STATISTICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6590, 1 January 1883, Page 11 (Supplement)

STATISTICS

RAILWAY KETUitXS. Tlifc. following are the railway returns for the four weeks ending 11th November: — Xcuixii INLAND. |

During tho first thirty-two weeks of the curren l ; financial year the Now Zealand railways have yielded in gross receipts ±'363,379, as compared, with £323,025 in the corres-ponding-pcriod of last year, but the working expenses absorb 03 per cent, instead of -Jt) per cent., the net prutit is only £191,007 instead of £209,G00', the failing o:F beiny nearly £10,000. 'i'hrf Wellington section shows an increased profit of nearly £1000, and the mineral lines still show well, but the others all exhibit retrogression, excepting Napier, which is stationary. The Hurunui-Bluli'lino is among, the worst offenders. It lias an increase of £2 17s per mile in gross receipts, but the working 'expenses are augmented by £53.' 13s per mile, and the net profit shows a diminution cf £15,300. The falling oil' is not due to any deficiency ill the tralKe, for there is a substantial increase both in the passenger and goods traffic.

VITAL. STATISTICS.

Tiik vital_statistics for November are as follow

The deathsof parsons not residents of llio boroughs, occurring n'o hocpitiUs, hnve been excluded iti all cu.?os. The torr.2 birth? in the boroughs amonutud to 473 -VS7 iu October, a doorcase of 14. The deaths iUMOUU ted to KJ-in N ovomber, a decrease yf ."7 on the number for O^-toi>er. Of the r.bovc deaths in-.iliid coiiinlm ced 8:!, females Gi. GO of tho deaths.'.veru of ehildreii under .3 years ot ago, being i': !;7 percent, oi the whole number. o!;-ol theae were of children under 1 year of age.

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION. A K-KTGnx just been prepared showing the immigration for November, ISS2, and for the eleven months of the current year. It contains some interesting features. Tile total arrivals for the mouth were ! iSi, as against ody -WO departures for the respective ports. The arrivals were :—Russell, 5 ; Auckland, 527 ; Wellington, 105 : Greymouth, 1".; Lyttelton, 1M!) ; Timaru, ti ; Oamaru, 1; .Uuiiodiu, 171 : luvercargii l , .021. Departures:—Russell, 3 ; Auckland, 20-t ;. Wellington, S ; Lvttelcon, 21 ; Tierim, 2: Duncdin, H; luvercargill, lt'l. 'Taking the results l>>r the eleven months, tin; net balance ia 2'i-iOo in favour of the colony. Immigration to the various ports wa 5 as follows : —Russell, 120 ; Napier, GO; Lyttelton, '."12 ; Auckland, 0220 : Nelson. .'1 ; Timaru, .11 ; Gisborne, 12 ; Greymour.o, 7- ; Oamaru, ." ; Wellington,^'. l : 1 lo'iitika, 21 : Danedin, 170'J ; lavereargill. 27!>. The emigration was : — i-tusse!l. 2SI ; .'uekland, l')2'J; Gisborne, Jj ; Wellington, \>'aliganui, 1 ; Napier, t?2 ; Nelson, 21 ; '."irevmoutii, iXi : ilo!:iti!;:i, SI : Lyttleton, 2!)" ; rim .ru, Lo ; Oamaru, t! : Wu'.ie 'in. :j2o ; invtrcargill, 2.TJS. I.luri.'ig N'l'.'e.n'ocr •';) I -overmucnt immigrants arrived, and oOG in the eleven months ; also 7 Chinese arrived in the colony in November, and (i left, while iu the : eleven months 22 came aud 1 1-1 went away, 1 so that a "Celestial invasion'' seems still j

f;u' 01V. j

Tor cent, of £ s. d. Receipts. Kfiv.-/\I:,v.vi .. .. — .. — Wiiaiiiiurei .. .. 504 14 II .. 72.05 Auckland .. .. liKJ 2 10 .. 69.10 Nii|,ier _>77 0 4 .. Gull "iVcilinsloa .. .. 3,710 10 .. 7U.58 WuuguEul .. .. 4,02- 0 - .. 73.4'J New i'lvmo'.'.-n .. l,:x:t 4 6 .. 74.0Totals .. CIS,410 4 3.. 72.39 SOUTH 1.SI.A.VD. Huninui.Bluff .. 47,7 0 .. 64.3" aitvmjuth: .. .. l,l;7d S 'J .. 45 01 We.itporC .. .. 10 7 .. 50.71 Nelson i;75 14 7 .. 77 70 i'ictou M3 11 4 .. 70.13 Totals-.. £50.354 12 3 .. 64.15 i tirnmi X06.7M IS 0 .. CiUO I

Proportion Total Totil of don.ths IMrt's. I>u;iths. per 30.0. Auckland .. ... OX '21 ISA Wellington .. .. 77 ll'i I'Oo Christchureli ... 5r> 13 U'S:> Puuedin .. ... (>"» IS 071 Thames .. ... II :i 0*50 Now I'lymoutlii .. 1-i 1 0 Xamcr .. .. 1,' I"J7 W'itnjanui .. ..11 vi 1'1'Z XuJson .. i'l " 0 7 J tfydenhiin .. .. :;7 12 1\H J.ytteitoa tv.;a Timaru .. ..17 - 0*4-) Oamaru .. .. : I (5 tr;».s Hokitika .. .. 10 I'll Cavcrsham .. .. 1.*. 1 C'Jilnvcrcargill.. ... 1:) fi Total 47:5 1-U