The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-01
POPULATION, AND METHOD.

as disclosed by the recent census emu
meration, numbered 32,525,716 souls,
These figures represent an increase OF
1915 per cent for the decade, ratio
slightly in excess of that for the pre-
ceding period, but somewhat below
that for either of the preceding two
decades The ratio of increase for the
other parts of the United Kingdom will
on the basis of past experience, be be
low this, and probably-a decrease may
as usual be expected in Ireland.
The figures for the United Kingdom
as whole have not yet been made
public, though one approximate esti-
mate indicates a total of 40, 900, 900. If
the population of England and Wales
should bear the same proportion to the
tatol population as at the date of the
last preceding census i'm 1891 the popu-
lation of the United Kingdom would be
almost 10000 600 in excess of that figure.
1t should not, however, be forgotten
that the ratio of the population of Eng
land to that of the United Kingdom as
a whole is a constantly growing one.
A recently published estimate gives
the population of the admipistra tive
county of London at 4,536,034 In this
part of the city there has been an in
crease of over 100000 in the last de-
cade. There is, however, an "outer
ring" which brought the population of
the metropolitan police district up to
5,633,332 in 1891. Making some allow
ance for an increase in this part of the
population of the city in the course of
the last ten years, it seems clear that
the population of greater London in
1901 will be found to be easily in ex-
cess of 6,OOO,d0O
The English method of taking the
census differs from the American. The
method is to have enumerators who do
the entire work and are allowed how
month to two months to complete it,
The English system entails the distri-
button of blanks to all householders.
hotel proprietors and so forth, who.
themselves fill in the blanks under
penalty for failure of duty. The CEN
sus is taken on one particular night,
those sleeping that night on any pre-
misses being counted on those prem SEES
no matter what their regular place Of
abode may be The police force, many
retired soldiers and an army of hired
officials are required for this pur7ose.
as the actual enumeration has to lie
done in about twelve hours.
Thus according to the American sys-
tenn, in June of last year John Smith
of Honolulu might have gone 10 san
Francisco for a trip, but he would be
counted as an inhabitant of Honolulu
all the same if he had a residence mere.
In England, being absent from home,
he would not be counted. On the otrrr
hand the transient visitors at the hotels
in the United States were not suppos-
ed to be counted, because they ought
to be entered at their own homes, while
in England every person VINO slept IN
an hotel on the census night was count
ed.
The object of the Fhg,isl method Is
to obtain the actual population within
the national borders 1T q particular
moment, both permanent and floating
The analysis of the figures will give
the showing of the permanent popula-
ton for statistical purposes. The object
of the American census is partly poliu-
cal and aims at giving each state, each f,
city and each county it's population |
without regard to floating population. |
Thus Thomas Brown of Boston being in /
Washington at the Raleigh Hotel. docs .
not count to Washington, but counts
to Boston. So also of United States
n he
each individual is counted to his par
ticular State, city or county no matter
where he may be posted
1t is in this way that in large cities
with an enormous floating population.
that frauds arise. The enumerators
count everybody without relation to
the rules, because every name means
three cents into their pockets, and an
hotel full of people from all parts of the
Union is a bonanza to the hungry emu
AS population counts towards
political preponderance, it is but ma
tural that the authorities of the city OF
state look somewhat leniently upon
any one who stuffs the returns in this
manner. 1t must be said, however, that
Governor Merriam, the Director of the
present census. reduced the chance of
fraud to minimum, and there has
been practically no. complaint over the
twelfth census figures, while there
were terrible complaints of the elev-
enth.
Each method above described has its
advantages, and it is not likely that
there win be a uniform method through
out the civilized nations for many years
to come, though this century may reach
in method after all.
RRITTITS GIVES ADVICE