SUMMARY BY COUNTIES AND PASTORAL DISTRICTS—continued. TABLE VII.—Showing, exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines, the Numbers and Proportions per Cent. of the Persons, Males, and Females, of Five Years old and upwards, living in each County and Pastoral District, who can Read and Write, Read only, or who Cannot Read.

Counties and Pastoral Districts.		Population of the age of 5 years and upwards.
		Numbers.					Proportions per Cent.
		Total.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.	Education unknown.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Cannot Read.
The Loddon	Persons	49,501	38,541	5,857	4,501	602	78.82	11.98	9.20
	Males	33,026	27,154	2,852	2,549	471	83.41	8.76	7.83
	Females	16,475	11,387	3,005	1,952	131	69.67	18.39	11.94
Rodney	Persons	2,602	2,133	245	197	27	82.84	9.51	7.65
	Males	1,900	1,592	148	147	13	84.37	7.84	7.79
	Females	702	541	97	50	14	78.63	14.10	7.27
The Murray	Persons	22,554	17,960	2,324	2,075	195	80.33	10.39	9.28
	Males	15,696	13,077	1,183	1,248	188	84.32	7.63	8.05
	Females	6,858	4,883	1,141	827	7	71.27	16.66	12.07
The Wimmera	Persons	23,017	18,576	2,342	1,943	156	81.26	10.25	8.49
	Males	17,712	15,066	1,291	1,242	113	85.61	7.33	7.06
	Females	5,305	3,510	1,051	701	43	66.71	19.97	13.32
Total of Counties	Persons	417,790	322,518	53,222	38,631	3,419	77.83	12.85	9.32
	Males	252,718	205,118	24,172	20,904	2,524	81.98	9.66	8.36
	Females	165,072	117,400	29,050	17,727	895	71.52	17.69	10.79
The Shipping	Persons	1,866	1,623	96	129	18	87.82	5.20	6.98
	Males	1,661	1,462	84	101	14	88.77	5.10	6.13
	Females	205	161	12	28	4	80.10	13.93	5.97
Total of Victoria, exclusive of Chinese, Aborigines, and Migratory Population	Persons	419,656	324,141	53,318	38,760	3,437	77.88	12.81	9.31
	Males	254,379	206,580	24,256	21,005	2,538	82.03	9.63	8.34
	Females	165,277	117,561	29,062	17,755	899	71.52	17.68	10.80