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Population of New Zealand, in December 1859.

The European population of New Zealand at the end of 1859, exclusive of the military and naval forces and their families, was:—

Auckland	21,686
Wellington	13,044
Canterbury	12,784
Nelson and Marlborough	10,178
Otago	9,010
New Plymouth, Taranaki	2,726
Hawke's Bay	2,028
Stewart's Island	52
Total Europeans, exclusive of military and their families	71,508
The Military and their families	1,835
General Total	73,343
Total Natives in all parts of New Zealand	56,049
So that the European population exceeded that of the Natives by	17,294

Of the above numbers the sexes are thus divided:—

European males	41,055
European females	30,453
	71,508
Deficiency of females	10,602

The military and their families in New Zealand in December, 1859:

Males	1,397
Females	438
Males in excess of females	959
Which, added to the	10,602
Makes a total of—
Male European population in excess of female	11,561

The sexes of the natives are stated to be:—

Males	31,667
Females	24,303
Sex not stated	79
Total Natives	56,049

So that, reckoning Europeans and Natives, the female population in the islands of New Zealand amounted to 17,866 less than the male population.