STATISTICS.
[BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Saturday VITAL STATISTICS. The following are the vital statistics for
The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs occurring at hospitals have been excluded in all cases. The total births in the above boroughs amounted! to 439, as against 444 in June, a decrease of 5. The deaths in July were 174, an increase of 27 on the number for June. Of the total deaths, males contributed 96, females 78. 56 of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 32.18 per cent, of the whole number; 36 of these were under one year of age. RAILWAY RETURNS. The following are the railway returns for four weeks ending 21st July, 1888 :—
July :— Births. Deaths. Proportion. Auckland .. 82 25 0.70 Wellington . . 90 44 1.56 Christcliurch .. 21 14 0.86 Ouncdin .. ..46 20 0.82 Thames .. .10 5 1.04 New Plymouth .. 8 2 0.71 Napier .. .. 38 7 0.83 Wanganui 13 2 0.48 Blenheim .. 5 2 0.69 Nelson .. ..15 13 1.70 Sydenham .. 20 6 0.63 Lyttelton.. .8 6 1.43 Timaru . .18 6 1.54 Oamaru .. ..19 8 1.51 Cirevmouth 9 2 0.59 Hokitika ..4 3 1.11 Oaversham 18 5 1.08 Invercargill ..11 4 0.78 Totals .. 439 174
North Island. Revenue. Expenditure. £ s. d. £ s. d. ICawakawa • 376 15 6 270 16 7 Whangaxei .. 252 10 f> 168 16 5 Auckland .. 7,498 2 1 4,728 8 6 Napier .. 4,449 16 1 332 18 0 Wellington . 4,324 16 4 4,242 4 10 Whanganui 4,445 6 1 4,661 7 3 Total .. £21,347 6 6 £17,404 11 7 Middle Island. Hurunui Bluff.. 38,724 1 1 30,244 17 4 Greymoutb .. 2,080 4 9 800 16 5 "Westport 1,598 3 11 1,072 1 5 0 Nelson . 617 13 5 628 16 0 Picton 420 11 3 571 15 2 Total .. £43,440 14 5 £33,318 19 11 GrandTot'l £64,788 0 11 £60,723 11 6
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9143, 27 August 1888, Page 5
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