Samoan Census
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Fewer Europeans, but Many More Samoan-Europeans and Natives
From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia, Nov. 24.
A CENSUS of the whole population of the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa was taken on November 4, and pre liminary figures relating to the European population are now available: 1986 1926 Europeans ... . . . . . . 382 446 Europeans of mixed blood (includ ing Chinese-Samoans) . . . . 3051 1845 3433 2291 The Europeans, 382, include 264 males and 118 females. The Europeans of mixed blood include Samoan wives, Samoans of European status and Chinese-Samoans, and there are 1542 males and 1509 females, a total of 3051. The total population of European status thus amounts to 3433.
While the white population (with which is included a small number of 16 Chinese residents) shows a comparatively large decrease against the last census (446 in 1926), owing mainly to mortality amongst the old white residents, lack of new immi gration, and a reduction in the number of white Government officials, there is a large increase in the mixed-blood class. Even if Samoan wives and Samoans of European status are deducted, the remaining figure of 2754 shows an increase of nearly 50 per cent, over the 1926 figures.
The results of the native Samoan census are pot yet available, though a large in crease of the native population may be confidently predicted.
There are about 500 Chinese labourers and 80 Melanesian labourers in the Terri tory at present.
The census of April, 1921, showed Euro pean population (which evidently included Samoan-Europeans), 2066; native Sa moans, 33,336; indentured Chinese, 1290; indentured Pacific Islanders, 465.
It is believed that the native Samoarts now number 50,000.