Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 735

Parasitic Diseases.—Hydatids were fatal at Auckland (1 death), at Wellington (2 deaths), at Christchurch (2 deaths), and at Dunedin (3 deaths). There were also 1 death at Wellington from aphthæ, and 1 from worms at Auckland.

Dietetic Diseases.—These numbered 15, 6 being due to want of breast-milk, or malnutrition, 8 to alcoholism, and 1 to delirium tremens.

Constitutional Diseases.—The deaths at the four towns numbered 496 in 1904. The first in importance of these diseases, and of all causes of death, is tubercle. The figures for 1903 and 1904 show 250 and 259 deaths for each year respectively.

Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases.—

The mortality from tubercular diseases for 1904 is 10·86 per cent. of the total deaths at the four boroughs and their suburbs from all causes.

Deaths from cancer rose at the chief towns from 179 in 1903 to 184 in 1904. The latter number is 7·72 per cent. of deaths for the year from all causes.

The number of deaths from cancer at the four chief towns and their suburbs for each of the last five years was as under :—

Diabetes shows 24 deaths in 1904 against 25 in 1903.

Developmental Diseases.—There were 234 deaths in this class, of which 100 were from premature births, 119 from old age, and 15 from other causes.

Local Diseases.—Deaths in this class were 44 less than in 1903, the figures being 1,223 against 1,267. Diseases of the nervous system were the most fatal of this class, amounting to 273; this number includes 102 deaths from apoplexy, 33 from convulsions, and 47 from paralysis, including hemiplegia and paraplegia. Diseases of the circulatory system show 272 deaths from heart-disease and other allied complaints. Diseases of the respiratory system show 268 deaths for 1904, against 275 in the former year. Bronchitis, pneumonia, congestion of the lungs, pleurisy, and allied diseases form this group.

Under the head of “Diseases of the Digestive System” there were 255 deaths at the four centres, including 100 from enteritis; peritonitis, 11; gastritis, 14; cirrhosis of liver, 20; jaundice and liver-disease, 12; and dentition, 12. From appendicitis 16 deaths are particularly noted.

Diseases of the urinary system caused 102 deaths. The remaining deaths were—2 disease of organs of special sense, 8 of the lymphatic, 37 of the reproductive systems, 3 of the organs of locomotion, and 3 of the integumentary system.

Violent Deaths.—There were 124 violent deaths, 95 of which were classed as accidental. Nine of these latter were caused by fractures, and 17 by falls. In 6 cases deaths resulted from the deceased being run over by a cart, tram, train, &c. Six deaths were from burns or scalds, 17 by drowning, 8 by suffocation, 3 by poisoning, 9 by injuries to head, spine, hip, &c.; besides 5 from accident at birth, and 15 others.

Two deaths were classified as murder. Of 27 suicides, 10 were by shooting, 7 by cutting throat, 4 by poison, 4 by hanging, 1 by drowning, and 1 by strangling.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1905.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Auckland Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th March, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the under-mentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Westland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th March, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the under-mentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWNSHIP OF RUNANGA.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Annan Settlement, Canterbury Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 28th February, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 12th day of April, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.