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Females, p er cent. 



Whites, 5.84, 5.86 per cent. . . . average, . 5.85 

 Free coloured and slaves, 4.81, 4.61 . " . 4.71 



Difference, 1.14 



By which it appears, that the small proportionate excess of the 

 whites over forty-five, was, at a period of life ten years later, 

 diminished about one half of one per cent. We unfortunately have 

 no means of comparing the two races at any intermediate period 

 between fifty-five and one hundred, by which we should be able to 

 see whether, as the influence of immigration declined, (but a very 

 small number of European emigrants to this country being past 

 middle age,) the proportion of the coloured race continued to increase. 

 But a comparison of their respective numbers under fifty- five and up- 

 wards of one hundred, would lead us to expect that result. Thus : 

 In 1830, 



The whites over 100 were, males 301 

 " " females 238 



539, equal to 1 in 19,529 



" free coloured,* males 269 



" " " females 386 



655, " 1 in 487 



" j slaves, " males 748 



females 676 



1,424, " 1 in 1,410 



According to which, the chances of attaining this extraordinary 

 longevity were more than thirteen times as great with the slaves, 

 and forty times as great with the free coloured as the whites, 

 m 1840, 

 The whites over 100 were, males 476 

 " " " females 315 



free coloured, " males 286 



" females 361 



slaves, " males 753 



" " females 580 



791, equal to 1 in 17,938 



647, " 1 in 597 



1,333, " 1 in 1,866 



* The free coloured and the slaves are here separated, as emancipation scarcely ever 

 takes place at this advanced age. 



