By the census of March, 1874, the proportions were as follows:—

	Per cnt.
New Zealand	40.94
Australian colonies	4.54
England and Wales	25.38
Scotland	12.83
Ireland	10.10
Other British possessions	1.02
China	1.61
Germany	0.94
Other countries and various	2.64
	100.00

of 4,800 Chinese, 3,600 were settled in Otago and 900 in Westland.