New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 20

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✨ Deceased Estates and Vital Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of the
PUBLIC TRUSTEE for management during the Month of January, 1879.

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.
1	Wahlgren, Julius Peter, alias Law-son, Henry or Harry	Pomahaka	...	Jan. 14, 1879	Under £200	Nov. 11, 1878
2	McLean, John	Morven Hills	...	Jan. 14, 1879	Under £4,000	Nov. 4, 1878
3	Houldershaw, or Auckland	Jan. 14, 1879	Under £300	Sept. 30, 1878
	Holdershaw, David
4	Browning, George	Otamate	...	None required	Under £20	Sept. 19, 1878
	Petersen, Peter	Wellington	...	None required	Under £50	Dec. 3, 1878
6	Sorbye, John	Grahamstown	...	None required	Under £2	Aug. 25, 1878
7	Smith, Joseph E....	Taradale	...	None required	Under £10	Oct. 28, 1878
8	Smith, John Dunn	Riverton	...	None required	Under £10	Nov. 3, 1878
	Gordon
9	Sommerville, Jas.	Pukitoe	...	None required	Under £50	Aug. 1, 1878
10	Lovell, James	Napier	...	None required	Under £50	Dec. 20, 1878
11	Staddon, Edwin	Wyndham	...	None required	Under £30	Oct. 24, 1878
12	Kenny, Thomas	Naseby	...	None required	Under £30	Aug. 27, 1878
13	Skae, Geo. Smith...	Rakaia	...	None required	Under £5	Jan. 18, 1879

Dated the 13th day of February, 1879.

J. WOODWARD,
Public Trustee.

EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S REPORT on the Vital Statistics of the Boroughs of Auckland, Thames,
Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hokitika, and Invercargill, during the Month of January,
1879.

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, Hokitika, and Invercargill, during
the Month of January, 1879.

DEATHS IN THE BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, 1879.

BOROUGHS.	CENSUS POPULATION, MARCH, 1878.	TOTAL BIRTHS.	Males. Under 1 Year.	Males. 1 & under 5 Years.	Males. 5 Years and over.	Females. Under 1 Year.	Females. 1 & under 5 Years.	Females. 5 Years and over.	Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population.
Auckland	13,758	48	6	1	8	7	5	5	32	2.33
Thames	5,424	22	5	1	...	5	1	1	13	2.40
Wellington	18,953	106	8	4	...	24	2	10	57	3.01
Nelson	6,604	22	5	...	3	6	...	...	14	2.12
Christchurch	13,425	60	12	...	6	7	1	7	33	2.46
Dunedin	22,525	70	8	1	...	2	...	5	24	1.06
Hokitika	3,202	12	1	...	...	1	...	...	2	0.62
Invercargill	3,761	21	...	...	...	...	...	2	3	0.80
Totals	...	361	45	7	36	52	8	30	178	...

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The births were 38 more in number than in December, 1878.
The deaths were 46 more in number than the deaths in December, 1878.
Of the deaths, males contributed 88; females, 90: 112 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 62.92
per cent. of the whole number; 97 of these were of children under 1 year of age.
There were 8 deaths of persons over 65 years of age (all males), viz., 3 of 68, 75, and 90, at Auckland; 1 of 88 at Thames;
3 of 70, 74, and 76, at Wellington; and 1 of 66 at Dunedin.

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