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THE CHRONICLES OF EARLY MELBOURNE.

It may not be inapposite to conclude this notice yvith the following summary of the POPULATION.

Date of Enumeration.

Persons.

Males.

Females.

M a y 25, 1836 Nov. 8, 1836 Sept. 12, 1838 March 2, 1841 March 2, 1846 March 2, 185 1

177 224 3,5ri ",738 32,879 77,345

142 186 3,080 8,274 20,184 46,202

35 38 431 3,464 12,695

Number of Houses.

1,490 5,198 IO

3M43

,935

The census returns for 1851 supply the following particulars :—• SOCIAL CONDITION.

Males. Married

12,529

Males.

Females. 12,498

Single...

Females. 18,045

6

33, 73

CIVIL CONDITION.

Males. Born in the Colony or arrived free ... ... 43,006 Other free persons ... 3,053

Females. ... 30,784 356

Holding tickets of leave In Government employ In private assignment

Males. 62

Females. 3

79

0

2

0

RELIGION.

Church of England . Church of Scotland . Wesleyan Methodists Other Protestants

37,433

R o m a n Catholics

11,608

jews

18,014 364

J

1 s 4,988 | Mahommedans and Pagans 4,313 Other Persuasions

201

424

HOUSES.

Stone or Brick Wood Shingled Slated

4,864 6,128 9,912

132


Finished ... Unfinished Inhabited Uninhabited

...

... ...

10,237 698 ic,866 69