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That this is an important consideration was well illustrated in my own 

 experience. No doubt there are officials at Sapporo, the seat of gov- 

 ernment, and perhaps also in Hakodate, who can give such informa- 

 tion, but I was quite unable to get any knowledge whatever as to the 

 existence or non-existence of any considerable number of Ainos on the 

 northeast coast of Yezo. I went to Hakodate intending to sail directly 

 to JSemuro, and to go from there as far as possible to the north, but 

 from the information I received at Hakodate, 1 was led to change my 

 plan, and concluded to come back along the southeast coast over the 

 well-known routes of travel. But at Nemuro I was so fortunate as to 

 meet a gentleman who had been farther north, and from his observa- 

 tions I was led to resume my original plan, much to my satisfaction ; 

 for the Ainos of the south are well known to foreign travelers, while 

 those in the north have scarcely been seen except by Japanese. 



The population of the places mentioned below was very courteously 

 given me by the local Japanese officials. There may be serious errors 

 in spelling the names of villages, but I have endeavored to convey the 

 sounds as well as I could catch them from the Hokaido Japanese, which 

 it was always difficult for me to understand. 



Town or village. 



Houses. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



NEMUHO. 



14 







56 





20 



10 

 62 

 11 



14 

 21 



3 

 6 

 5 

 7 

 6 



15 

 5 

 9 

 5 

 9 

 9 



50 



2 

 61 



2 

 12 



20 



12 



64 



9 



8 

 18 

 4 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 6 

 6 

 11 

 4 

 8 

 4 

 9 

 5 

 56 



5 

 55 



40 



KITAMI. 



Shari : 



11 

 45 



7 



22 





126 





20 



Abashiri : 



22 







39 

 11 







9 







12 







12 







13 







12 







26 







9 







17 



Ponkigin -. 





9 







18 







14 





35 



106 



TOKACHI. 



Akkeshi : 









116 







2 



Shinriuwu 





14 



26 



