THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 121

CLASS V. - VIOLENT DEATHS.

ORDER 1. - Accident or Negligence. - Killed by Dray, 2; Fall from Scaffold, 1; Fractured Ribs, 1; Drowned, 5; Accidentally
Killed, 1.
ORDER 3. - Homicide, 1 (excusable homicide by a Doctor who injected 1/4 grain of morphia).
ORDER 4. - Suicide, 1 (method not stated, but action the result of drink).

With a very small increase in the number of births, the number of deaths has been greater than during any preceding
month since May last. The number of deaths (154) in January, 1876, is, however, less than the number of deaths (160) in
January, 1875. The increase in the deaths last month over those in December is chiefly attributable to the increase of deaths
(principally of children under one year) from diarrhea, the numbers having been 31 in January, against 8 in December. Of
these deaths in January, 9 occurred in Wellington and 11 in Christchurch. A somewhat similar increase occurred in January,
1875, in the number of deaths from this cause, the majority of these deaths having then likewise occurred in Wellington
and Christchurch. Diseases of the respiratory organs yielded 7 deaths in January, against 18 in December.
The violent deaths were much higher than the average, the deaths from drowning having numbered 5 out of the 12 deaths.
While the average temperature in January has not differed materially from the temperature of former years, the rainfall at
Wellington and in the Middle Island has been far below the average.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1876.

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

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1876.

| | | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRIST-
CHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Temperature in Shade | ... | 67.8 | 62.7 | 66.0 | 61.9 | 62.1 | 58.2 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | ... | 68.4 | 62.9 | 64.7 | 62.5 | 60.4 | 57.6 |
| Highest Temperature in Shade | ... | 86.3 on 12th | 79.0 on 23rd | 80.0 on 1st, 18th, and 19th | 82.5 on 24th | 76.7 on 21st | 72.0 on 23rd |
| Lowest Temperature in Shade | ... | 53.1 on 17th | 49.5 on 29th | 46.0 on 16th | 40.7 on 15th | 47.9 on 17th | 40.0 on 15th |
| Highest Temperature in Sun | ... | 149.2 on 3rd | 152.0 on 13th | ... | 152.0 on 24th and 28th | ... | 150.0 on 25th |
| Lowest Temperature on Grass | ... | 50.0 on 10th | 39.0 on 16th | 24.0 on 8th | 28.2 on 15th | 40.5 on 25th | 33.0 on 15th |
| Average Moisture of Air (Saturation=100) | ... | 81 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 81 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | ... | 72 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 83 | 72 |
| Rainfall in inches | ... | 4.235 | 1.428 | 0.000 | .790 | 1.890 | 1.214 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | ... | 2.474 | 3.585 | 4.434 | 2.113 | 8.683 | 4.088 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | ... | 14 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Ditto for same month previous years | ... | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 |

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.

February, 1876.

W. B. D. MANTELL.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of the
PUBLIC TRUSTEE during the Month of January, 1876.

| No. | Name of Deceased. | Colonial
Residence. | Supposed
British or
Foreign
Residence. | Date of Rule or
Order. | Value or
Estimated Value
of Personal
Estate. | Time of
Deceased's
Death. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Findlater, James... | Wanganui | ... | January 3, 1876... | Under £200 | Dec. 8, 1875 | |
| 2 | Low, Robert Spark | | ... | January 3, 1876... | Under £2,100 | Nov. 9, 1875 | |
| 3 | Johnston, John | Balclutha | ... | January 3, 1876... | Under £800 | Oct. 10, 1875 | |
| 4 | Stivens, Robert | Dunedin | ... | January 3, 1876... | Under £100 | Sept. 18, 1875 | |
| 5 | Glass, Lockhart | Auckland | ... | January 4, 1876... | Under £200 | Oct. 4, 1875 | |
| 6 | Ruxton, Ann | ,, | ... | January 3, 1876... | Under £100 | Sept. 20, 1875 | |
| 7 | McKee, John | ,, | ... | January 21, 1876... | Under £70 | Sept. 23, 1875 | |
| 8 | Meyer, John | Dunedin | ... | January 21, 1876... | Under £600 | Sept. 23, 1875 | |
| 9 | Stewart, Charles | ,, | ... | None required | ... | Under £5 | Dec. 15, 1875 | |
| 10 | Crossley, William | Hokitika | ... | None required | ... | Under £15 | Feb. 23, 1875 |
| 11 | Norman, Charles... | Caversham | ... | None required | ... | Under £25 | Jan. 5, 1876 | |
| 12 | O'Malley, James | Waiau | ... | None required | ... | Under £25 | Jan. 8, 1876 | |
| 13 | Otjen, John Wm.... | Boatman's,
Reefton | ... | None required | ... | Under £50 | Jan. 15, 1876 |
| 14 | Andrehen, Edward | A.C.,
stationed at
Taupo | ... | None required | ... | Under £25 | Oct. —, 1875 |
| 15 | Neale, Edmund | Wellington | ... | None required | ... | Under £20 | Dec. 25, 1875 |
| 16 | Parkinson, Thomas | Christchurch | ... | None required | ... | Under £50 | Jan. 27, 1876 |

Dated this 5th day of February, 1876.

J. WOODWARD, Public Trustee.