Units and tens are discarded in the above table of figures, 1st Census.

Estimating population of Aboriginal races select the lowest totals.

Estimating the Death Rate of Aboriginal races select the highest totals.

POLYNESIA: (Greek, polus, many; nesos, island).

MELANESIA: (Greek, melas, melanos, black: nesos, island).

MICRONESIA: (Greek, mikros, small; nesos, island).

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. P. [14], The “Great mortality” table is obviously in error as per cent. should not exceed 100%.
  2. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  3. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
  4. Footnotes have been re-indexed using numbers.