PROPORTIONS ABLE TO WRITE IN THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS RETURNS AND MARRIAGE REGISTERS.
| Colony. |
Proportions per 10,000 able to Write according to the— |
| Census Returns (15 years old and upwards), 1891. |
Marriage Registers, 1886-90. |
Difference. |
| New Zealand |
9,581 |
9,778 |
197 |
| Victoria |
9,575 |
9,827 |
252 |
| South Australia |
9,359 |
9,755 |
396 |
| New South Wales |
9,216 |
9,655 |
439 |
| Queensland |
8,932 |
9,587 |
655 |