July 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [1099

The subjoined table shows the mortality for the last two months at each of the four centres 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.

SIX PRINCIPAL SPECIFIC FEBRILE OR ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
PRINCIPAL LUNG-DISEASES.

TOWNS.
Measles.
Scarlet Fever.
Typhoid and Other Fever.
Diphtheria.
Whooping-cough.
Diarrhoeal Diseases.
Bronchitis.
Pleurisy.
Pneumonia.
Congestion of Lungs.
June May. June May. June May. June May. June May. June May. June May. June May. June May. June May.

Auckland and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 2 1 .. 2 3 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 2 1 .. .. 1 1 1 ..
Christchurch and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. ..
Dunedin and Suburban Boroughs .. .. .. .. 1 4 .. 1 2 2 .. 1 3 3 1 .. 3 2 .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 7 3 4 5 1 4 9 7 1 1 7 3 1 ..

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1894.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR JUNE, 1894.

AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month .. 54·4 50·7 44·2 43·5
Average same month previous years .. 53·3 49·0 43·2 43·7
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date 65·0 on 4th 60·1 on 14th 64·6 on 4th 55·0 on 14th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date 37·5 on 26th 36·5 on 26th 28·0 on 20th 33·0 on 26th
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date .. 119·0 on 5th 101 on 14th & 15th 110·5 on 24th 82·0 on 6th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date 30·0 on 26th 24·0 on 26th 24·2 on 20th 23·0 on 26th
Mean Humidity (Saturation = 100) .. 74 79 84 78
Average same month previous years .. 83 80 86 79
Total Rainfall, in inches .. 4·120 5·933 1·765 4·162
Average same month previous years .. 4·774 5·213 3·114 3·641
Number of Days of Rain .. 21 21 15 18
Average same month previous years .. 21 14 12 13

NOTE.—This table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full returns, and must not be entirely relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

JAMES HECTOR,
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 10th July, 1894. Director.

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 June, 1894.

BOROUGHS.
ESTIMATED POPULATION, 1ST JANUARY, 1894.
TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.
DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN JUNE, 1894.
Males.
Females.
Total Deaths.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, June, 1894.
Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year, 1893.
Under 1 Year.
1 & under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.
Under 1 Year.
1 & under 5 Years.
5 Years and over.

Thames .. .. 4,679 13 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·64 17·01
New Plymouth .. 3,580 7 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 4 1·12 15·67
Napier .. .. 9,061 18 .. .. 4 1 .. 3 8 0·88 15·45
Wanganui .. .. 5,423 8 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 2 0·37 11·81
Palmerston North .. 5,730 30 .. .. 3 3 .. .. 9 1·57 9·72
Blenheim .. .. 3,245 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16·29
Nelson .. .. 6,708 16 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 6 0·89 13·00
Greymouth .. .. 3,780 5 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 4 1·06 8·51
Hokitika .. .. 2,120 4 .. 1 2 .. .. 1 4 1·89 20·52
Lyttelton .. .. 4,014 17 2 2 2 .. 1 .. 7 1·74 13·78
Timaru .. .. 3,363 5 .. 1 3 .. .. 2 6 1·78 12·17
Oamaru .. .. 5,592 9 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·36 11·00
Invercargill .. .. 5,600* 13 1 2 2 1 .. 2 8 1·43 12·09

• The population of Invercargill and suburbs was, at the census taken in April, 1891, 8,551 persons.

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