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78 TotAtiE OP THE POTOMAC. [Decfember 
POPULATION OF -THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 1829-30. 
DISTRICT. 
Free persons, 
whether black 
or white. 
SLAVES. 
TOTAL. 
Births. 
Marri- 
ages. 
Deaths, 
Cape Town... 
6,336 
6,777 
3,963 
3,876 
9,289 
9,653 
639 
130 
403 
Cape District. 
3,246 
2,688 
3,633 
1,400 
5,878 
4,088 
109 
13 
137 
Stellenbosch.. 
4,403 
3,966 
6,067 
3,313 
9,470 
7,279 
357 
63 
324 
Worcester 
5,319 
5,054 
3,306 
1,971 
7,625 
7,035 
353 
45 
356 
Swellendam... 
5,534 
5,309 
1,602 
1,370 
7,136 
6,679 
360 
53 
184 
George 
3,976 
3,669 
1,064 
996 
4,040 
3,665 
144 
57 
97 
Uitenlrage 
3,595 
3,199 
633 
548 
4,338 
3,747 
183 
7 
125 
Albany 
3,501 
3,652 
53 
48 
3,554 
3,700 
339 
40 
79 
4,449 
4,292 
771 
605 
5,320 
4,897 
439 
94 
98 
Graaf Rainet. 
5,674 
4,830 
1,331 
638 
6,895 
5,448 
553 
86 
149 
45,023 
41,436 
18,313 
13,754 
63,335 
55,180 
3,476 
607 
1,852 
Total, . .~ 118,515 
Add for the army, about 3,500 
Grand total, 131,015 
Note.. — -This total must be considerably below the actual population of the colony, 
as it shows a smaller aggregate than the statistical details of the several districts ex- 
hibit. Several well-informed men estimate the population of the colony at about 
140,000. ; 
Great Britain requires the colony to pay all the expenses of its 
establishment, except the army and navy. For the purposes of 
revenue, 3^ per cent, is levied by the colony on all British goods, 
and ten per cent, on all foreign goods, though introduced in British 
bottoms ; and ten per cent, on goods imported from the east. On 
the subject of commerce, figures are always most valuable ; and 
from the' following table it will be seen that the commerce of the 
cape has assumed an importance not to be expected from the pro- 
ductions of the colony and number of its inhabitants. 
1824, 
Imports 
Exports 
i;346,615 
218,587 
Excess of imports 
£128,038 
1825, 
Imports 
. Exports 
295,792 
340,035 
Excess of imports 
5&,757 
1826, 
Imports 
Exports 
369,424 
173,023 
Excess of imports 
96,401 
1827, 
Imports 
Exports 
286,052 
211,499 
Excess of imports 
74,553 
1828, 
Imports 
Exports 
260,962 
253,903 
Excess ot imports 
7,059 
1829, Imports 
Exports 
Not colonial, do. 
356,523 
260,375 
18,264 
• Excess of imports 
77,524- 
