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 :—
