42 Progress of Population and Wealth 



The increase shown by this census, that is, for a period of nine 

 years and ten months, is as follows : 



The whole population, . . . 33.26 per cent. 

 Whites, . ' . . . . 33.85 " 

 Free coloured, . . . . 34.17 " 



Slaves, 30.15 " 



The whole coloured 30.7 



If we add the increase for the two months required to make up 

 the complete term of ten years, which is very nearly equal to the 

 half of 1 per cent, the last decennial increase will thus compare 

 with the preceding, viz : 



1830. 1820. 



The whole population, 33.92 per cent. . 33.35 per cent. 

 Whites, . . 34.52 " . 34.3 



Free coloured, . 34.85 " . 27.75 



Slaves, . . 30.75 " . 29.57 " 



The whole coloured, . 31.31 " . 29.33 " 



This comparative view shows that the rate of increase was 

 somewhat greater in the last ten years than in the ten preceding, 

 instead of being less, as would appear by the enumeration actually 

 taken. The gain from a greater and more uninterrupted immigra- 

 tion, from 1820 to 1830, is more than equal to the additional in- 

 crease here shown. 



The increase of the three classes had been so nearly equal, that 

 their relative proportions are nearly the same as in 1820. Thus : 

 In 1820, In 1830, 



The whites were 81.55 per cent. . . . 81.90 per ct. 

 The free coloured, 2.46 " ... 2.48 



The slaves, 15.99 " ... 15.62 



Showing a small gain of the white population on the coloured, and 

 of the free coloured on the slaves. 



The males and females, in the three classes, were in the follow- 

 ing proportions, viz : 



In the white population the males exceed the females, as 100 to 96.56. 

 Free coloured " the females exceed the males, as 107.64 tolOO. 

 Slave " the males exceed the females, as 100 to 98.37. 



The proportion between the sexes continued nearly the same as 

 under the preceding census, with both descriptions of the free popu- 

 lation ; but with the slaves, the proportion of females was greater 

 than under the preceding census by more than 3 per cent. This 



