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Table VI. 



Percentages of Proportional Excess, relative to the Whole Colony, of 

 the Female Population of the Four Chief Provinces of New^ Zealand 

 in the Quinquennial Age-periods. 



In the case of the female population the differences 

 between the several districts are again, in the main, similar in 

 character but less marked, as a rule, than in the case of the 

 general population. We may note, however, in the case of 

 Auckland, whereas there is a substantial excess of males of 

 ages 25-45, the female population of those ages differs little 

 from the average. Wellington, on the other hand, has a con- 

 siderable excess of females of these ages, as well as of males. 

 But Auckland has a considerable excess of females of old-age- 

 pension ages, 65 and over, beginning with 6"1 per cent, for the 

 age-period 65-70 and rising to 25 per cent, for the period 80 

 and over. Wellington is not as deficient in old females as in 

 old males, but still the deficiency is very great. 



Canterbury, while deficient in males of the ages 65 and 

 over, has a considerable excess of females of those ages. 

 Otago alone has a smaller percentage of females than of males 

 in the later age-periods, but still the excess is considerable. 



