A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.

Enclosure No. 2 in No. 6

Enclosure No. 2 in No. 6.

Census Return of the Native population, &c., in the Provinces of Otago and Southland, and Islands adjacent, December, 1861.

		Population.				Area of Land.			Live Stock.
			Children.
Place of Abode.	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Totals.	In occupation.	Fenced.	In cultivation.	Horses.	Horned Cattle.	Pigs.
						Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
Moeraki	30	23	7	4	64	500	65	45	30	90	95
Waikouaiti	38	29	31	22	120	2,393	80	57	40	114	85
Otakou (head of harbour)	29	30	8	13	80	6,378	58	43	32	87	70
Maitapapa (East Taieri)	9	10	6	5	30	2,300	30	29	28	97	20
Molyneux	9	5	3	2	19	100	6	6	2	24	20
Oreti, or New River	12	10	4	7	33	1,686	30	25	20	40	25
Aparima, or Jacob's River	25	25	12	8	70	527	60	50	25	60	30
Oraka and neighborhood	20	25	9	11	65	1,132	70	60		50	25
Island of Ruapuke	30	36	18	14	98	200	150	140		100	40
Stewart's Island	10	12	6	5	33	100	30	25		10	30
Totals	212	205	104	91	612	15,316	579	480	177	672	440

A. Chetham Strode,
Assistant Native Secretary.

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