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.
Lowan	2,513	156	304	263	69	40	43	2,947	526	180	125	22	1		26	24	2	1	73
Maffra	2,733	54	106	238	122	101	17	2,560	603	21	32	11			4	7			4
Maldon	4,843	111	151	408	319	137	80	4,641	151	29	115	6			78	89	7
Malvern	1,872	2	12	127	68	96	1	1,761							36
Mansfield	2,237	111	96	168	101	88	32	1,981	487	14	111	2			7	54		1	1
Marong	7,256	397	391	703	333	199	70	7,719	685	91	162	2			25	58		4
Melton	1,032	13	34	86	52	33	9	978	11	11	34	3			1
Meredith	1,440	17	48	133	93	37	15	1,436	33	2	36				3	18	2
Merriang	1,178	10	16	91	67	45	11	1,180	16	9	38	10
Metcalfe	3,292	100	100	370	153	92	38	3,412	103	15	94	9			31	59	1		1
Minhamite	1,435	26	83	135	53	48	14	1,685	18	46	51				2
Moorabbin	3,319	27	110	310	176	97	23	3,622	23	4	83								1
Mornington	2,034	15	80	148	91	75	27	1,959	22	17	47	9			3	1
Mortlake	2,527	42	66	178	122	97	10	2,780		46	19	10			8
Mount Alexander	4,346	343	157	458	239	83	58	4,000	90	7	46	3			72	272	22	9
Mount Franklin	2,924	183	194	309	120	62	33	2,933	201		31	3			109	114	4	4	1
Mount Rouse	1,958	73	59	175	74	70	3	1,981	46	84	16	11		1	7
Melvor	2,723	188	186	288	108	60	15	2,811	521	14	17	4			18	38	1
Narracan	1,785	123	141	159	82	37	21	1,909	182	51	34	6			2
Newham	2,473	16	113	219	129	79	19	2,775	24	3	40	11			4		2
Newstead	2,399	69	103	265	113	62	29	2,435	143		19	3			21	53
North Ovens	1,744	40	67	146	127	34	23	1,769	227	24	92				7	4		3
Nunawading	1,324	3	57	132	82	32	17	1,470	40	1	62
Oakleigh	1,526	5	48	153	88	41	13	1,654	9	12	20	2
Omeo	1,361	133	72	125	55	33	8	1,266	78	29	1				185	62			9
Oxley	2,362	40	99	229	121	69	28	2,092	591	3	95	4			113	85
Phillip Island and Woolamai	1,318	28	68	101	52	38	37	1,378	21	7	37					1
Portland	4,360	52	226	410	219	117	35	4,987	199	30	150	36			3				93
Pyalong	887	10	39	98	41	26	5	1,025	66		26	2			2	1