48 
NOTES ON THE POPULATION OP JAVA. 
eentrated brine is immediately obtained, which is boiled into 
salt. 
(6.) Eleven villages with a population of 2,268, ten miles 
distant from Yugyakarta and in a rich and flat plain in which 
are scattered the ruins of the ancient Hindu temples of Brom- 
banan gave the births as 1 to 27 and the deaths as 1 to 113 
to the population, and the excess of births over deaths made 
the doubling period 25.298 years. 
(7.) Eight k£mpongs of the town of Yugyakarta contain¬ 
ing 2,877 inhabitants gave the births as l to 24.59 and the 
deaths as 1 to 39.80 to the population. The excess of births 
over deaths gave here, therefore a doubling period of 45 40 
years. 
(8.) Another portion of the town comprising three kam- 
pongs, with a population of 2,689 gave the births as 1 to 
29.54 and the deaths as 1 to 56, the excess of the first over 
the last making the doubling period 43,662 years. 
(9.) Sixteen inclosures with a population of 4,014 within 
the palace walls gave the births as 1 to 26.50 and the deaths 
as fl to 44, while the excess of births made the doubling pe¬ 
riod 45.40 years. 
(10.) Eight kampongs in the heart of the town of Yugya¬ 
karta with a population of 3,391, gave the proportion of 1 
birth in 29, and 1 death in 47. The preponderance of the last 
over the first would give a doubling period of 56 years. 
For convenience, l give the details in a tabular form. 
No. 
Popu. 
lation 
No. of 
Marri 
ages. 
No. of 
Births 
No. of 
Deaths 
Marri¬ 
ages 
to 
Popu¬ 
lation 
Births 
to 
Popu¬ 
lation 
Deaths 
to 
Popu¬ 
lation 
Excess of 
Births 
above 
Marriages 
per cent 
Doubling 
Period. 
1 
2,021 
29 
84 
43 
65 
24 
47 
95 
34.30 
2 
2,056 
21 
109 
33 
98 
19 
62 
230 
19. 
3 
2,170 
20 
119 
23 
108 
18 
94 
4L7 
15.59 
4 
2,935 
37 
95 
25 
79 
30 
101 
227 
30.84 
5 
2,187 
15 
72 
22 
145 
30 
99 
227 
30. 
6 
2,268 
28 
83 
20 
81 
27 
113 
315 
25.29 
7 
2,877 
33 
117 
73 
87 
24 
39 
60 
45.40 
8 
2,689 
38 
91 
48 
70 
29 
56 
89 
43.66 
9 
4,014 
38 
151 
90 
105 
26 
44 
67 
45.40 
10 
3,341 
56 
112 
71 
59 
29 
47 
57 
56.* 
From these statements, it will appear that the births are 
* la the paper as read to the Britsh Association the Table of the latest 
census of the population of Java from No. 2 of this Journal was next given, 
But the reader may refer to it at p. 75 of Vol. I,—E». 
