. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. res. From the opening of the TwentiethCentury, the progress made by the City has beenmarked. In 1901 the population numbered 34,213 ; tenyears later it was 40,536, and at the last census theinhabitants of the City alone totalled 81,712, anincrease in ten years of more than 100 per cent. Thevery large increase in the Citys inhabitants in thelast decade was again partly attributable to theamalgamation of contiguous districts, partly to themovement of population from other districts, and ina measure to direct immigration. COM
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. res. From the opening of the TwentiethCentury, the progress made by the City has beenmarked. In 1901 the population numbered 34,213 ; tenyears later it was 40,536, and at the last census theinhabitants of the City alone totalled 81,712, anincrease in ten years of more than 100 per cent. Thevery large increase in the Citys inhabitants in thelast decade was again partly attributable to theamalgamation of contiguous districts, partly to themovement of population from other districts, and ina measure to direct immigration. COMMERCIAL PROGRESS. On the commercial side, the progress is alsoremarkable. In 1853 the exports from the Port ofAuckland were valued at £148,724, and the imi)orts£253,920. In 1861 the exports had shrunk to £57,673,while the impoils had incieased to £591,168. Theseabnormal figures were due to the wars with the years later the exports reached beyond themillion mark, being £1,601,763, as against £937,655of imports. The following figures, given in ten-year.
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