VITAL STATISTICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 45, 17 February 1912, Page 3

VITAL STATISTICS.

OUR i .foffiteffNG p6pU LA^flON j t.'. 'iPer./ iPresiilAssociation.) '\yeiMngton, February 15.

The estimated population on December 31sf.last, exclusive of Maorii (40,84.4) anil Cook islanders (12,598); was 1,025,406. Tliis is an increase for the twelve months of 21,020, m ,2.09 per cent, made up of excess oi births over deaths 16,820, excess oi arrivals over departures 4200. ■

.Chinese, are included in the popula tion given* 'above. The number ii. New Zealand on December 31st, 1911. Avas estimated to be 2603, of whom 96 AAoro females. '/ ;

Excluding Maoris, the population increased by 21,020, or at the rate oi 2.09 per cent, duringf the year. Tc this increase the excess of births ov r ei deaths contributed 16,820, and excesi of arrivals over departures 4200. The birth-rate for the Dominion ii 1911 Avas 25.97 per 1000 of the mean population, and the death rate 9.3 t as against 26.17 and 9.71 respectively in 1910.

The deaths in* 1911 (9531) Avere lest than the number registered in 19U (9639) by 105, and the rate per IOOt fell fi'om 9.71 to 9.39.

The number of marriages (excluding those contracted bctAveen Maoris) solemnised in 1911 is estimated, at 8800 giving a rate of 8.67 per 1000 of the mean population, against 8236 anc 8.30, the actual number and rate ii, 1910.