STATISTICAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3686, 27 November 1873, Page 2

STATISTICAL.

The admissions into the; Bninedin Hock pital during October ;iitimbereKaf 80, of %horn 22 were women.1 ; Thehiiniber discharged was 76, of whom 18 we»b females. Five deaths-occurred. ■-*-.

* The number of 3 inmates at the Otago Benevolent Institution on the Slat October was 79, comprising 19 me^i, 3 women, 33 boys, and 24 girls. The; number of cases of out-door relief during the month of October was 299^ comprising 18 men,, 73 women, and 208 children>^ This relief was afforded'at.a weekly cost of ;£l7 14a.

The total nnihberipf birthsregisterediiii Ihinedin daring the .inontih^^pf^^Pctober was 101, and of deaths'. 57, the excess o£ births over' deaths thus being 44, or at thfr rate of 77.19 -per :"cien&'',ViTHe*>^rtaiii7 during October greater than^m any other mon^.^p^frihe'preSen^^ Th» number of marriages registered during tha month was 21. ; :

The amount of duties collected _at the? Dunedin Custom House on goods cleared for consumption during the month ending; October 31st was as follows :—Spirits, £5018 3s 10d; do Col., £1279 5s 6d ; cigars and snuff, £516 10a ; tobacco, £2732" 9a 9d; wine, £615 8s lOd ; ale and beer (in bottle), £444 15s 4d; do' (inwoodX £239 6s ; tea, £1332 8s; coffee, cocoa, &c r £19910s 3d ; sugar,- £320t 0s 10d £10 5s ; goods by weight, £1820 14s 4d - r ad valorem, 10 per cent, £13,027 18a 9d sundries, £1479 3s 6d; total^'yßSl-eS^ 19s sd. ::;' ;: , . <-Xt-