— 200 — 
of the General Population fell from 557 to 411, and those of 
the Indians from 213 to 1G3. In the following year 1867 — 
that of the great Epidemic — they declined to 372, and 112, in 
the two classes respectively. Erorn that period there has been 
a tolei’ably progressive improvement, but Marriages among 
the General Population have never in any year since 1S65, 
reached the number registered in either of the preceding 4 
years ; and even among the Indians, notwithstanding the 
progressive increase of Females in that class of the people, tho 
improvement has been by no means commensurate. The 
exceptional habits and condition of the Indians are sufficient 
to account for the low Marriage Eate (2-6 per 1,000) in that 
class ; but that the Marriage Eate cf the General Population 
should be so low a3 9. per 1,000, with a Birth Rate of 37. is 
somewhat remarkable, and does not tell well for the general 
morality of tho people. In England tho average Marriage 
Rate is 16 1 and the Birth Rate 33’ per 1,000. 
Births. 
t 
Tho Total number of living Births registered was 11,803, 
being an increase of GIG on tho preceding year. Of that Total 
number 6,046 were Male and 5,757 Female Births, tho excess 
of Males being a trifle over 5 1 per cent. The Births among 
tho General Population numbered 4,449, among tho Indian 
7,354. Tho excess of Births over Deaths in the former was 
1,729 ; in the latter 1,903. General Population, excess of 
Males 796, Females 933. Indian Population excess Males 337, 
Females 1,566. To account for the excess of Male Indian 
Deaths over Births between the 10th April and 31st December 
as stated in tho first Table containing the estimated Popula- 
tion at the end of the year, it should be explained that all 
those Births which occured before the 10th April and were 
registered after that date, were necessarily deleted. 
The annual Birth Eate of the General Population was 415 . 
that of the Indian 3'40. Tho exceptionally high Eate of tho 
former tends to strengthen the suspicion beforo expressed 
that a certain proportion of Indian Births are carried to tho 
credit of the General Population ; whilst the Total Birth Rato 
