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 AREA AND POPULATION

413

Males

Females

Total

Mining and metal industries. Industries connected with vegetable

products

Industries connected with animal

products ..... Mixed industries ....

Commerce

Professions and official occupations. Various occupations and independent

1 Total

1 Without profession or status.

Grand total

277,997

226,818

38,806 282,881 215,559 505,847 509,261

15,266

35,442

13,415 190,878 111,532 153,440 362,246

293,263

262,260

52,221 473,759 327,091 659,287 871,507

2,057,169 1 882,219

1,151,093 2,199,592

1

2,939,388 3,350,685

3,208,262

3,081,811

6,290,073 1

1

The difference between the above total and that of the popu- lation of 1890 is no doubt accounted for by the fact that many persons are entered under more than one head. It is estimated that about 426,000 people are directly engaged in agricultural pursuits.

The following table gives the number of births, deaths, and marriages in five years : —

i Total '

Illegiti-

Illegiti-

Surplus of

Year

Living

Still-boru

mate

mate per

Deaths

Marriages

Births over

i Births

(Living)

100 Births

Deaths

1893

183,062

8,636

16,086

8-79

125,530

47,065

57,532

1894


 * 181,466

8,572

16,316

8-99

118,213

47,735

63,253

1895

' 183,015

8,627

15,811

8-64

125,148

49,712

57,867

1896

188,533

9,188

]6,510

8-75

113,748

52,585

74,785

1897

i 190,987

8,718

15,885

8-32

113,502

54,198

77,485

The following' t^ble shows the immigration and emigration : —

1893 1894

1895 \ 189G

1897

Immigi-ation. Emigration.

Excess of immigration.

21,686 24,635 22,117 18,302

23,476 18,617

24,501 19,762

26,878 21,830

-431 1 + 6,333

+ 4,859

+ 4,739

-5,048

The following are the populations of the most important towns, December 31, 1897 :—