Small Gain In N.Z.’s Population
A gain of 16,335 was made in the population of the Dominion in 1938, the total being 1,618.093 on December 31 last, according to the Abstract of Statistics. There were then 821,433 males .and 796,660 females. The number of Maoris, was 87,947. . Births increased from 26,014 in 1937 to 27.253, the number per 1000 of population being 17.94, representing an increase of 0.65. Deaths rose from 13,658 to 14,756. The figures indicate a.substantial rise in infant mortality, deaths of infants under one year registered during 1938 being 970, as against 812 in 1937. The registrations during 1938 correspond to a rate of 35.59 per 1000 live births,, this figure f being higher than any annual rate recorded since 1928. The figures relating to births and deaths do not ajiply to Maoris.
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Northern Advocate, 14 March 1939, Page 4
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136Small Gain In N.Z.’s Population Northern Advocate, 14 March 1939, Page 4
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