URBAN POPULATION.
OHRISTCHURCH OUTSTRIPS WELLINGTON. The vital statistics for the month of June show that Auckland city still holds pride of place with a -population of 167,000. Then follows Chriatchurch, with a population of 113,400; while Wellington is close up with 112,070. Dunedin i 3 far in the rear with 75,000. Of the provincial towns, Wanganui is easily first, with 24,460, Invercargill coming next with 20,180. Then follow Napier 17,870, Palmerston North 17,810, Timaru 16,450, Hamilton 15,350, Gisborne 15,120, New Plymouth 13,930, Hastings 13,730, Nelson 11,240. The total births registered for the urban areas amounted to 942, as against 1103 in May—a decrease of 161. The deaths in June were 481, an increase of 161 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 250, females 231. Sixty-six of the deaths were of children under five years of age, being 13.72 per cent, of the whole number. Forty-five of these were under one year of age. . ■;■..':. , , ■
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16186, 24 July 1923, Page 7
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159URBAN POPULATION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16186, 24 July 1923, Page 7
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