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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The number of deaths for the month of October compared with September showed a slight increase. While the deaths
from Zymotic diseases showed a decrease of 9, and those from Constitutional diseases a decrease of 10, the violent deaths
increased in number from 7 to 17. Of the Miasmatic diseases, there was only 1 death from typhoid fever, against 8 in
September; and none from measles, against 3 in September.
Of the deaths from local diseases, the number from diseases of the respiratory organs was the same as in September.
Ten out of 18 deaths from developmental diseases were from atrophy and debility.
Of violent deaths, one was that of a child accidentally run over. The case of "justifiable homicide" was that of a convict
shot by a gaol warder.
Eleven deaths were caused by accident or negligence.
In October, 1874, the deaths for the 7 boroughs amounted to 130. There were 30 deaths from Zymotic disease against 25 in
October of this year. The large number in October, 1874, was principally owing to the prevalence of measles at that time.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th November, 1875.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 1875.

| | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRIST-
CHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Temperature in Shade | 57.0 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 52.1 | 51.0 | 49.2 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 57.7 | 54.1 | 54.9 | 53.3 | 52.1 | 50.8 |
| Highest Temperature in Shade | 70.0 on 19th | 71.5 on 23rd | 70.0 on 20th | 72.0 on 17th | 63.5 on 24th | 65.0 on 21st |
| Lowest Temperature in Shade | 43.0 on 7th | 36.5 on 4th | 35.0 on 10th | 31.8 on 10th | 34.8 on 12th | 32.0 on 3rd |
| Highest Temperature in Sun | 145.2 on 19th | 138.0 on 16th | ... | 142.0 on 27th | ... | 136.0 on 28th |
| Lowest Temperature on Grass | 32.3 on 2nd | 30.0 on 4th | 21.0 on 11th, 27th, & 30th | 15.9 on 10th | 30.5 on 3rd | 29.0 on 3rd and 5th |
| Average Moisture of Air (Saturation=100) | 81 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 84 | 76 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 78 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 87 | 70 |
| Rainfall in inches | 8.470 | 6.490 | 5.780 | 0.780 | 9.990 | 3.088 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 2.967 | 4.810 | 4.567 | 3.580 | 11.907 | 2.305 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 14 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 15 |

Note.—This Table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full Returns, and must not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

3rd November, 1875.

W. B. D. MANTELL.

I, DAVID LEWIS, a Commissioner duly appointed by virtue of the Ordinance No. 15, Session XI., of
the Legislative Council of the Islands of New Zealand, to hear and decide Claims to Land by
persons claiming title thereto from, through, or under the New Zealand Company, report that, the Claims
of the under-mentioned persons having been duly referred to me for investigation, I do hereby decide
that the said persons are respectively entitled to Crown Grants of the land set against their names in
the annexed Schedule.

New Zealand Company's Land Claimants Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1875.

DAVID LEWIS,
Commissioner.

SCHEDULE.