VITAL STATISTICS

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 29

VITAL STATISTICS

WELLINGTON, December 12. The following- are the vital statistics for^ November: — I! I I 13? . * HPh M P &i*SPh Auckland and suburbs 69,149 168 64 0.78 Wellington & suburbs 67jJ535 166 49 0.73 Dunedin and suburbs 58,036 128 49 081 Ohristchuroh & suburbs 55,263 137 56 1.01 The following are the details for Dunedin and suburbs: — Dunedin „ „ .. 37,621 88 36 0.96 Maori Hill . , , . 2 068 6 — — Moraington .. . 4,200 7 8 0.71 North-Ea»t Valley .. 4,467 7 1 0.23 Rofilyn ■.. „ .. . 5,550 10 6 1.08 St. Kilda . ... 2,600 9 3 1.15 West Harbour' , .. 1,530 -2 — — Totals 68,036 128 49 0.84 The total births in the four principal centres amounted to 599, against 604- in October —a decrease of five. The deaths in November were 202 —a decrease of 62 on the number in October. Of the total deaths, males contributed 109 and females 99. Forty of the dea-ths were of childTenunder five years of age, being 19.23 per cent, of the whole number. Twenty-eight of these were under one year of age. There were 70 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards. Eleven men —6s, 68 (four), 71, 77, 78, 85 (three), —and six women— 66 (two), 67, 63, £6, 88 —died at Auckland; eight men—6s, 66, 71, 74 (two), 76, 77, 81 —and four women —67 (two), 77, 86^ —at I Wellington; 11 men—6s, 66, 69, 70, 73, 7+, ! 76 (two), 77, 85 (two) —and 11 women—6s, 66, 67 (two); 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 82, 87— at Ghristchurch; and 10 men—6s, 68, 71, 74(two), 77, 78, 79 (two), 81 —and nine women —65 (two), 75, 76 (two), 80, 81, 83, 84—^t Xftraedin. WELLINGTON, December 31. The births in Wellington numbered 200S this year, as against 1855 in 1906, the deaths 893, as against 700, and the marriages 1060, as against 1004.

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CUSTOMS RETIfKNS. | The following are the Customs returns for Dunedin for December: — Duty on goods cleared for consumption,. £35;229 18s lOd; on beer, £3838 10s Id. The gold exported during the month was "14,6250z, and - its value £59,750. For December, 1906, the duty paid on goods was £34,693 19s lid, the duty on beer £3547 18s 7d, and -there were 74690z of goW exported, valued at £30,076. From the foregoing figures it will be seen that there is an increase of £536 on goods and £291 on beer; while the gold export has increased by 71565z. The figures for the l?st quarter of 1907 are:— Goods £100,605 13s 3d, beer £9479 0s lid, gold exported 18,2910z, valued at £74,416. Por the corresponding quarter of 1906 the figures were:— Goods £108,576 ss, beer £9167 5s Bd, gold exported 38,5090z, valued at £155,627. The totals for the year just expired are:— Goods £451,211 8s 9d, beer £32,848 6s 9d, gold exported 95,0730z, valued at £385,967. The totals for 1906 were: — Goods £435,499 6s 9d, beer £31,353 3s lOd, gold exported 157,3710z, valued at £636,018. AUCKLAND, January 3. The year just ended proves to have been a highly prosperous one for the Customs Department. The total revenue (including gold duty and other receipts, except beer) collected for the year 1907 was £831 710 2s 4d, against £758,066 13s 2d for 1906— an. increase of £73,644. The beer duty was £25,485 Os 6d for the year — that of 1906 heving been • £21,635 16s lOd. This year's totals thus exceed " the amount collected at Wellington (£823 694) by £8016. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 1. The Customs receipts- for- 1907 were £41,052, an increase of £7900 over 1906. The imports were valued at £118,778, and the exports from New Plymouth £626,406, those from Waitara being £289,361. NAPIER, January 1. The Customs duties collected for the past month show a substantial increase over the same month last year, the figures beine —1906, £8415 4s 3d; 1907, £8910 3s 3d. The beer duty for the same month was £465 19s lOd and £523 14s 5d respectively, the last-named figures being, a record for one month. The- Customs duties, collected over the whole year 1906 amounted to £96,299 12s 3d, and for 1907 to £104,486 le Id, and the beer duty for the same periods £3852 15s and £4425 12s lid respectively. WELLINGTON, January 2. The official figures of the Customs-returns-for the port of Wellington show that during 1907 the revenue was £823,694 10s lid, -a.nd • beer duty for the same period was £14,273 16s 2d, as -against £760,604 12s 3d and £11,855 lls 9d respectively in 1906. For the quarter ending December last the " Customs returns -was £187,734 4s 7d, and the beer duty £4218 8s 2a. The'eum for the corresponding time of 1906 was' £185,585 15s 4d -and - £3371 -Is 9d respectively. The Customs collection "for the past month was £59,926 3s 7d, and the beer duty £1631 12s lid. In December, 1906, the figures were £56,914 16s 8d and £1244 7s 6d respectively. • . INVERCARGILL, January 1. The revenue from Customs for the vea'r was £92,730 as compared with £89,097 for 1906. The total net receipts at the Customs office amounted to £105,197 as com- • pared with £100,182 for 1906. -"'" '