July 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1399

In the first table are given the deaths and death-rates for each of the four cities, for the suburban boroughs severally, and for each city with its suburban towns. As regards Auckland and Christchurch, the whole of the area usually recognised as suburban has not yet been brought under municipal government, and the vital statistics do not deal with such portions as still remain in road districts. But the omission is not very important, for there are in either case quite enough suburbs included within borough boundaries to give a fair idea of the death-rate of Greater Auckland and Greater Christchurch. As further boroughs are formed the vital statistics will be made to include them.

The inclusion of the suburban boroughs tends to raise the rate at Christchurch, but lowers it at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. The rates for June are,—

Death-rates per 1,000 of Population.

Auckland City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02
" and five suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·95
Wellington City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·84
" and three suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 0·79
Christchurch City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0·81
" and four suburban boroughs.. .. .. .. .. 0·82
Dunedin City .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·49
" and eight suburban boroughs .. .. .. .. .. 1·14

Including the suburbs, the rate at Dunedin is the highest, and at Wellington the lowest. Compared with June, 1899, the results are,—

June, 1899. June, 1900.
Auckland and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·95
Wellington and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·99 0·79
Christchurch and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·59 0·82
Dunedin and suburbs .. .. .. .. .. 0·87 1·14

Specific Febrile and Zymotic Diseases.—There were only 10 deaths at the four chief centres from miasmatic diseases during June. Influenza was fatal at Christchurch, 1 death being recorded. Diphtheria caused deaths at three of the towns—Auckland (2), Christchurch (2), and Dunedin (1). From typhoid fever there was 1 death at Auckland, 1 at Wellington, and 2 at Dunedin. There were also 5 deaths from diarrhoea—4 at Auckland, and 1 at Dunedin. Besides the above, there were 4 deaths belonging to the other orders of the class.

Constitutional Diseases.—There were 38 deaths belonging to this class: From cancer, 2 deaths at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 2 at Christchurch, and 4 at Dunedin; from phthisis 17 deaths, other tubercular diseases 5, rheumatic fever 2, anaemia 1, and diabetes 1.

Local Diseases.—Of 86 deaths, 24 resulted from diseases of the nervous system, 26 of the circulatory, 13 of the respiratory, 13 of the digestive, 7 of the urinary, and 3 of the reproductive systems.

Violence.—The accidental deaths numbered 6: A carter was run over by a dray at Auckland, and another at Christchurch; a girl was killed by contact with a railway-engine at Dunedin; a woman died from shock caused by burns; and a jeweller accidentally poisoned himself with laudanum at Auckland: an adult male was found drowned in the harbour at Wellington. There was 1 homicidal death, that of a man thirty-two years of age: the verdict of the Coroner’s jury was “Manslaughter,” and the direct cause of death “injury to brain.” There was 1 suicidal death—by hanging. The total number of violent deaths at the four centres during the month was thus 8.