Vital Statistics Tables




202
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

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.
155. Suicide—By Poison .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
157. " By Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
164. Accident—Fracture of Skull .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
166. Birth Accident .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
166. Accident—Crushed .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Injury to Spine .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Knocked down by Tram-car .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
166. " Caught in Machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
167. " Burns .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Drowned .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2
174. Asphixia, due to Morphia .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
175. Accident—Poison .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2
176. Injury to Trachea .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
178. Syncope .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
179. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 3
Totals .. 13 61 27 46 11 39 11 33

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 December, 1909.

BOROUGHS. ESTIMATED POPULATION, JANUARY, 1909. TOTAL BIRTHS IN BOROUGHS. DEATHS IN BOROUGHS REGISTERED IN DECEMBER, 1909. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Mean Population in the Year 1908.
Males. Females. Total Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to the 1,000 of Population, December, 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 8 2 .. 4 .. .. 2 0·54
New Plymouth .. .. 5,352 30 .. .. 3 .. .. 6 1·12
Napier .. .. 10,459 26 1 .. 3 3 .. 9 0·86
Wanganui .. .. 8,511 31 1 .. 3 1 .. 6 0·70
Palmerston North .. .. 11,650 29 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 0·17
Masterton .. .. 5,500 19 3 .. .. 2 .. 5 0·91
Petone .. .. 7,200 21 3 .. 3 1 .. 9 1·25
Blenheim .. .. 3,500 19 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 0·57
Nelson .. .. 8,650 18 .. .. 1 .. 3 4 0·46
Greymouth .. .. 5,079 10 2 .. .. .. .. 2 0·40
Hokitika .. .. 2,410 7 1 .. 2 .. .. 3 1·24
Lyttelton .. .. 4,000 7 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 0·25
Timaru .. .. 8,100 21 1 .. .. 2 .. 5 0·62
Oamaru .. .. 5,257 18 .. .. 1 1 4 6 1·14
Invercargill (Greater)* .. .. 13,700 40 2 .. 2 1 .. 8 0·58
  • Includes suburban boroughs—Invercargill East, North, and South, with Avenal and Gladstone.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1910.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced in New Zealand.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 1st June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

  1. A bonus of 3d. per gallon (£6,250) will be paid on the first 500,000 gallons of mineral oil produced in the Dominion of New Zealand. The mineral oil in the refined state to have a specific gravity of 0·814 to 0·830, and a flash point of not less than 83° Fahr. by the Abel closed test.

  2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Minister of Mines not later than 31st March, 1912.

  3. The claim must be made before 31st March, 1913.

  4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

  5. All conditions as to quantity, quality, priority, and value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

RODERICK MCKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

"The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908."
—Notice of Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 18th January, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Blackball Miners’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 207, situated at Blackball, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

EDW. TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.



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🏛️ Causes of Death in Principal Boroughs, January 1910

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13 January 1910
Births, Deaths, Population, Mortality rate, Statistics, December 1909, Thames, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Masterton, Petone, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Invercargill
  • F. W. Mansfield, Registrar-General

🌾 Bonus on Mineral Oil Production in New Zealand

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
1 June 1909
Bonus, Mineral oil, Production, New Zealand, Mines Department, Conditions, Specific gravity, Flash point
  • Roderick McKenzie, Minister of Mines

👷 Cancellation of Registry for Blackball Miners’ Industrial Union of Workers

👷 Labour & Employment
18 January 1910
Industrial Union, Workers, Cancellation of registry, Blackball Miners', Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908
  • Edw. Tregear, Registrar of Industrial Unions