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upon the British Treasury ; and there is one remark as to 

 this Church which the return suggests. The numher of 

 sittings in its 3 chapels are stated to be 580, while the 

 average attendance is given at 1600, or nearly as 3 to 1 of 

 the accommodation afforded. The Jews are included in 

 this enumeration, having 2 places of worship, 268 sittings, 

 and an average attendance of 90. Neither this body nor 

 the Independents are borne upon the public funds for the 

 support of their religion. 



Table 18 is a comparative return of the various Ministers 

 of Keligion, together with their cost of maintenance, showing 

 the proportion of expense borne upon Colonial funds, the 

 amount contributed by the Home Government, and the 

 number who derive their support from other sources. 

 Taking all denominations together, the number employed is 

 97, inclusive of 26 who are not paid by the State. From 

 the Local Treasury there is expended upon this object 

 £14,032 ; and by the Home Government ^7142 : and if 

 to these sums be added £3900 for the 26 dependent upon 

 extraneous sources, averaging them at £150 each, the 

 result will be a total of £25,074, or a cost of 7*. l\d. per 

 head of the whole population, for the support of religion, 

 annually. 



Analysis affords the following points of comparison 

 between the several denominations ; viz. — 



Denominations. 



Church of England. 



Scotland . 



Rome . . . 



Wesleyans 



Baptists 



Independents 



I&a 



^ o S p. 



per cent. 



56J 



12 



15i 



7 



2 



Paid by 

 Colony. 



£ 

 9081 

 2030 

 1371 

 500 

 150 

 nil. 



Paid by 

 Home 

 Govt. 



nil. 

 2056 

 nil. 

 nil. 

 nil. 



sa 



£ 



900 

 300 

 450 

 1050 

 300 

 900 



pel' cent, 

 60 

 13 



69-40 

 7-10 



15-40 

 4- 



3-40 



O o 



£ s. d. 



4 6J 



18 2 



7 11 



12 1 



12 4* 



* This may not be strictly accurate, as the term used in the Return is " Other Protestant 

 Dissenters,'' which may include Quakers ; but it is believed to be a correct approximation-^ 



