New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 33

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✨ Mortality and Population Statistics

APRIL 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1125

CAUSES OF DEATH.

	AUCKLAND AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN BOROUGHS.		TOTAL.
	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.

XIII.—VIOLENCE.

Suicide by Drowning .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Accident—Shot .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
" Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
" Fall from Cab .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
" Fall from Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
" Fall from Horse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
" At Birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
" Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
" Suffocation .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.

Syncope .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2

Totals .. .. .. 30 53 23 44 16 34 14 31 245

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of March, 1909.

BOROUGHS.	ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1909.	TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS.	DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN MARCH, 1909.							Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population in the Year 1908.
			Males.			Females.			Total Deaths.	Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, March, 1909.
			Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.	Under 1 Year.	1 & under 5 Years.	5 Years and over.

Thames .. .. .. 3,750 11 2 .. .. .. .. 2 2 0·54 12·27
New Plymouth .. .. 5,352 20 2 .. 1 .. .. 2 5 0·94 10·94
Napier .. .. .. 10,459 32 3 .. 4 .. .. 5 12 1·15 11·08
Wanganui .. .. 8,511 22 1 1 2 1 .. 3 8 0·94 8·34
Palmerston North .. 11,650 34 1 .. 2 .. .. 1 4 0·34 9·06
Masterton .. .. 5,500 16 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 4 0·73 12·65
Petone .. .. .. 7,200 12 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 0·28 ..
Blenheim .. .. 3,500 17 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 0·58 11·14
Nelson .. .. .. 8,650 23 4 1 4 .. .. 2 11 1·27 15·10
Greymouth .. .. 5,079 24 2 .. .. 2 .. 3 7 1·38 12·91
Hokitika .. .. 2,410 4 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 4 1·66 15·77
Lyttelton .. .. 4,000 14 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 0·50 9·82
Timaru .. .. .. 8,100 24 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 4 0·49 11·35
Oamaru .. .. .. 5,257 16 .. .. 3 1 .. 2 6 1·14 10·54
Invercargill (Greater)* .. 13,700 41 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 9 0·66 10·40

Includes suburban boroughs—Invercargill East, North, and South, with Avenal and Gladstone.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1909.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Tenders for Native Timber, Dunedin and Invercargill Districts, 1909–10.

Railway Department (Head Office), Wellington, 17th April, 1909.

THE undermentioned accepted tender-rates for the supply of Native timber for the New Zealand Government Railways are published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Tenderer.	District.	Rimu.		White-pine.	Totara.
		First-class.	Ordinary Building.

Per 100 Superficial Feet

SAWN TIMBER.

Massey and Co. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 11 0 | 9 0 | 10 0 | 23 0
" .. .. | Invercargill .. | 11 0 | 9 0 | 10 0 | 23 0

WROUGHT TIMBER.

Massey and Co. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 15 0 | 13 6 | 11 6 | 26 0
" .. .. | Invercargill .. | 15 0 | 13 6 | 11 6 | 26 0

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1909, No 33

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🏥 Mortality Statistics by Cause and Location (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsMortality statistics, Causes of death, Violence, Ill-defined diseases, Drowning, Accidents, Syncope, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

W. W. Cook, Deputy Registrar-General

🏥 Births and Mortality Statistics by Borough

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated19 April 1909
KeywordsBirths, Deaths, Population, Mortality rate, Boroughs, March 1909
👩‍💼 Officials

W. W. Cook, Deputy Registrar-General

🌾 Accepted Tender Rates for Native Timber Supply

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated17 April 1909
KeywordsTenders, Timber, Native timber, Railways, Supply, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rimu, White-pine, Totara
👩‍💼 Officials

T. Ronayne, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

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