
11. Warrnambool	Males	484	425	33	25	1
11. Warrnambool	Females	370	271	62	37
12. Colac	Males	217	168	12	23	14
12. Colac	Females	160	103	27	24	6
13. Kilmore	Males	806	668	66	57	15
13. Kilmore	Females	456	311	95	43	7
14. Kyneton Boroughs	Males	1,686	1,438	126	89	33
14. Kyneton Boroughs	Females	674	500	113	55	6
15. The Murray Boroughs	Males	750	616	62	56	16
15. The Murray Boroughs	Females	284	188	43	49	4
16. Alberton	Males	527	421	34	69	3
16. Alberton	Females	320	221	58	40	1
17. Castlemaine Boroughs	Males	1,749	1,554	76	84	35
17. Castlemaine Boroughs	Females	808	676	73	38	21
18. The Sandhurst Boroughs	Males	6,280	5,386	381	418	95
18. The Sandhurst Boroughs	Females	2,088	1,554	301	210	23
19. North Grant	Males	9,657	8,550	502	405	200
19. North Grant	Females	3,843	3,004	529	261	49
20. North Grenville	Males	7,373	6,395	367	449	162
20. North Grenville	Females	2,775	2,164	351	216	44
21. The Ovens	Males	8,416	7,402	362	420	232
21. The Ovens	Females	1,915	1,500	223	161	31
22. Rodney	Males	2,024	1,745	118	93	68
22. Rodney	Females	506	405	61	33	7
23. The Loddon	Males	21,061	18,245	1,237	1,132	447
23. The Loddon	Females	5,349	4,038	792	429	90
24. Talbot	Males	20,868	17,896	1,199	1,108	665
24. Talbot	Females	5,938	4,513	897	419	109
25. East Bourke	Males	5,439	4,271	502	492	174
25. East Bourke	Females	2,716	1,845	562	266	43
26. West Bourke	Males	4,905	4,149	358	329	69
26. West Bourke	Females	2,237	1,655	347	201	34
27. South Bourke	Males	2,459	2,086	178	184	11
27. South Bourke	Females	1,571	1,182	264	124	1
28. South Grant	Males	5,312	4,236	477	491	108
28. South Grant	Females	2,890	1,914	565	366	45
29. Evelyn and Mornington	Males	1,964	1,627	172	146	19
29. Evelyn and Mornington	Females	927	654	165	91	17
30. Anglesey	Males	1,266	1,011	110	99	46
30. Anglesey	Females	376	263	76	32	5
31. Dundas and Follett	Males	971	744	84	125	18
31. Dundas and Follett	Females	523	326	118	78	1
32. Normanby	Males	979	763	95	112	9
32. Normanby	Females	637	412	127	90	8
33. Villiers and Heytesbury	Males	2,648	2,009	300	311	28
33. Villiers and Heytesbury	Females	1,424	876	331	209	8
34. Polworth, Ripon, Hampden, and South Grenville	Males	4,140	3,476	325	279	60
34. Polworth, Ripon, Hampden, and South Grenville	Females	1,422	1,035	241	130	16
35. Murray	Males	2,244	1,815	173	209	47
35. Murray	Females	487	329	86	58	14
36. Gippsland	Males	911	750	71	81	9
36. Gippsland	Females	305	199	68	34	4
37. The Wimmera	Males	2,509	2,060	202	207	40
37. The Wimmera	Females	641	414	140	79	8
TOTAL	Males	157,800	136,575	9,252	8,998	2,975
TOTAL	Females	72,580	55,576	10,413	5,772	819