The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-10-13
THE CENSUS-SECOND NOTICE.

OhO vi tho uIOSG IupOrLanC points IN q
national census is the relative proper
ton; in Hawaii, we are afraid it must
be spoken of as disproportion, of the
sexes.
On page % is a table showing the
numbers of either sex at the time of five
enumerations, from 1866 to 80 inclusive.
During this period the number of females
as compared to males has been prac-
ideally statlonary-as to native, at about
46.7 and half-caste at 50.O5; Hawaiian
born foreign from 51.25 in 1872, when
they were first returned separately, to
H.05 last year. Amongst all foreigners
the dlsproportion is still greater, from
the Chinese with only 500 per cent. to
the Portuguese with 4455 per cent.
Notwithstanding the enormous DISPARITY
OF Chinese females to males, yet in ac-
tual number of individuals they are ex-
ceeded in Honolulu by the Portuguese
only amongst all foreign birth, there
being 1892 Portuguese women to 779 Chi
nese. In the whole country, however, the
Japanese women rank second in number.
Chinese third, and American, $50.
fourth.
The returns of occupations furnish
many interesting, and not few unex-
pected results. OF 25,466 males and
females returned as "laborers, !" in which
classification, the Superintendent ex-
plains, are included plantation "hands''
and unskilled labor of all kinds, the
natives and half-castes only supply $50
per cent, the Portuguese 1913, the
Chlnese 34.66, and the Japanese 43.O7,
leaving only 2.54 per cent. to be made
up from other nationalities.
Vi 2,802 mechanics and skilled labor.
ers' the six principal nationalities take
the following order in point of number
HaWalIans, Chinese, Americans, British,
German and Portuguese.
VI fishermen there are still "a. AZ per
cent. natives, the other 2O.57 per cent.
being Cinnamon; Bill per cent. of the
Americans, and 35.O8 per cent. OF the
British residents are mechanics.
The marriage statistics, on page 80
SHOW that, of all above Is years of age.
oz'34 per cent. of the native men and
u o6 of the native women are or have
been married; half-caste, male As. 80 and
female 54.21 the same. The highest
hgure in this table shows that 1929 per
cent. OF Japanese females and &c. 81 jap
ahese males are married; 80 per cent. of
portuguese women are married.
VI mixed marriages only 4.4.5 per
cent. OF Hawaiian women are married to
foreigners, being in number 600, or IT'S
per cent. OF the Hawaiian married
In dealing with educational statistics
We omit Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians
md some European nationalities, whose
numbers are too small to record here.
hough the superintendent has classified
hem all.
The percentage of individuals above
ears old and able to read and write Ha-
'allan, English or some European Ian
uage, is as follows in order of merit.
IL: Americans 1904, British 9O.6O,
iermans 1888, half-castes S3.O5, Natives
$50, Hawaiian born foreigners 5212.
'ercentage of school age attending
chool runs from the maximum of 94.57
half-castes to the minimum of 81 so !,
iawaiian-born foreigners. d
Now, including those hitherto omitted I
here are in the kingdom, altogether. q
o,57l persons over years of age. and h
ne percentage able to read and write is fc
$50. There are 1909 children of *
'hooi age, OF whom 81.59 per cent. are
tending school.
Inc table OF nationality of teachers Z"
noWs Il6 natives and half-castes, 70 a,
merlcan, SO British and seven others. W
The plantation and customs statistics ST
lay be found in the respective published "
'ports and collected in ANIMALS and te
hide books. fe
The Superintendent of the Census has IN
'llected considerable amount of new g.
Id valuable information, and accom- -
'nied it with an intelligent commentary A
his remarks on and explanations of re
ch table.
The Rainfall, ;'