URBAN POPULATION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 21 July 1923, Page 11

URBAN POPULATION.

CHEISTCHUBCH OUTSTRIPS

WELLINGTON,

The vital statistics for "the,month of June, ,which appear: in the current Gazette, show that Auckland city still hoPas pride of place with a population of 167,760. Then follows Christehureli with a population of 113,400; while Wellington is close up with 112,700. Dunedin is far in the rear with 75,020. Of the provincial towns, Wanganui is easily first, with 24,450, Invercargill coming next with 20,180.. Then follow Napier 17,810, Timaru 16,450, Hamilton 15,350. The total births registered for the ■urban areas amounted to 942, as

against 1103 in May—a decrease of 161. The deaths in June were 4SI, an increase of 16 as compared with the '„ previous month. Of the total deaths • males' contributed 250, females 231. j Sixty-six of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 13.72 per cent, of the whole number. Forty-four .ef these were under one year .of age. -

The old building in Princes street recently used as a garage by Mr Kemp is now being demolished, and the syndicate interested will probably erect a large concrete building in its place. For the New Zeoland poultry championships at the WoodviJle Show, the entries of American White Leghorns made by Mr F. W. Wilson, of Hawera, met with the following successes: Cock, I 1, 2 and 3; hen, 1 and 2; cockfirel,_ 1 and 3; pullet, 1 and 3; breeding trio, 1: Mr Wilson secxired the male chatKpionship. . -