No. 4.—Comparative Statement of the Birthplaces of the Population of Western Australia at the Censuses of 1891 and 1901—continued.

BIRTHPLACE.	CENSUS OF 1891.			CENSUS OF 1901.			INCREASE.
							Numerical.			Per cent.
	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.
ASIA—
British India	185	60	245	625	123	748	440	63	503	237.84	105.00	203.31
Ceylon	48	8	56	67	17	84	19	9	28	39.58	112.50	50.00
Straits Settlements	149	5	154	323	9	332	174	4	178	116.78	80.00	115.58
Afghanistan	4		4	261		261	257		257	6425.00		6425.00
China	911	3	914	1,459	16	1,475	548	13	561	60.15	433.33	61.38
Japan	198	62	260	658	209	867	460	147	607	232.32	237.10	233.46
Malay Peninsula and Islands (including Philippine Islands, but excluding Straits Settlements)	798	8	806	904	6	910	106	*2	104	13.28	*25.00	12.90
Other Asiatic Countries	29	1	30	119	14	133	90	13	103	310.34	1300.00	343.33
Total, Asia	2,322	147	2,469	4,416	394	4,810	2,094	247	2,341	90.18	168.03	94.82
AFRICA—
Cape Colony	19	27	46	27	16	43	8	*11	*3	42.11	*40.74	*6.52
Mauritius	33	5	38	58	20	78	25	15	40	75.76	300.00	105.26
Other African Countries	31	4	35	75	47	122	44	43	87	141.94	1075.00	248.57
Total, Africa	83	36	119	160	83	243	77	47	124	92.77	130.56	104.20
AMERICA—
Canada	59	19	78	205	62	267	146	43	189	247.46	226.32	242.31
United States of America	132	22	154	526	132	658	394	110	504	298.48	500.00	327.27
Other American Countries	119	27	146	187	39	226	68	12	80	57.14	44.44	54.79
Total, America	310	68	378	918	233	1,151	608	165	773	196.13	242.65	204.50
Polynesia	24	4	28	31	10	41	7	6	13	29.17	150.00	46.43
At Sea	60	54	114	182	135	317	122	81	203	203.33	150.00	178.07
Unspecified	89	27	116	200	42	242	111	15	126	124.72	55.56	108.62
GRAND TOTAL	29,807	19,975	49,782	112,875	71,249	184,124	83,068	51,274	134,342	278.69	256.69	269.86