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Enumerations of the Population of China, 1761-1885. 



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The figures given in the censuses of 1761, 1842, 1882, and 1885 were supplied 

 to Father Amiot, Sacharoff, Popoff, and Rockhill by the Chinese Board of 

 Revenue. Figures in the returns for 1882 and 1885 marked with an asterisk 

 are those given to Sacharoff for the year 1879. They are the latest official 

 estimates. 



The figures given under the census of 1812 are taken from Sacharoff, whose 

 authority was presumably the official Ta Ch'ing Hui-tien. 



family. The more fertile the soil the smaller the farms and the more minute 

 the subdivision. How marvellously fertile the soil is under favorable circum- 

 stances will be seen from the fact that . . . one moiv (6.6 to an acre) will 

 support one individual. On this basis a square mile is capable of supporting 

 a population of 3,840 persons." 



