E.—4.

Illegitimacy.

Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children during 1923.

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Illegitimacy. Number of lilegitiTlleffitim t mate Children aged Districts. Births registered JtoTtoSS * ' under the Infants Act during 1923. Illegitimate Children under 6 Years of Age in Licensed Foster-homes at 31st December, 1923. North Auckland . . . . .. 51 Auckland ..... .. .. 265 45 South Auckland .. . . ... 83 5 Hawke's Bay • .. .. .. 73 3 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 2 Wanganui and Taranaki .... 74 5 Palmerston North .. .. .. 64 .10 Wellington .. .. .. . . 215 23 Nelson .. .. .. .. 30 4 West Coast .. .. .. .. 25 1 North Canterbury .. .. .. .168 59 South Canterbury .. .. .. 25 3 Otago .. .. .. .. 113 16 Southland .. .. .. .. 53 9 2 102 12 10 4 16 33 50 5 3 122 16 49 13 Totals for 1923 .. 1,260 185 1,260 185 437 Totals for 1922 .. 1,224. 188 1,224. 188 425 Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children during 1923. Iren durk ig 1923. District. Under 6 Months. Over 6 Months and under 1 Year. Between 1 and 2 Years. Between 2 and 3 Years. Between 3 and 4 Years. Between 4 and 5 Years. Between 5 and 6 Years. i Totals. North Auckland Auckland South Auckland Wanganui and Taranaki . . Gisborne Hawke's Bay Palmerston North Wellington Nelson West Coast North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 5 12 5 4 1 4 5 15 l i 3 l 1 4 i i 1 2 i l i 6 19 6 5 2 5 6 21 1 4 18 1 5 2 3 16 1 3 2 l i 1 2 Totals .'. 76 7 10 3 3 2 101 Note.—In addition, tin found dead during the year 1 bodies 123. if 8 new ly-born i: iants, wi ose par mts were unknow. i, were

Illegitimacy. Number of lilegitiTlleffitim t mate Children aged Districts. Births registered JtoTtoSS * ' under the Infants Act during 1923. Illegitimate Children under 6 Years of Age in Licensed Foster-homes at 31st December, 1923. North Auckland . . . . .. 51 Auckland ..... .. .. 265 45 South Auckland .. . . ... 83 5 Hawke's Bay • .. .. .. 73 3 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 2 Wanganui and Taranaki .... 74 5 Palmerston North .. .. .. 64 .10 Wellington .. .. .. . . 215 23 Nelson .. .. .. .. 30 4 West Coast .. .. .. .. 25 1 North Canterbury .. .. .. .168 59 South Canterbury .. .. .. 25 3 Otago .. .. .. .. 113 16 Southland .. .. .. .. 53 9 2 102 12 10 4 16 33 50 5 3 122 16 49 13 Totals for 1923 .. 1,260 185 1,260 185 437 Totals for 1922 .. 1,224. 188 1,224. 188 425 Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children during 1923. Iren durk ig 1923. District. Under 6 Months. Over 6 Months and under 1 Year. Between 1 and 2 Years. Between 2 and 3 Years. Between 3 and 4 Years. Between 4 and 5 Years. Between 5 and 6 Years. i Totals. North Auckland Auckland South Auckland Wanganui and Taranaki . . Gisborne Hawke's Bay Palmerston North Wellington Nelson West Coast North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland 5 12 5 4 1 4 5 15 l i 3 l 1 4 i i 1 2 i l i 6 19 6 5 2 5 6 21 1 4 18 1 5 2 3 16 1 3 2 l i 1 2 Totals .'. 76 7 10 3 3 2 101 Note.—In addition, tin found dead during the year 1 bodies 123. if 8 new ly-born i: iants, wi ose par mts were unknow. i, were