"Hutchinson's New Zealand Pioneer of General Literatm-e
and Colonial Progress," Saturday, October 6th, 1866, to
December 22nd, 1866.
" Wanganui Times," August 1, 1865, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Walter Taylor.
STATISTICS.
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" The Evangelical and Christian Advocate," WeUington, Aug.
12, 1853, price id., short duration.
"Taranaki Punch," October 31, 1860, price 6d., very primitive.
" Canterbury Punch," April 8th, 1865, pretty fair.
Hokitika — " The Despatch," daily, every evening ; " The
Hokitika," daily ; '' The West Coast Times," daily.
" The Okarita Times," "Wednesday and Saturday.
" The Grey Eiver Argus," Greymouth, "Wednesday and Satur-
day.
Nelson and Dunedin have each had papers from their
commencement. Canterbury possesses two—" The Press,"
and one published at Port Lyttelton. Taranaki has long
had two papers. Napier and Marlborough, Timaru and
Invercargill also. This is a very imperfect account of the
New Zealand Press, but it chiefly refers to its commence-
ment, and will thus assist other writers on this interesting
subject.
Census taken 1864.*



Provinces.
Population.
Malee.
Females,


Total.
Auckland
Taranaki
WeUington.
Hawkes Bay
Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Otago

Southland.
Chatham Isles








25,686

2,872

8,342

2,456

6,706

4,032

18,931

32,692

4,806

56


16,446

1,502

6,645

1,313

5,204

1,487

13,345

16,327

3,279

30


42,132

4,374
14,987

3,770
11,910

5,515
32,276
49,012

8,085
86


Greneral Total, cxclus
Military and their far


ve of the
nilies


106,579


65,578


172,147



* The following tables are taken from a new and valuable work, entitled,
" The New Zealand Directory," printed at Melbourne, 1867.
$10



STATISTICS.
The increase for half-year ending 30th June, 1865, by
mmigration over seas, was —

Males, 6,640, females, 3,865, total, 9,505.
By births, males, 1,697, „ 1,633, „ 3,330.
Total increase, males, 7,337, „ 5,498, „ 12,835,
4.£ter deducting the decrease in immigration (over seas) and death.
