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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CLASS V.-VIOLENT DEATHS.
ORDER 1.-Accidental.-Injuries received at sawmill, 1; Suffocation, choking caused by a piece of meat, 1.

Ninety-two deaths were registered in the seven boroughs in June against 96 in May, a reduction of 4 in the total number;
but in the boroughs of Wellington and Dunedin the numbers varied much from those in the previous month. In Wellington
the deaths were 15 in June against 26 in May, and in Dunedin they were 27 in June against 16 in May. Of this larger number
in Dunedin, 7 deaths were attributable to infantile debility. There were in June 19th deaths from the class of Zymotic diseases
against 17 in May. One death from Scarlet Fever occurred in Dunedin, and 1 in Christchurch. The number of deaths from
Typhoid Fever was the same as in May. Only 3 deaths occurred from Diarrhœa in June; all of infants. Three infants
were the victims of Congenital Syphilis. Of the Constitutional diseases, the diseases of the Tubercular order caused 17 deaths, of
which 13 were from Phthisis. With a lower temperature and increased rainfall in June, there was a decrease in deaths from
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, the number of these deaths having been 15 in May and 6 in June. The subjoined table
shows the mortality for the two months at each town from six principal Zymotic diseases of the Miasmatic order, and also
the deaths from certain inflammatory diseases of the lungs. These causes of death have been distinguished from the others of
the classes to which they belong, as being the most important special diseases which give rise to sudden increases in the death-
rates of towns, and the prevalence of which is closely connected with sanitary condition and climatic influence of the season on
health.

Only 2 deaths were registered in June as having resulted from accident. One person received fatal injuries at a sawmill,
and one person was choked by a piece of meat.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 13th July, 1878.

Wм. В. Е. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR JUNE, 1878.

| | AUCKLAND. | WELLINGTON. | NELSON. | CHRIST-
CHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | DUNEDIN. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature in Shade | 54.1 | 49.3 | 46.6 | 43.3 | 47.0 | 41.6 |
| Average for same month previous years | 53.3 | 49.1 | 47.7 | 43.4 | 46.5 | 43.9 |
| Maximum Temperature in Shade, and date | 64.8 on 21st | 59.0 on 17th | 60.0 on 15th | 61.8 on 2nd | 61.6 on 6th | 57.0 on 2nd |
| Minimum Temperature in Shade, and date | 38.6 on 23rd | 32.0 on 23rd | 31.0 on 22nd | 22.7 on 26th | 31.9 on 26th | 27.0 on 22nd |
| | and 26th | | | | | |
| Maximum Temperature in Sun, and date | 111.5 on 21st | 106.0 on 19th | 92.0 on 10th | 102.0 on 2nd | 110.0 on 5th | 75.0 on 2nd |
| Minimum Temperature on Grass, and date | 34.5 on 1st | 28.0 on 23rd | 12.8 on 26th | 20.5 on 22nd | 21.0 on 23rd |
| Mean Humidity (Saturation=100) | 82 | 87 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 |
| Average for same month previous years | 84 | 79 | 79 | 87 | 88 | 80 |
| Total Rainfall in inches | 6.245 | 6.495 | 4.580 | 3.240 | 15.100 | 12.420 |
| Average for same month previous years | 4.697 | 5.421 | 5.890 | 3.065 | 10.854 | 2.866 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | 28 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 22 |
| Average for same month previous years | 19 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 |

Nors. 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.

July, 1878.

J. HECTOR, Inspector.