VITAL STATISTICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3430, 25 September 1885, Page 3

VITAL STATISTICS.

(By Telegraph.) Wellington, Sept. 24. The following are tho vital statistics for Augu3t : — Proportion of deaths to 1003 of Births. Deaths. population. Auckland ... 114 45 1.22 Wellington ... 84 24 1.04 Cbristchurch ... 31 14 0.85 Dunedin ... 58 32 1.28 Thames ... 20 5 0.93 New Plymouth. 8 7 1.82 Napier ... 31 4 0.63 Wanganui ... 13 1 0.19 Nelson .., 9 12 1.61 Sydenbam ... 43 12 0.33 Lyttelton ... 22 3 064 Timaru ... 12 3 0.69 Oamaru ..16 6 0.90 Hokitilcii ... 10 3 1.03 Caveraham ... 18 2 0.46 Invercargill ... 15 7 1.32 Totals ... 501 170 Tho deaths of persons not residents of boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded m all coses. Tho total births m the above- boroughs amounted to 504, against 518 m July, a. decrease of 14. The deaths m August were 170, an increnso of 10 on tho numbor for July. Of the abovo deaths, males contributed 93 and females, 77. Fifty-nine deaths were of children under 5 years of ago, being 34.71 per cent of tho wholo number. 39 of these wcro of children undor ono yoar of ago.

the Waipa, although ho did not see any sand, all other appearances favored this idea. He snw quartz, but did not observe gold m any of tho stone. ITo is, however, convinced gold will be got m that district. The party were making towards Rangitoto whan they were stopped. The natives told Dunn they had got alluvial gold at the mountain m quantities which they said gave a nice show m a dish. Hulfcastes, they said, had gone there-, but no Europeans wero allowed there yet. The mountain which was twenty miles distant was quite visible where they were stopped. Dunn hopes to obtain permission from the natives to continue prospecting. Very littlo was done m the recont trip, from tho reason that they had not reached the country whither they were bound when i-hey wero stopped.