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landed, 194 in number removed in June 1856, in to to Norfolk Isld. They then consisted of sixty 60 married persons & 134 children; making a total of 194. Here they likewise have increased so rapidly that, [illeg] 16 emigrated of them returned to Pitcairn isld in 1859, they numbered in Jan. 1868 300 souls, males & females being exactly equal.

What a contrast does this case present with that of the Tasmanians: here 194 souls the Norfolk islanders increased in only twelve & a half years from 194 to 300; whereas the Tasmanians decreased during fifteen years from 120 to 46, of which latter number numbers only ten were children.*

(*These details are taken from "The Mutineers of the Bounty by Lady Belcher" 1870; & from "Pitcairn Island," ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, May 29th 1863") The following statement about the Sandwich Islands is from the Honolulu Gazette)

So again in the Sandwich Islands, in the interval between the census of 1866 & 1872 the full-blood natives decreased 8081, whilst the half-castes increased 847; but I do not know whether the latter number includes the offspring from the half-castes, or only the half-castes of the first generation.

[Descent 2d ed., pp. 191-2: "Thus the crossed offspring from the Tahitians and English, when settled in Pitcairn Island, increased so rapidly that the island was soon overstocked; and in June 1856 they were removed to Norfolk Island. They then consisted of 60 married persons and 134 children, making a total of 194. Here they likewise increased so rapidly, that although sixteen of them returned to Pitcairn Island in 1859, they numbered in January 1868, 300 souls; the males and females being in exactly equal numbers. What a contrast does this case present with that of the Tasmanians; the Norfolk Islanders increased in only twelve and a half years from 194 to 300; whereas the Tasmanians decreased during fifteen years from 120 to 46, of which latter number only ten were children.48
So again in the interval between the census of 1866 and 1872 the natives of full blood in the Sandwich Islands decreased by 8081, whilst the half-castes, who are believed to be healthier, increased by 847; but I do not know whether the latter number includes the offspring from the half-castes, or only the half-castes of the first generation.
48 These details are taken from 'The Mutineers of the "Bounty,"' by Lady Belcher, 1870; and from 'Pitcairn Island,' ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, May 29th, 1863. The following statements about the Sandwich Islanders are from the 'Honolulu Gazette,' and from Mr. Coan."]