New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 59

Page 767

✨ Court Orders and Statistics



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

Wales, and do hereby empower you as such Commis-
sioner to, at Newcastle, in the said Colony of New
South Wales, administer and take oaths, affidavits,
and affirmations "in the matter of the estate of
William Stavers, late of the City of Auckland,
Master Mariner, deceased." This commission to
remain in force only for so long as you shall or-
dinarily reside at Newcastle aforesaid, or until the
estate of the said William Stavers, deceased, shall
have been administered, as by law directed, or until
we shall see fit to revoke the same.

Witness His Honor Thomas Bannatyne
Gillies, Esquire, a Judge of our said
Supreme Court of New Zealand, at
(L.S.) Auckland, in the said Colony of New
Zealand, this thirtenth day of October, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.
583
EDWARD S. WILLCOCKS,
Registrar.

LAND TRANSFER NOTICE.

BARBARA SUTHERLAND, Widow and Ad-
ministratrix of ARCHIBALD COOK SUTHERLAND,
late of Christchurch, in the Colony of New Zealand,
deceased, has made application, as such Administra-
trix, to be registered as Proprietor in fee-simple, free
from incumbrances, of Section 560, Town of Christ-
church.

The Applicant will be registered accordingly unless
caveat forbidding same be lodged in this office on or
before the 9th day of May, 1877.

Dated this 27th day of October, 1876, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
586
EDWIN DENHAM,
Deputy District Land Registrar.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month of October, 1876.

TABLE showing the Number of Births, the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Popula-
tion, in the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika, during the Month
of October, 1876.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, Oct. 1, 1876. TOTAL BIRTHS. Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Auckland 13,378 43 2 3 6 ... 2 5 18 1.35
Thames 8,445 26 1 1 4 ... 1 4 4 .47
Wellington 11,589 78 3 4 9 ... 4 4 24 2.07
Nelson 5,973 22 1 ... 4 ... ... 4 9 1.51
Christchurch 10,969 60 3 5 ... 1 4 8 16 1.46
Dunedin 19,954 99 4 2 11 1 4 9 29 1.45
Hokitika 3,543 10 ... ... 1 ... ... 2 3 .85
Total ... 338 14 9 37 1 11 31 103 ...

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The population has been estimated by adding the excess of births over deaths since the 1st March, 1874, to the then census
population. It is impossible to estimate the increase from immigration.

The births were 48 more than in September.
The deaths were 10 more in number than the deaths in September.

Of the deaths, males contributed 60; females, 43: 35 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 33.98
per cent. of the whole number; 15 of these were of children under 1 year of age.

There were 8 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 4 of these persons were males and 4 females: of these,
2 males aged 70 and 75 respectively, and 1 female aged 67, died at Auckland; 1 female aged 65 at Wellington; 1 male aged
74, and 2 females aged 69 and 72, at Nelson; and 1 male aged 70 at Christchurch.

THE following Table shows the Causes of the Deaths of Persons of both Sexes under 5 years of age and 5 years and upwards, and
the Proportions per Cent. of Deaths from each cause in the Boroughs named, and that were registered, during the Month of
October, 1876.

CLASSES. CAUSES OF DEATH. AUCKLAND. THAMES. WELLINGTON NELSON. CHRISTCH'CH DUNEDIN. HOKITIKA. TOTAL. PROPORTIONS PER CENT.
Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years. 5 Years & over. Under 5 Years.
I. Zymotic Diseases ... 4 ... 4 7 2 ... 2 3
II. Constitutional Diseases ... 3 ... 3 2 2 ... 3 5
III. Local Diseases ... 3 4 2 7 2 2 2 3
IV. Developmental Diseases ... ... ... 1 2 1 ... ... 1
V. Violent Deaths ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Unspecified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total ... 7 11 2 2 10 14 2 7


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⚖️ Commission to administer oaths regarding an estate in New South Wales (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
13 October 1876
Supreme Court, Commissioner, Newcastle, Oaths, Estate administration, William Stavers
  • William Stavers, Estate subject of commission

  • Thomas Bannatyne Gillies Esquire, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
  • Edward S. Willcocks, Registrar

🗺️ Land Transfer application for Christchurch Section 560

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 October 1876
Land Transfer, Proprietor registration, Christchurch, Section 560, Administratrix
  • Barbara Sutherland, Applicant Administratrix
  • Archibald Cook Sutherland, Deceased estate holder

  • Edwin Denham, Deputy District Land Registrar

🏥 Vital Statistics Report for October 1876 for major boroughs

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Vital Statistics, Births, Deaths, Population, Boroughs, October 1876