A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One.

Enclosure 1 in No. 7. — Census of the Native and Half-caste Population resident in the Southern portion of the Middle Island and the Island of Ruapuke, including the West Coast as far North as the River Grey, taken by Walter Mantell, Esq., in 1852

Enclosure 1 in No. 7.

Census of the Native and Half-caste Population resident in the Southern portion of the Middle Island and the Island of Ruapuke, including the West Coast as far North as the River Grey, taken by Walter Mantell, Esq., in 1852.

Settlement.	Population.								Professed Religion.				Moral Condition.					Buildings.			Stock.				Crops.		Vessels.
	Native.	Half-caste.	Total	Lutheran.	Episcopalian.	Wesleyan.	Total.	Married, Legally.	Married, not Legally.	Read and Write.	Read only.	Learning English.	Churches, &c.	Houses, European style.	Houses, Native style.	Horses.	Cattle.	Pigs, Tame.	Goats.	Wheat, Acres.	Potato.	Canoes.	Boats.	Handmills.	Stone Mills.	Remarks.
	Over 14.																										Under 14.		Over 14.		Under 14.
	M.	F.																									M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
Takopa, Otago	10	7	3	3			1		24		23		23	4	8	2	4		2	3
Te Ruatiti, Otago	23	19	7	7		2	3	2	63			63	63	10	22	2	1			1	11
Pukekura, Otago	1	2		1			2	1	7			7	7		3	1					1
Owenua, Otago	5	4	2	2			1	1	15			15	15		7	1					2
Maitapapa, Taieri	8	10	1	1			2	1	23		13	8	21	10	2	2	9			3	2		3	20		1	3	3	1	1
Molyneux	2	1	1						5			5	5			3	1				2			6		½	2	3	1
Otago Block (totals)	49	41	14	14		2	9	5	137		36	98	134	24	45	9	14			6	19		3	26		2½	5	6	2	1
Tuturau	1	2	2	2					7			7	7		3						6			6			2
Omaui	5	3	1	1					10			10	10		4	1	1				2			6		1	4		1
Oue	8	4							12		1	11	12	2	4	3					2			10		1	3		1
Aparima	19	12	4	5			2	2	44			44	44	9	9	9	1				8			20		1	5		1
Oraka	14	12	3	4					33		16	17	33	6	6	6	1				5		8	14		½	5		3
Kawakaputaputa	11	9	6	5					31		15	16	31	6	7	5	3		2		6			20	36		4		2
Waiau		2	1						3												7
Murihiku (totals)	58	44	17	17			2	2	140		32	105	137	23	38	24	6		2		36		8	76	36	3½	24		8
Waiotakariri	11	11	6	8	1	1		3	41	28		13	41	12		7	5		1	1	7		5	17		1	5	1	1	1
Tauatemaka	6	7	2	4		1	2		22	20		2	22	8	2	2	1				4			3		1	3
Ruapuke	13	14	3	11		1		1	43	7	30	6	43	20	2	8	3			1	12		1	28		2	6		2	1
Awatuiau	4	1	1	2			1		9	9			9	2		1	3				2			5		1	1		1
Toti	1	1		1		1	1		5	5			5	2		1	2				1			3		1	1
Taeroahue	1	1	2						4	4			4	2		1					1			2			1
Te Kirikiri	1	1	1						8	3			3								1
Ruapuke (totals)	37	36	15	26	1	4	4	4	127	76	30	21	127	46	4	20	14	12	1	2	28		6	58		6	17	1	4	2	2
Whakatipu	7	4	1	5					17						10						1						1
Okahu	8	5	4	2					14						4						2						1	2
Porakiraki	7	9	4	2					22						8						2						2
Okarito	2	5							7						6						3			30			2
Arahura	3	8	1	3					15						5						2
Taramakau	1	2	1						4						2						1						2
Mawhera	3	4	1	1					9						4						1						3
Kararoa	7	4	1	1					13						6						2
West Coast (totals)	33	41	13	14					101						45						14			30			11	2
Otago Block, Murihiku, Ruapuke, and West Coast, 1852	177	165	59	71	1	6	15	11	505	76	98	224	498	93	127	53	34	12	3	8	97		17	190	36	12	57	9	14	3	2
Otago to Waitaki, 1848	123	84	50	39					296
General Totals	300	249	109	110	1	6	15	11	801	76	98	224	498	93	127	53	34	12	3	8	97		17	190	36	12	57	9	14	3	2