TABLE I.—SUMMARY showing RELIGIONS of PERSONS at DATE of the CENSUS of 1870 and of 1881, together with the NUMERICAL INCREASE and the INCREASE PER CENT.

Religious Denomination.	1870.		1881.		Increase.
	Number.	Per cent.	Number.	Per cent.	In number.	Per cent.
Church of England	14,619	58.98	16,263	54.74	1,644	11.24
Roman Catholic	7,118	28.72	8,413	28.32	1,295	18.19
Wesleyan	1,371	5.54	2,084	7.01	710	51.67
Congregational or Independent	882	3.55	1,262	4.25	380	43.08
Presbyterian	529	2.13	1,004	3.38	175	89.79
Other Religions	116	0.16	329	1.11	213	183.62
Not Stated	147	0.59	205	0.69	58	39.45
Object			148	0.49	148
Grand Total	24,785		29,708		4,923