Summary of Shires., TABLE VIII.—Showing the Population of each Shire, inclusive and exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines ; the Number of Chinese and the Number of Aborigines ; the Number of Houses Occupied, Unoccupied, and in course of Erection, classified according to the materials of which they are constructed and the rooms they contain; also the Number of Europeans and Chinese living in Houses of different materials, the Number of Europeans, Chinese, and Aborigines Camping out, and the Number of Aborigines living in Houses.&c.—continued.
Shires.	Population (inclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Population (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).			Chinese.		Aborigines.		Habitations.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Houses.			Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Buildings.	Tents and Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Total Number of all descriptions.	Materials.
	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Occupied.	Unoccupied.	Building.	Inhabited Stores, Offices, and Public Buildings.	Tents and Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Total Number of all descriptions.	Brick or Stone.	Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster.	Slabs, Bark, Mud, &c.	Canvas, Linen, Calico, &c.	Not stated.
Lowan	3,927	2,353	1,574	3,800	2,255	1,545	54		44	29	733	48	14	2	78	875	51	587	132	78	27
Maffra	3,242	1,737	1,505	3,227	1,722	1,505	11		4		600	25		2	11	638	33	436	147	11	11
Maldon	5,116	2,783	2,333	4,942	2,613	2,329	170	4			1,104	90		2	10	1,206	289	760	99	10	48
Malvern	1,797	921	876	1,761	893	868	28	8			299	7				306	121	184			1
Mansfield	2,658	1,513	1,145	2,595	1,452	1,143	60	2	1		547	34	2	3	10	596	33	369	160	10	24
Marong	8,746	4,846	3,900	8,659	4,760	3,899	86	1			1,867	161	4	1	60	2,093	325	1,342	312	60	54
Melton	1,038	554	484	1,037	553	484	1				195	22	1		9	227	51	158	2	9	7
Meredith	1,530	824	706	1,507	801	706	23				310	30			3	343	32	279	16	3	13
Merriang	1,253	680	573	1,253	680	573					229	9			2	240	36	185	7	2	10
Metcalfe	3,725	1,987	1,738	3,633	1,895	1,738	91		1		767	76	2	1	7	853	216	524	91	7	15
Minhamite	1,802	987	815	1,800	985	815	2				300	35	3		21	359	31	289	3	21	15
Moorabbin	3,733	1,994	1,739	3,732	1,993	1,739			1		696	41	3		3	743	115	603	6	3	16
Mornington	2,058	1,021	1,037	2,054	1,017	1,037	4				405	26	1		4	436	86	320	8	4	18
Mortlake	2,863	1,582	1,281	2,855	1,574	1,281	8				461	16		1	37	515	84	390		37	4
Mount Alexander	4,521	2,527	1,994	4,146	2,154	1,992	373	2			1,221	94	2	1	20	1,338	286	728	279	20	25
Mount Franklin	3,400	2,039	1,361	3,168	1,809	1,359	229	2	1		862	36	1	1	1	901	56	680	151	1	13
Mount Rouse	2,146	1,139	1,007	2,138	1,131	1,007	7		1		355	30	2	1	66	454	111	265	9	66	3
Melvor	3,424	1,909	1,515	3,367	1,852	1,515	57				787	43	3	2	10	845	45	572	213	10	5
Narracan	2,184	1,305	879	2,182	1,303	879	2				497	36	5		25	563	3	452	78	25	5
Newham	2,859	1,515	1,344	2,853	1,509	1,344	6				524	43	1	2	5	575	32	519	9	5	10
Newstead	2,674	1,471	1,203	2,600	1,400	1,200	71	3			576	59		6		641	155	395	74		17
North Ovens	2,126	1,190	936	2,112	1,176	936	14				396	25			16	437	62	275	64	16	20
Nunawading	1,573	862	711	1,573	862	711					303	19			1	323	52	247	11	1	12
Oakleigh	1,697	905	792	1,697	905	792					325	20	1		2	348	46	288	5	2	7
Omeo	1,630	1,059	571	1,374	812	562	243	4	4	5	372	29		7	18	426	6	317	81	18	4
Oxley	2,983	1,680	1,303	2,785	1,496	1,289	184	14			576	8			2	586	79	330	160	2	15
Phillip Island and Woolamai	1,444	808	636	1,443	807	636	1				288	25	5	1	5	324	11	273	23	5	12
Portland	5,498	2,825	2,673	5,402	2,777	2,625	3		45	48	971	66	3	1	18	1,059	154	812	43	18	32
Pyalong	1,122	602	520	1,119	599	520	3				207	11	1			219	12	180	24		3