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First page of The Colony in 1874 plate from New Zealand: An Emerging Identity— Detail

Questions relating to this map:

7. How many non-Maori people live in areas classified as 'rural' in 1874?
8. What percentage of the total population was officially 'urban' in 1874?
9. What percentage of the total population was estimated to be Maori in 1874?
10. Which two provinces had the highest proportion of Australian-born residents in 1874?
11. Suggest why the two provinces referred to in question 10 might have had a high proportion of Australian-born residents in 1874?
12. Which province had the highest proportion of New Zealand-born residents in 1874?
13. What proportion of the people living in Wellington in 1874 were not born in New Zealand?
14. What proportion of Canterbury residents in 1874 were born in Britain?
15. Which non-New Zealand-born group appears to have dominated the Otago province in 1874?

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