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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

The following remarks apply to the four principal boroughs only: The births in February were 217, against 237 in January, a decrease of 20. The deaths amounted to 108, against 128 in January, a decrease of 20. There were 10 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: 1 male of 65, and 3 females of 82, 78, and 73, died at Auckland; 3 females of 74, 73, and 71 at Wellington; 1 male of 69 at Christchurch; 1 male of 73, and 1 female of 66, at Dunedin.

Comparison of Death-rates.—The highest death-rate for February was at Wellington, 1·27 per 1,000 of the population. The total deaths at this city increased from 34 in January to 43 in February. The next highest death-rate was at Auckland, 1·02 per 1,000 persons. Here the number of deaths showed a decrease from 37 in January to 32 in February. At Dunedin the death-rate was 0·86 per 1,000 persons, and the numbers of deaths show a decrease from 38 in January to 20 in February. The death-rate of Christchurch for last month was 0·78, the lowest for the four chief towns. The number of deaths was 13, against 19 in January.

Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.—The proportion of deaths from these complaints to the total deaths from all causes rose from 14·06 per cent. in January to 15·74 per cent. in February, but the actual number of deaths was not widely different, having been 18 in January, against 17 last month. The deaths from simple cholera and diarrhœa numbered 8: 4 at Auckland, 3 at Wellington, and 1 at Dunedin. There were in January 11 deaths from such causes. Influenza, from which there were 6 deaths in December, and 3 in January, was fatal in 1 case only during February. The death was at Wellington. Diphtheria caused 2 deaths: 1 at Auckland, and 1 at Christchurch. The mortality from typhoid fever amounted to 5 deaths: 1 at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, 2 at Christchurch, and 1 at Dunedin. This is an increase on the mortality for January, which was limited to 1 death at Christchurch.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths numbered 25, being the same number as in the previous month. Cancer contributed 4 and phthisis 14 of the total.

Local Diseases.—A decrease from 58 deaths in January to 47 in February is observed. Diseases of the nervous system contributed 12 deaths, and diseases of the circulatory system 14. From diseases of the respiratory system the deaths were only 6. There were 10 deaths from diseases of the digestive system.

Violent Deaths.—These were limited to 3, 2 accidental and 1 a suicide. Of the accidents 1 was caused by falling from a horse, and the other was a death of an infant at birth. The suicide was effected by hanging.

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of these four boroughs from six principal specific febrile or zymotic diseases, 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.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1893.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat forbidding the same be lodged at this office within one month from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Applicant, JOHN RANDLES ROWLANDS, Avenue Road, Farmer.—12 acres, parts of Sections 771 and 772, Grey District. In occupation of Oliver Samuel.

Applicants, JAMES NICOL, MARY CARTWRIGHT, and ANNIE NICOL, all of Huirangi District, Farmers.—51 acres 2 roods 33 perches, part of Section 196, Huirangi District. Occupied by Applicants.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 10th day of March, 1893, at the Lands Registry Office, New Plymouth.

W. STUART,
District Land Registrar.

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7203. HENRY FRANCIS WIGRAM.—16 acres 1 rood 39 perches, part Rural Section 240, Block X., Christchurch Survey District. Occupied by J. O’B. Beckett.

7204. EDWARD SPEECHLY.—526 acres, Rural Sections 7293, 7294, 10398, 10565, and 10566, Block V., Geraldine Survey District. Occupied by John Allan.

7205. WILLIAM IZARD:—38 perches, Lot 5 and part 4, Plan 740, part Town Reserve 33, Christchurch. Unoccupied.

7206. MICHAEL McGOVERIN and WILLIAM JOHN-STON HARDIE.—40 acres, Rural Section 6218, Block XV., Waimate Survey District. Occupied by Applicants.

7207. WILLIAM VAUGHAN.—2 roods, part Rural Section 370, Block X., Rangiora Survey District. Unoccupied.

7208. WILLIAM RENEHAN.—30 acres, Rural Section 10087, Block IX., Teviotdale Survey District. Occupied by Patrick Morrison.

7209. SARAH JANE SIMEON.—4 acres, Lot 1, Plan 789, part Rural Section 154, Block XV., Christchurch Survey District. Occupied by H. T. Hoy.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 11th day of March, 1893, at the Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.

J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

7151. EUGENE LOUIS LELIEVRE.—2 acres 1 rood 8 perches, Section 23A, Town of Akaroa. Occupied by Mrs. C. J. Webb.

7152. PETER HEMLING.—9 acres and 25 perches, part Rural Section 1983, Block XIII., Christchurch Survey District. Occupied by Applicant.

7153. THE CHURCH PROPERTY TRUSTEES.—1 rood 26 perches, part Rural Section 195, Block I., Okain’s Survey District. Occupied by Applicants.

NOTICE is hereby given that the parcel of land herein-after described will be brought under the provisions of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within one month from the date of the gazetting of this notice.

WILLIAM RENNIE.—1 rood, being Section 16, Block LXIX., Town of Invercargill. Occupied by Applicant. No. 2517.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 1893, at the Lands Registry Office, Invercargill.

F. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

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