52 TlMEHRI. 
Creoles 2,025 (947 males and 1,078 females) and 2,533 
foreign born (1,781 males and 752 females). Creole 
whites form V2 per cent of the Creole population and 
44*4 per cent of the total white population. The sexes 
are unequal. In the immigrant whites the males are 
largely in excess, while in the Creole, the females are in 
slight pre-dominance. 
The Portuguese at a former period were more nume- 
rous than at present ; it would appear that what they 
have gained in position they have more than lost in 
numbers. From 1835 no less than 60,653 Madeirans 
have come to the Colony and yet their total number in 
April 1 89 1, was only 12,166 or only 4371 per cent on 
the total population. This number is nearly equally 
divided into Creoles and foreign born. The numbers are 
for Creoles 6,788 (3,296 males, 3,492 females) and foreign 
born 5,378 (2,746 males and 2,632 females). Thecreole 
Portuguese form 3*9 per cent of the Creole population 
and 557 per cent of the total number of the Portuguese. 
The creole Portuguese, at the 1881 Census, number 5,047 
persons, but there is reason to question the accuracy of 
this return. 
The East Indians number 105,463 or 37*891 per cent 
of the whole population. The number of this race has 
risen rapidly to its present condition under the constant 
stream of immigrants that have, since 1845, been poured 
into the country, no less than, in round numbers, 170,000 
souls having been landed here from India. Of course a 
considerable number have been returned to India; the 
total number of these I find may be taken as 33,000. 
There are two great sub-divisions of the East Indians, 
Calcutta and Madras ; but these last only number 3,993, 
