Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 321

R EGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month
of February, 1889.

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to
Population, in the under-mentioned Boroughs, during the Month of February, 1889.

BOROUGHS.
(For population of principal boroughs,
including suburbs, see note.)

ESTIMATED
POPULATION
JAN., 1889.

TOTAL BIRTHS.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN FEBRUARY, 1889.

Males.

Females.

Total Deaths.

Proportion of
Deaths
to the 1,000 of
Population,
February,
1889.

Proportion of Deaths
to the 1,000 of Popu-
lation in the Year
1888.

Auckland†

Wellington†

Christchurch†

Dunedin†

Thames

New Plymouth

Napier

Wanganui

Blenheim

Nelson

Sydenham

Lyttelton

Timaru

Oamaru

Greymouth

Hokitika

Caversham

Invercargill

Totals

.. 35,858
.. 29,075
.. 16,455
.. 23,546
.. +
.. 2,667
.. 8,597
.. 5,240
.. 3,260
.. 7,733
.. 10,117
.. 3,992
.. 3,707
.. 5,637
.. 3,637
.. 2,666
.. 4,962
.. 4,990
..

73
65
20
46

• 7
  38
  11
  16
  4
  17
  11
  10
  10
  6
  4
  12
  7
  366

Under
1 Year.

4
12
11
1
..
..
2
2
1
..
5
1
1
2
..
..
..
..
46

1 & under
5 Years.

2
3
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
7

5 Years
and over.

5
6
3
12
..
..
1
..
..
..
3
..
..
2
..
2
..
..
44

Under
1 Year.

8
3
5
3
..
..
2
..
..
1
5
..
1
..
..
..
2
..
31

1 & under
5 Years.

3
2
3
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
7

5 Years
and over.

6
6
2
6
..
..
5
..
1
..
3
..
1
1
..
3
3
39

Total Deaths.

28
32
21
21
6
1
10
4
3
3
17
2
5
3
4
2
7
3
174

Proportion of Deaths
to the 1,000 of Population,
February, 1889.

0.78
1.10
1.28
1.02
..
1.16
0.76
0.92
0.39
1.68
0.50
1.35
0.53
1.10
0.75
1.41
0.60
..
..

Proportion of Deaths
to the 1,000 of Popu-
lation in the Year
1888.

10.49
13.12
11.36
11.40
..
15.87
8.53
10.70
11.95
10.86
15.88
12.36
9.95
9.14
12.30
11.04
6.92
..
..

The deaths of persons not residents of the boroughs, occurring at hospitals, have been excluded in all cases.
The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 366, against 458 in January, a decrease of 92. Of the total deaths, males contributed 97; females, 77.
Ninety-one of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 52.30 per cent. of the whole number; 77 of these were
under 1 year of age.

† The information necessary for calculating the population cannot be obtained from the Town Clerk until April.
‡ It must be understood that the numbers of the population above given refer only to those within the several borough boundaries,
to estimate the relative importance of the principal boroughs as centres of population it is necessary in each case to take into con-
sideration the number of the population in the adjacent boroughs, some of which are included in the above table. This can only be
done with any degree of accuracy for census years.
The populations of the four principal boroughs and their suburbs in 1886 were as follows:--

Auckland Borough ... ... ... 33,161
Adjacent boroughs and road districts ... 23,887
Total Auckland Borough and suburbs... 57,048

Wellington Borough ... ... ... 25,945
Suburbs ... ... ... 1,888
Total Wellington Borough and suburbs 27,833

Christchurch Borough... ... ... 15,265
Adjacent boroughs and other suburbs... 29,423
Total Christchurch Borough and suburbs 44,688

Dunedin Borough ... ... ... 23,243
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ... 22,275
Total Dunedin Borough and suburbs 45,518

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 of Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch, and Dunedin, that were registered during the Month of February, 1889.