VITAL STATISTICS.
♦ Tlie folowing are the vital statistics of the colony for the month of March: —
The total births in the four principal centres amounted to 552. against 431 in February, an increa«- of 101. The deaths in Marcli were 206, a decrease of 19 on the number in February. Of the total deaths males contributed * 120 and females b6. Eighty-two of the doaths were of children under live years of age, being 39.80 per cent, of the whole number. Of these 73 were under ono ytur of age. There were forty-four deaths of persons of sixty-five years of age and upwards. Six men 70, 71, 72. 73. 78, 79. and five women, 72, 73, 78 (two), 69. died at Auckland; live men, 66, 71, 72, 74, 85, and four women, 68 (two), 84 (two), at Wellington; six men, 66, 69, 71. 74. 78, 82, and five women, 66, 71, 72, 73, 75, at Christchurch, and seven men, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 78 (two), and six women. 67, 69, <4 (two), 77, 79, at Dunedin.
Auckland Birkenhead Devonport Newmarket ..; Ore)-Lynn ..! Tanieli ..." j Total - I Wellinirtoii ..1 Karon Onslow Total ..I Ohristchurcb City! WooUtoa ..| % «=* Boroug-ho. 5 Births. : Deaths £ja | 3 u Auckland .. 37.761 69 21 0.82 Birkenhead .. 1.316 1 — — Devonport .. *,7jJ la 4 0.81 Newmarket .. 2.14U 1 •» 1-84 OreyLvua .J 5,493 22 7 1.27 fameli ..j »,900 — — — Total - I S6.361 j _U8 50 I 0.89 Wellington ..! 50,083 122 \ 5l Korori .. 1.6S0 7 — j — Onslow .. 1.810 7 | — j — Total .. I 63,573 ' 156, i ■ Si * 0.96 _ Christchurch City, 48.737 113 i 44 1 6.10 WooUtoa ..| 2,i53 5 j 5 ] 3.01 Total i M.695 j~125 | 47 ) 0.91 _ Dui:edinCiti' ,.™25,44& &6 . Si 1.26 Carenhoni .. i,6U9 U ' 5 , 0.S9 Maori Hill .. 1,752; 3 i — ; - Mormngton .. : 7 4 , 0.92 N.E. Valley .. 4,025 11 1 • U.25 Uoslvn ... 5,587 10 2 0.36 St. Hilda .. 2,270 4 j 2 : 0.8s South Dunedin 6,013 39 li ! 193 West Harbour..' 1,572 3 ! — — Total _ .. J56.629 ■ 125 ■■_J'& . Tnonie* "..',' 4,300 f V-"' "' 3 ~~ "070 New Plymouth ..J .\15B 23 4 0.77 Napier ..I 9.422 25 8 0.S5 Wansraniti 7,7i* 16 8 1.03 I'almerston North 8,957 26 ll '1.23 Hlciiiifiui .. 3/85 17 8 2.01 Nelson .. 7.766 21 7 i O.L J 0 (ire\mouth .. 4.J56 12 : 10 2.2"< Hok'itiU .. 2,100 5 : .2 0.95 liUtelton .. 4,057 16 3 0.65 Titiu.ru .. 6.758 18 7 . 1.C4 Oamarii .. S.'-SO 9 I 5 U.9J Invervargill .. 6,514 19 8 | 1.23 Borough*. I &6.361 j i sti.caTi 1,810 j Ij55,573__ . 48.757 ! M.695 j i s §■ 1 37.761 1.J05 »,7jJ 2.14U 5,493 «.900 Total ..:
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