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Deducting this total from 78,205 leaves 73,122 as the
nett population at the Census period.
The Registrar-General's estimate for the total population
in June, 1911, is 79,129, and deducting the populations
of the institutions in the district as above, leaves a nett
population of 74,046, which is taken for the purpose of
estimating the various rates during the year.
My previous estimate of the total population was 80,522,
so that there was an error in excess of 2,317. When one
considers the numerous possibilities of error, and that these
possibilities are spread over an inter-censal period of ten
years, there is every reason for congratulation that the
mistake was so small. The Registrar-General's estimate for
the same period was 70,028, so that his calculation was
8,177 below the correct figure, as compared with my 2,317
above.
In view of the above facts, although I have taken the
Registrar-General's figure for the year 1911, I propose to
still adhere to the method of calculating the population from
the number of inhabited houses, and using the Census figure
of the number of persons per house.
In a rapidly developing neighbourhood such as this,
where the rate of building varies from year to year, the
method of calculating from the number of inhabited houses
appears to give the best and most accurate results.