New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 6

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✨ Meteorological and Vital Statistics, Bank of New Zealand Statement



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR DECEMBER, 1896.

— AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LINCOLN, CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month
Average same month previous years ...		 67·0
65·2		 62·1
60·8		 63·3
60·7		 58·3
56·0
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date* 83·0 on 14th 77·0 on 29th 98·4 on 30th 88·0 on 30th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date* 53·0 on 5th 44·0 on 25th 44·6 on 3rd 39·0 on 1st
Maximum Solar Radiation, and date* 147·0 on 9th 133·0 on 13th 154·0 on 30th 140·0 on 15th
Minimum Terrestrial Radiation, and date* 51·0 on 5th 35·0 on 25th 40·0 on 2nd 35·0 on 2nd
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100)
Average same month previous years ...		 68
72		 72
73		 59
71		 71
72
Total Rainfall, in inches
Average same month previous years ...		 0·880
3·225		 2·613
3·807		 0·480
1·640		 1·350
3·156
Number of Days of Rain
Average same month previous years ...		 6
10		 10
10		 6
8		 13
14
  • Fahrenheit.

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,
Director.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 16th January, 1897.

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 December, 1896.

BOROUGHS. POPULATION, CENSUS, APRIL, 1896. TOTAL BIRTHS. IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 1896. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1895.
Males. Females. Total Deaths.
Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over. Under 1 Year. 1 & under 5 Years. 5 Years and over.
Thames .. .. 4,261 11 1 .. 3 1 .. 4 9 2·11 12·16
New Plymouth .. 3,825 13 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·52 15·55
Napier .. 9,231 12 1 .. 2 .. .. 4 7 0·76 12·54
Wanganui .. 5,936 13 1 .. 4 1 1 .. 7 1·18 13·26
Palmerston North .. 5,910 11 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 0·34 8·14
Blenheim .. 3,018 7 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 1·33 11·91
Nelson .. 6,659 13 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 4 0·60 12·29
Greymouth .. 3,099 4 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 0·97 9·71
Hokitika .. 2,059 10 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 0·49 12·81
Lyttelton .. 3,898 13 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 4 1·03 9·65
Timaru .. 3,613 9 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·55 11·04
Oamaru .. 5,225 15 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·96 8·92
Invercargill .. 5,632* 8 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 4 0·71 8·64
  • At the census taken in April last the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 9,996 persons.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

| Notes in circulation .. | .. | .. | £ 536,746 10 9 |
| Bills in circulation .. | .. | .. | 19,481 13 7 |
| Balances due to other Banks .. | .. | .. | 14,885 1 8 |
| Government deposits .. | .. | .. | 919,609 0 4 |
| Other deposits— | | | |
| Not bearing interest .. | .. | .. | 2,272,245 8 5 |
| Bearing interest .. | .. | .. | 3,306,076 4 3 |
| Total average liabilities | .. | .. | £7,069,043 19 0 |

ASSETS.

| Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. | .. | .. | £ 1,148,198 11 8 |
| Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. | .. | .. | 74,352 2 11 |
| Notes and bills of other Banks .. | .. | .. | 26,570 2 5 |
| Balances due from other Banks .. | .. | .. | 5,819 15 1 |
| Landed property .. | .. | .. | 154,391 7 7 |

Amount of all other securities—

  1. Notes and bills discounted .. | .. | 937,694 14 10
  2. Colonial Government securities | .. | 429,591 7 2
  3. Other funded securities | .. | ..
  4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. | .. | 4,191,529 5 0
  5. Securities not included under the above heads | .. | ..*1,751,274 14 3

Total average assets | .. | ..£8,719,422 0 11

  • This includes an average of £232,508 18s. 5d. held in Assets Realisation Board Debentures.

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £2,000,000.
Preference shares subscribed for by the Government of New Zealand, £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Reserve fund, £23,474 7s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1897.

H. MACKENZIE,
General Manager.

RICH'D. W. GIBBS,
Accountant.



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16 January 1897
Meteorological Data, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall, Solar Radiation
  • James Hector, Director

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16 January 1897
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15 January 1897
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Meteorological Data, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall, Solar Radiation, December 1896
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