Feb. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 927

CAUSES OF DEATH.

X.—Malformation.
150. Spina Bifida .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

XI.—DISEASES OF INFANCY.
151. Marasmus, &c. .. .. .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 6
151A. Premature Birth .. .. .. 2 .. 6 .. 4 .. .. .. 12
152. Cyanosis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Haemorrhage at Birth .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2

XII.—OLD AGE.
154. Senility .. .. .. .. 4 .. 2 .. 4 .. 2 12

XIII.—VIOLENCE.
157. Suicide by Hanging .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3
160. " Cutting-instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
161. " Jumping from High Place .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
167. Accident—Burns .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
169. " Drowning .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3
170. " Shot .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
172. " Fall .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
175. " Railways, Vehicles .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 4

XIV.—ILL-DEFINED DISEASES.
189. Heart-failure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

Totals .. .. .. 13 48 18 41 15 47 5 54 241

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 January, 1912.

Thames .. .. 3,672 13 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 0·82 7·16
New Plymouth .. .. 5,398 20 1 .. 3 .. .. 1 5 0·93 13·73
Napier .. .. 10,775 27 .. .. 6 .. .. 4 10 0·93 13·33
Gisborne .. .. 8,481 53 1 .. 3 .. 1 2 7 0·83 13·07
Wanganui .. .. 11,176 31 .. .. 2 .. 1 1 4 0·36 7·24
Wanganui East .. .. 1,776 6 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·56 2·28
Palmerston North .. .. 11,239 41 .. .. 5 .. .. 2 7 0·62 8·55
Masterton .. .. 5,299 12 .. .. 2 .. .. 3 5 0·94 9·34
Petone .. .. 6,790 22 .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0·74 6·55
Blenheim .. .. 3,856 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11·80
Nelson .. .. 8,233 24 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 5 0·61 15·97
Greymouth .. .. 5,559 17 .. .. 3 .. .. 3 6 1·08 12·15
Hokitika .. .. 2,342 7 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 0·85 14·68
Lyttelton .. .. 4,150 17 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·24 5·60
Timaru .. .. 11,519 37 .. .. 3 .. .. 2 5 0·43 7·19
Oamaru .. .. 5,234 19 .. .. 3 1 .. 3 7 1·34 13·67
Invercargill .. .. 13,071 37 2 .. 3 1 .. 9 15 1·15 9·05
Invercargill South .. .. 1,419 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 0·70 7·13

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th February, 1912.

M. FRASER,
Government Statistician

Auckland Land Board.—Election of Member.

I, HARRY MAY SKEET, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Auckland Land District, and Returning Officer for the election of a member of the Auckland Land Board, do hereby notify, in accordance with the provisions of section 41 of the Land Act, 1908, and regulations made thereunder, that the only person validly nominated to fill the vacancy occurring on the said Board was JAMES TROUNSON,
of Northcote; and I do therefore hereby declare that the said JAMES TROUNSON is duly elected a member of the Auckland Land Board as from the 17th day of March, 1912.
Dated at Auckland, this 26th day of February, 1912.

H. M. SKEET,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Government Railways Superannuation Fund.—Election for Scrutineers under the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902.

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 26th February, 1912.

ONLY two nominations having been received for appointment as Scrutineers in the election of an elective member of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, as provided in the regulations under the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902, I hereby declare the nominees,

WILLIAM TORRANCE DOIG and
ALEXANDER MACKIE,

duly elected as Scrutineers in the said election.

R. W. McVILLY,
Returning Officer.