PROTESTANTS DENOMINATIONS, 1861 TO 1881.

Name of Sect.	1861.		1871.		1881.
	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.	Numbers.	Proportions per Cent.
Church of England	212,068	55.73	257,835	49.84	311,291	50.34
Presbyterians	87,084	22.88	112,983	21.84	132,591	21.44
Methodists	45,860	12.05	90,026	17.40	108,393	17.53
Independents	12,796	3.36	18,191	3.52	19,878	3.21
Baptists	9,001	2.37	16,311	3.15	20,373	3.30
Other Protestants	13,754	3.61	21,980	4.25	25,866	4.18
Total Protestants	380,563	100.00	517,326	100.00	618,392	100.00