Sept. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1059

REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S Report on the Vital Statistics of the Principal Towns of New Zealand during the Month of August, 1891.

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 August, 1891.

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

Auckland .. .. ..
Wellington .. .. ..
Christchurch .. .. ..
Dunedin .. .. ..
Thames .. .. ..
New Plymouth .. .. ..
Napier .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. ..
Blenheim .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. ..
Sydenham .. .. ..
Lyttelton .. .. ..
Timaru .. .. ..
Oamaru .. .. ..
Greymouth .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. ..
Caversham .. .. ..
Invercargill* .. .. ..

Totals .. .. ..

POPULATION,
CENSUS, APRIL, 1891.

28,773
31,021
16,223
22,376
4,618
3,350
8,341
5,011
3,294
6,626
9,680
4,087
3,668
5,621
3,787
2,178
4,690
4,950
..

TOTAL BIRTHS.

79
91
36
59
12
9
22
14
17
13
19
12
11
18
7
2
11
10
442

DEATHS REGISTERED IN AUGUST, 1891.

• Males.
  • Under 1 Year
  • 1 & under 5 Years
  • 5 Years and over
• Females.
  • Under 1 Year
  • 1 & under 5 Years
  • 5 Years and over
• Total Deaths
• Proportion of Deaths
  • to the 1,000 of Population, August, 1891.
• Proportion of Deaths
  • to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1890.

2 4 18 | 2 1 8 | 35 | 1·22 | 11·34
11 1 12 | 3 3 9 | 39 | 1·26 | 12·64
2 .. 5 | 1 .. 6 | 14 | 0·86 | 11·04
1 .. 9 | 2 2 3 | 17 | 1·76 | 14·20
1 .. 2 | 1 .. 1 | 5 | 1·08 | 11·81
1 .. 2 | .. .. 2 | 5 | 1·49 | 14·46
.. .. 1 | .. .. 5 | 6 | 0·72 | 15·18
.. .. 2 | .. .. 1 | 3 | 0·60 | 10·45
.. .. 2 | .. 1 1 | 4 | 1·21 | 8·67
.. .. 6 | 1 1 10 | 18 | 2·72 | 16·40
2 .. 6 | 2 .. 2 | 12 | 1·24 | 11·42
.. .. 1 | 1 .. 1 | 3 | 0·73 | 14·12
3 .. .. | .. .. 4 | 7 | 1·25 | 14·72
1 .. .. | 2 .. .. | 2 | 0·53 | 9·52
.. 1 .. | 1 .. .. | 2 | 4·59 | 25·37
.. .. 8 | .. 1 1 | 10 | 1·49 | 13·98
.. .. 5 | 1 .. .. | 7 | 1·21 | 15·09
1 .. 2 | .. .. 3 | 6 | .. | ..
25 6 81 | 17 8 59 | 196 | .. | ..

Note.—Deaths, occurring at hospitals, of persons not residents of the borough in which the hospital is situated are allotted to the borough where the diseases were contracted, and not to that in which the deaths actually took place.

The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 442, against 470 in July, a decrease of 28. The deaths in August were 196, an increase of 21 on the number in July. Of the total deaths, males contributed 112; females, 84. Fifty-six of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 28·57 per cent. of the whole number; 42 of these were under 1 year of age.

• 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 consideration the number of the population in the adjacent boroughs, some of which are included in the above table, and other districts which are practically suburbs of the central borough. This can only be done with any degree of accuracy for census years.

The populations of the four principal boroughs and their suburbs in April, 1891, were as follows:—

Auckland Borough ... ... ... M. 13,703 F. 15,070 Total. 28,773
Adjacent boroughs and road districts ... M. 10,838 F. 11,676 Total. 22,514
Total Auckland Borough and suburbs ... M. 24,541 F. 26,746 Total. 51,287

Wellington Borough ... ... ... M. 15,189 F. 15,832 Total. 31,021
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ... M. 1,135 F. 1,068 Total. 2,203
Total Wellington Borough and suburbs M. 16,324 F. 16,900 Total. 33,224

Christchurch Borough ... ... ... M. 7,765 F. 8,458 Total. 16,223
Adjacent boroughs and other suburbs ... M. 15,310 F. 16,313 Total. 31,623
Total Christchurch Borough and suburbs M. 23,075 F. 24,771 Total. 47,846

Dunedin Borough ... ... ... M. 10,427 F. 11,949 Total. 22,376
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ... M. 11,375 F. 12,114 Total. 23,489
Total Dunedin Borough and suburbs ... M. 21,802 F. 24,063 Total. 45,865

The population of Invercargill and suburbs at same date was— M. 2,393 F. 2,557 Total. 4,950
Invercargill Borough ... ... ... M. 1,744 F. 1,857 Total. 3,601
Adjacent boroughs ... ... ...
Total Invercargill Borough and suburbs... M. 4,137 F. 4,414 Total. 8,551

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 August, 1891.