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The British-born population was in 1881 89,798, in 1891 100,551, in 1901 96,653. In 1901, the total number of persons not born in India, Including the French and Portuguese possessions, was 641,854. Of these, 380,928 were from countries contiguous to India; 139,221, other countries in Asia; 96,653, the Unit6d Kingdom; 10,645, European, American, or Australasian countries; 8,407 born in Africa, &c., or at sea.

III. Occupations of the Population.

Distribution of the population, male and female, according to occupation workers, and dependents in 1901 : —

State (fe Local Administrations Defence .... Service of Foreign States . Provision and care of cattle Agriculture ... Personal, liousehold, and sani

tary services ... Food, drink, and stimulants Light, firing, and forage . Buildings .... Vehicles and vessels . Articles of supplementary re

quirement ... Textile fabrics and dress . Metals and precious stones

Glass, pottery and stone ware Wood, cane, and matting Drugs, dyes, gums, (fee. Leather, horns, boxes, &c. Commerce .... Transport and storage Learned & artistic professions Sport and amusements Earth work and general labour Undefined and disreputable Independent means . Not returned

Total

2,148 3,790

456 3,242 4,198 3,528 4,928

128 17 953

737 5,002

173

294,361

lY. Movement of the Population.

The ratio ot births and deaths per thousand for British India are officially but imperfectly recorded as follows : —

Births

Deaths

1908 36-09

1909

1910

1908

38-56

1909

1910

Bengal .....

37-79

39-7

30-55

33-1

United Provs. of Agra & Oudh.

37-46

33-32

41-0

52-73

37-34

38-7

Punjab

41 -8

35-10

42-7

50-73

30-89

33-3

Central Provinces and Berar .

52-84

51-63

55-4

38-12

38-09

44-9

Upper Burma ....

36-32

37-1

37-1

2S-52

34-8

30-3

Lower Burma ....

34-00

35-3

35-5

28-06

27-7

•27-0

Eastern Bengal and Assam

41-14

40-46

38-0

30-74

33-89

33-7

Madras

32-4

33-10

33-6

26-2

21-80

24-7

Bombay

35-72

35-59

37-3

27-15

. 27-38

30-3

N.W. Front. Prov. .

37-3

34-70

38-1

35-83

26-57

•26-8

Coorg

24-17

27-58

25-7

34-94

28-15

37-8

Ajmer-Merwava

42-48

37-78

42-7

40-03 38-21

50-94

50-1

Total

37-70

36-65

39-52

30-91

33-20

The number of coolie emigrants from India was in 1904-05, 15,939 ; in 1905-06, 21,125; in 1906-07 21.003; in .1907-08, 15,117; in 1908-09, 11,844 ; in 1909-10, 11,644; in 1910-11, 14,650. The bulk go to Natal,

Mauritius, Demerara, Trinidad, Fiji, and Surinam.