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.	Rooms.							Population (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) living in—				Travellers and Persons Sleeping under Drays, or Camping out.			Chinese living in—				Aborigines living in Houses.
	Total Number.	Habitations having—						Brick, Stone, Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster Buildings.	Slab, Bark, or Mud Huts.	Tents or Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Habitations of Unstated Materials.	Europeans.	Chinese.	Aborigines.	Brick, Stone, Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster Buildings.	Slab, Bark, or Mud Huts.	Tents or Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Habitations of Unstated Materials.
	Total Number.	One.	Two.	Three and Four.	Five and Six.	Over Six.	Not stated.	Brick, Stone, Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster Buildings.	Slab, Bark, or Mud Huts.	Tents or Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Habitations of Unstated Materials.	Europeans.	Chinese.	Aborigines.	Brick, Stone, Wood, Iron, or Lath and Plaster Buildings.	Slab, Bark, or Mud Huts.	Tents or Dwellings with Canvas Roofs.	Habitations of Unstated Materials.
Total, Shires	347,136	11,207	16,836	32,403	16,114	10,127	3,996	370,733	27,142	4,288	8,267	973	12	78	3,740	4,016	83	167	562
Alberton	2,695	53	127	242	113	89	29	2,373	405	46	63	8			4	8
Alexandra	2,122	63	107	188	106	66	35	2,236	132	7	117	6			9	19		2	2
Ararat	4,409	249	224	431	165	125	54	4,411	364	138	105	33			19	138	3	2	1
Avoca	4,837	456	300	485	192	100	40	4,273	822	37	29	9			28	250		2
Avon	1,563	15	39	103	78	63	13	1,472	173	2	32								59
Bacchus Marsh	1,744	27	44	144	98	73	26	2,037	55	8	128	3			8	4
Bairnsdale	4,388	230	265	355	186	139	48	4,277	702	109	99	54		13	156	80		6	48
Ballan	6,605	221	294	627	343	169	62	6,795	208	12	107	6			98	162		2
Ballarat	3,942	13	52	287	209	191	19	4,356	9	21	47	9			85	4
Bannockburn	1,907	8	35	142	106	71	17	2,015		5	81	7
Barrabool	2,066	13	47	181	116	75	20	2,239	52	1	28	6							1
Beechworth	7,323	210	254	635	415	206	72	6,722	426	5	152	3	3		372	255		18
Belfast	1,992	9	134	218	80	50	9	2,986	45	1	18	4		1
Bellarine	3,830	14	110	322	208	136	37	3,984	24	10	67				8	3		1	1
Benalla	4,626	78	241	490	210	143	70	5,111	884	23	175	7			23	10		4	12
Berwick	2,953	110	142	278	123	112	41	3,089	154	184	48				2
Bet Bet	3,757	457	248	392	152	68	13	3,980	512	53	30	4			31	113	2
Boroondara	1,474	5	15	110	71	64	11	1,508	3		13								1
Braybrook	1,071	19	20	114	48	37	4	1,079	1	8	18								1
Bright	4,390	219	206	406	221	121	32	3,723	304	22	110	3	3		625	55		2
Broadford	1,243	88	68	110	50	33	18	1,348	98	36	23	12			7	13
Broadmeadows	1,736	4	33	110	96	74	7	1,680	15	5	42	8							1
Bulla	1,357	2	28	94	61	57	4	1,946		5	18				9