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In the Returns prepared by the RegistrarGeneral,
dated 13th August, 1896, presented
to Parliament, the population on the night of
the enumeration was found to be 31,711, whilst
in the previous decennial Imperial Census
of 1891 it was 38,320, shewing a decrease of
6,609 persons in the 5 years (1891-6).
Assuming that the annual rate of decrease
between 1896 and 1897 corresponded to the
rate of decrease in the decennial period 1891
and 1896, the estimated population of the City
at the end of June, 1897, would be 30,245.
City population in 1861 112,068
" 1871 75,983
" 1881 51,405
" 1891 38,320
" 1896 31,711
The population of the City, as ascertained
by the Day-census taken by the Corporation
at its own expense, was found to be in 1866—
170,133; in 1881—261,061; and in 1891—
301,384, shewing an increase between 1866
and 1881 of 90,928, and between 1881 and