3,500 People
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in Honiara
The British Solomon Islat Protectorate has taken a sam■ census, which it is hoped u help give a reliable indicati of the BSIP population, correspondent says the task o s complete census would be “I yond the resources of the Pi tectorate”.
But a census taken at Honia the capital, was detailed a accurate and showed a to\ population of 3,525. This coi prises, Melanesians, 2,617; Eur peans, 363; Chinese, 265; Pol nesians, 170; part Europeai 43; Gilbertese, 14; and others, 1 .