Census of the native population, Port Nicholson (Poneke), July 1, 1842

(Canterbury “Times,” on Old N.Z.):—

	Men.	Wm.	Boys.	Girls.
Kaiwharawhara	31	22	5	2	60
Kumutoto	10	4	1	—	15
Nga-Uranga	18	22	7	1	48
Pipitea	59	43	13	19	134
Pito-one	47	39	5	6	97
Te Aro (Taranaki)	50	30	13	—	93
Te Aro (Ngataruanui)	16	8	11	—	35
Waiwhetu	23	22	13	1	59
					Total: 541

Population for 1845.

Locality	Adults		Under 14		Total		Total of
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Persons
Town	845	677	587	558	1432	1235	2667
Karori	57	49	49	60	106	109	215
Wadestown and Kaiwharawhara	82	54	55	40	137	94	231
Porirua Road	65	50	57	53	122	103	225
Pito-one and Hutt	201	140	167	141	368	281	649
Lowry Bay, Ohiro and Evans Bay	30	23	13	21	43	44	87
Totals:	1280	993	928	873	2298	1866	4074

	Births		Deaths		Marriages
M.	F.	Total.	M.	F.
83	88	171	14	7	13

Population in Wellington.

For Years	1843	1844	1845
No. of Persons	3808	4047	4074

Native Population, 1845.

Town of Wellington.—350: Chiefs Wi Tako, Mohi, Ngaponga. Purutu. Pakuahi, Moturoa and Wairarapa.

Port of Wellington.—290: Chiefs Te Puni, Watene and Puakawe.

Hutt.—350: Chiefs Kapara. Te Hau, Te Ringa-Kuri.

Wairarapa.—250: Chiefs Wereta, Himona and Pita. (Grimstone's Southern Settlements N.Z., pp. 39–43).

Buildings. The “N.Z. Gazette,” published at Port Nicholson, 1840, contains the following advertisement:—

“To be Sold.—A new wooden house, by Manning; 33ft. by 18ft., making five rooms, 8ft. high in the clear; two French windows, roller blinds, locks, etc., complete. Apply: Rev. T. F. Churton, Thorndon.” (May 23rd, 1840).

Mr. P. Thompson, manufacturer, New Road, Regents Park, advertised, in the “N.Z. Journal” on June 5, 1841, that he had “permanent houses for sale for the colony, consisting of framed studs with inside and outside boards, boarded floors, ceilings and roofs; doors and glazed windows complete, packed up for shipmént, well adapted for colonists, from their moderate cost, great portability, facility of erection and real comfort; plans and models on exhibition.”

Steam, saw, and grist mills were put into operation by Mr. E. Catchpool at this time (19/3/42). Logs were being brought from the Hutt. This was believed to be the first steam mill erected in New Zealand.

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1844.—Draught and farm horses, many of them used for pleasure horses, 129; grazing cattle, 1394; sheep, 4823; goats, 158; swine innumerable; heads of poultry, 5060; asses and mules, 3; working oxen, 60.

Summary of Statistics of Wellington Settlement for year 1846.

Extract from Grimstone's “Southern Settlements,” p. 84:—

Area—327 square miles. Population—2134 males, 1843 females; total 3977. Population to the square mile—12.16. Agriculture and live stock, etc., 1523 acres under crop; 265 horses; 3483 horned cattle; 19,461 sheep. There were 501 persons employed in agriculture. The cost of clearing and cropping per acre is set down as £5 to £10. Trade and commerce—Value of imports, £59,415; value of exports, £31,281; number of ships, 47; inwards direct, 8362 tons; number of ships, 44; outward direct, 7326 tons; coastwise inwards, 5948 tons; coastwise outwards, 6847 tons. Revenue—£7628. Expenditure—£22,713 (this includes Whanganui, then called “Petre.” Churches and chapels, 7; schools, 16; scholars, 525. Crime—11 acquitted, 19 convictions.

Houses and shops, etc. The number of houses in the town and detached villages, according to the “N.Z. Journal,” 17th Feb., 1844, were:—386 European, 491 native (24 warehouses and shops not included in the above), 8 forges and workshops, 3 wind, water and steam mills, 10 public buildings, estimated cost of habitations was £76,699. Other buildings, £23,335. There were 852 householders (the difference between the number of householders and of houses was caused by the empty houses). The number of proprietors of buildings was 63.

The public buildings were:—1 church (used as a court house). 2 chapels. 1 exchange, 1 Custom House, 1 club room, 1 gaol, 1 theatre, 1 immigration depot, 1 post office, 1 new church building, 1 Scotch Church building.