Statistical Information

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 45, 24 February 1936, Page 11

Statistical Information

Vital statistics, 1934:—Numbers—births, 24,322; marriages, 11,256; deaths 12,527; deaths of infants under one year 781. Bates per 1000 of mean population—births, 16.47; marriages, 7.62; deaths, 8.48; infant mortality rate per 1000 births, 32,11. Live-stock in Dominion, 1935: — Horses, 272,986; cattle, 4,293,499 (including 1,952,094 dairy cows in milk and dry); pigs, 762,755; sheep, 29,076,754.

Agriculture —Acreages, 1934-35: Wheat, for threshing, 225,380, total 230,523; oats, for threshing, 52,516, total, 336,418.

Factory production, 1934-35:—Num-ber of establishments, 5270; total number of employees, 79,358; salaries and wages paid, £13,244,373; value of products, £79,324,473; value of land, buildings, machinery, and plant, £67,268,450. Taxation by General Government, year ended 31st March, 1935:—Customs revenue (excluding petrol-tax and tyre-tax), £7,423,597; beer duty, £671,008; land-tax, £492,526; income-tax, £3,796,477; death duties, £2,205,394; racing revenue, £371,985; motirvehieles taxation, £1,910,452; unemployment taxation, £4,561,594; salestax, £2,170,503; other, £1,134,403; total, £24,737,939, or £ls 18s 7d, per head of population, including Maoris. Taxation by local governing bodies, year ended 31st March, 1934; Rates, £5,541,255; licenses, etc., £489,224; total, £6,030,479.

Gross indebtedness of General Government as at 31st March, 1935: — £280,581,217 or £179 18s Id per head of population, including Maoris. Indebtedness of local governing bodies, 31st March, 1934:—0n debentures and stock —gross, £65,337,703; net, £54,435,376. On loans from State Advances Office —amount borrowed, £6,485,280; amount owing, £4,739,704. On loans from Treasury (inscribed debt) — gross, £1,821,210; estimated net indebtedness (actuarially computed), £005,886. On advances from Main Highways Board, amount borrowed, £103,436; amount owing, £70,770. Capital value of land and improvements, Ist April, 1931—North Island £441,335,409; South Island, £209,026,946; counties, £331,512,628; boroughs, £309,668,086; and independent town districts, £9,181,641; total, £650,362,355, Unimproved value of land—North Island, £202,184,372; South Island, £107,586,018; counties, £188,761,553; boroughs, £118,035,489; and independent town districts, £2,973,348; total, £309,770,390.

Divorce, 1934:—Petitions filed, 839; decrees absolute, 638; decrees nisi, 762.

Bankruptcy, 1934:—Number of bankruptcies under the Bankruptcy Act, 326; amount of debts proved, £258,920; assets realized by Official Assignees, £44,533.

Civil cases tried in Magistrates ’ Courts, 1935:—Plaints entered, 58,953; amount sued for, £869,653; cases tried, 40,000; amount claimed in cases tried, £587,731; amount recovered, £503,736. Summary convictions in Magistrates’ Court:—Year 1934—37,704. . ..

, Articles posted and delivered, year 1934: —Letters and letter-cards, 275, 063,943; post-cards, 7,449,491; books and pattern-packets, 167,320,615; parcels, 3,460,719; newspapers, 33,485,832; post-offices open, 1769. Telegraphic and telephonic wire at 31st March, 1935—Telegraphic, 64,939 miles; telephonic, 548,186 miles. Loads in Dominion (formed to not less than dray-width) as at 31st March, 1934—paved or surfaced, 38,672 miles; not paved or surfaced, 12,699 miles: total, 51,371 miles. Main Highways (included in the foregoing), 10,957 miles; bridges (25ft. and over) in road system —number, 6115; total length, 543,004 ft.