✨ Vital Statistics and Land Sale
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
The deaths in 1878 amounted to 1,232, against 1,329 in 1877; a decrease in 1878 of 97 deaths.
Allowing for the difference in population, these numbers represent a death-rate in 1878 of 14.68 per 1,000 of
population, and in 1877 of 16.53 per 1,000. There was a reduction in the death-rates in each of the
boroughs except Christchurch. In that borough the death-rate was 15.50 in 1877, and 16.23 in 1878.
The deaths in the boroughs of children under 1 year amounted in 1878 to 426, or 11.76 per cent. of the
births, against 11.25 per cent. in 1877, and 13.77 per cent. in 1876. The deaths under 1 year amounted to
31.98 per cent. of the total deaths, against 30.62 in 1877, and 33.8 in 1876.
The rates of infant mortality in each borough were, for the last three years, as follows:—
DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR TO EVERY 100 BIRTHS.
| Borough | 1876. | 1877. | 1878. | Borough | 1876. | 1877. | 1878. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 15.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | Christchurch | 19.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 |
| Thames | 6.5 | 8.3 | 16.13 | Dunedin | 10.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Wellington | 15.2 | 14.6 | 12.8 | Hokitika | 16.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Nelson | 10.3 | 8.8 | 14.3 |
The following table shows the deaths in the boroughs during 1877 and 1878 from certain diseases:---
| Borough | Scarlet Fever. | Dysentry and Diarrhea. | Typhus and Typhoid Fever. | Phthisis. | Diseases of Respiratory Organs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1877. | 1878. | 1877. | 1878. | 1877. | 1878. | 1877. | 1878. | 1877. | 1878. |
| Auckland | ... | 1 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 21 |
| Thames | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| Wellington | ... | ... | 41 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 30 |
| Nelson | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Christchurch | ... | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 27 |
| Dunedin | ... | 55 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 45 | 38 |
| Hokitika | ... | 40 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
There were not any deaths in the boroughs during 1878 from measles or small-pox. Scarlet fever
which caused so large a mortality (99 deaths) in 1877, only caused 9 deaths in 1878; these occurred in
Christchurch and Dunedin. The mortality in Dunedin from dysentery and diarrhea was exceedingly low
as compared with that in the other boroughs, there having been only 6 deaths from that cause out of 111
deaths, although the population of that borough amounts to considerably more than one-fourth of the
aggregate population of all the boroughs. Similarly, the mortality in Dunedin from typhoid fever is low
compared with that in the other large boroughs. The mortality from this cause in all the boroughs fell
from 32, in 1877, to 24, in 1878.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1879.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
Sale of Crown Lands.
Land Board Office,
New Plymouth, 26th February, 1879.
It is hereby notified that the under-mentioned
allotments of land, situate in the immediate
vicinity of the Town of Carlyle, will be offered for
sale at public auction, at noon, on Saturday, the 29th
day of March proximo, at the Courthouse in Carlyle,
at the upset price stated below.
Plans can be inspected and information obtained
at the Crown Lands Office in New Plymouth, and at
the District Land Office, Carlyle, during office hours.
By order of the Board.
C. D. WHITCOMBE,
Chief Commissioner.
PATEA DISTRICT.
| No. on Plan. | Area. | Upset Price per Acre. |
|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | |
| 74 | 21 2 0 | 7 0 0 |
| 75 | 17 0 0 | 15 0 0 |
| 76 | 24 2 0 | 15 0 0 |
| No. on Plan. | Area. | Upset price per Acre. |
|---|---|---|
| Subdivision. | ||
| 1 | 1 2 0 | 10 0 0 |
| 2 | 1 2 16 | 20 0 0 |
| 3 | 1 3 37 | 22 0 0 |
| 4 | 2 1 20 | 25 0 0 |
| 5 | 2 2 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 6 | 1 3 8 | 25 0 0 |
| 7 | 1 3 17 | 25 0 0 |
| 8 | 1 3 24 | 25 0 0 |
| 9 | 1 3 32 | 20 0 0 |
| 10 | 1 3 30 | 30 0 0 |
| 11 | 1 3 2 | 30 0 0 |
| 12 | 1 3 22 | 30 0 0 |
| 13 | 2 1 12 | 30 0 0 |
| 133 | 9 1 20 | 12 0 0 |
| 134 | 10 0 0 | 11 0 0 |
Section No. 132.
| No. on Plan. | Area. | Upset Price per Section. |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4 0 0 | 5 0 0 |
| 1 | 1 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 2 | 1 0 1 | 25 0 0 |
| 3 | 1 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 4 | 1 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 5 | 1 1 10 | 25 0 0 |
| 6 | 1 1 0 | 25 0 0 |
| 7 | 1 0 3 | 25 0 0 |
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NZ Gazette 1879, No 31
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Death Statistics by Cause and Borough, 1878 (Continued)
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare14 March 1879
Death statistics, Infant mortality, Boroughs, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
- WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
🗺️ Auction of Crown Lands near Carlyle, Patea District
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey26 February 1879
Crown Lands sale, Public auction, Carlyle, Patea District, Land allotments
- C. D. WHITCOMBE, Chief Commissioner