TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 



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now forms Victoria was taken, and it was found to be 32,876. The following are 

 the details : — Population, Melbourne, Qipp Ward, males 1758 ; females 1602— total 

 3360. Bonrke Ward, males 976 ; females 929 — total 1905. Lonsdale Ward, males 

 1481 ; females 1176 — total 2657. La Trolee Ward, males 1557 ; females 1495 — 

 total 3052. County of Bonrke, males 3688 ; females 2688. Gipp's Land, males 612 ; 

 females 240. Murray District, males 1142 ; females 416. Western Port, males 

 2516 ; females 1009. County of Grant and Geelong, males 2339 ; females 1531. 

 Portland' District, males 4130 ; females 1610 — total, males 20,199 ; females 12,696. 

 The births registered in the year 1845 were 1554 ; the marriages 332 ; the deaths 

 341. The children at school were 2200 ; the convicts 75. 



In 1851 the population was 77,360, of which the following details may be in- 

 teresting: — Population of towns : Melbourne, 23,143; Geelong, 8243; Portland, 

 1025 ; Belfast, 964 ; Warrnambool, 383 ; Kilmore, 1137 ; Kyntor, 296 ; Seymor, 

 117. Counties and districts: Banke, 17,469; Grant, 4469; Normanby, 1505; 

 Dundas, 911 ; Follet, 648 ; Yilhas, 2705 ; Heytesbury, 59 ; Bipon, 814 ; Hampden, 

 729; Grenville, 322; Polworth, 1552; Talbot, 893; Dalhousie, 790; Anglesea, 

 568 ; Evelyn and Mornington, 871 ; Gipp Land, 1770 ; Murray, 2693 ; Liddon, 

 1127 ; Wimera, 2019. In the year 1857 the population had increased to 410,766, 

 of whom 99,354 were located in Melbourne, 23,338 in Geelong, 121,520 in the 

 rural districts, and 166,550 on the different gold fields. In 1858 the population 

 had reached 480,000, so that in seven years no fewer than 400,000 had been added. 



The following are the births, deaths, marriages, and population for seven con- 

 secutive years, from 1851 to 1857 : — 



Totals 29,877 46,776 76,653 224,104 82,040 376,144 



On the 31st of March last, the population of the colony is thus stated : — Popu- 

 lation on the 31st of December, 1858, 323,447 males, 180,731 females ; increase by 

 emigration during the quarter ending the 31st of March, 1859, 1912 males, 2480 

 females ; increase by excess of births over deaths during the quarter ending the 

 31st of March, 1859, 1078 males, 1452 females. Total population, 511,100. 



The next Table gives the revenue and expenditure of the settlement from 1836 

 to 1842 :— 



Expenditure. 



£ s. d. 



2,164 16 8 



5,879 2 4 



16,030 2 5 



24,035 10 4 



41,374 18 4 



74,324 19 4 



91,166 10 11 



