New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 34

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✨ Vital Statistics and Deceased Estates



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES IN 1915.

The number of births registered during 1916 (28,518) was more than that for 1915 (27,850) by 668, and the rate was 25·95 per 1,000, as against only 25·33. The birth-rate in 1915 is the second lowest in the history of New Zealand, the lowest rate (25·12) having been recorded in 1899.

The deaths in 1916 (10,593) were more than the number registered in 1915 (9,965) by 628, and the rate per 1,000 rose from 9·06 to 9·64. The number is the highest recorded in any one year in the history of the Dominion.

The number of marriages (excluding those contracted between Maoris) solemnized in 1916 is estimated at 8,025, giving a rate of 7·30 per 1,000 of the mean population, against 10,028 and 9·12, the actual number and rate in 1915. The estimate for 1916 is subject to slight revision, and the final figures cannot be given until all returns come to hand; but the number and rate given are near enough to the mark. The large number of marriages in 1915 included many that in the ordinary course of events would not have been celebrated until 1916, the operation of the National Registration Act being largely responsible. The year 1916 is robbed of these “hastened” marriages, and this, combined with the introduction of a system of compulsory military service which takes into account only marriages solemnized before May, 1915, has had the effect of making the rate for 1916 the lowest since 1899.

The numbers and rates of births, deaths, and marriages for the last ten years are as under:—

Year. Numbers. Rate per 1,000 of the Mean Population.
Births. Marriages. Deaths. Births. Marriages. Deaths.
1907 25,094 8,192 10,066 27·30 8·91 10·95
1908 25,940 8,339 9,043 27·45 8·82 9·57
1909 26,524 8,094 8,959 27·29 8·33 9·22
1910 25,984 8,236 9,639 26·17 8·30 9·71
1911 26,354 8,825 9,534 25·97 8·70 9·39
1912 27,508 9,149 9,214 26·48 8·81 8·87
1913 27,935 8,813 10,119 26·14 8·25 9·47
1914 28,338 9,280 10,148 25·99 8·51 9·31
1915 27,850 10,028 9,965 25·33 9·12 9·06
1916 28,518 8,025* 10,593 25·95 7·30* 9·64
  • Approximate.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1917.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 16 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and Sections 18 and 19 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £400 in each case.

No. Name of Deceased. Residence. Occupation. Date of Death. Date Election filed. Testate or Intestate.
1 Beaumont, Henry Motueka Shopkeeper. 14/1/17 15/2/17 Testate.
2 Berg, Isaac Sheffield Bootmaker. 20/8/16 12/2/17 Intestate.
3 Carr, George Joseph Auckland Bushmill carpenter 2/9/15 16/2/17 ,,
4 Crabbe, Joseph Benedict Elsthorpe Contractor 17/4/16 15/2/17 Testate.
5 Fahey, John Dannevirke Labourer 17/7/16 15/2/17 ,,
6 Fitzpatrick, John South Dunedin ,, —/5/15 16/2/17 Intestate.
7 Given, John Edie Hastings Carpenter 16/9/16 15/2/17 Testate.
8 Hayelton, Thomas Lindsay Lyttelton Prison warden 15/9/16 15/2/17 ,,
9 Holmes, Alexander Bind Wyndham Carter 1/10/16 15/2/17 ,,
10 Nicholas, Roland Henderson Winchmore Farm labourer 31/5/15 12/2/17 Intestate.
11 Olsen, John Harold Auckland Driver 8/8/15 16/2/17 ,,
12 Pickering, John Emerson Greymouth Settler 15/7/14 15/2/17 Testate.
13 Richmond, Sarah Elizabeth Midhurst Married woman 4/1/04 15/2/17 ,,
14 Shadlow, Stephen Marton Bricklayer 29/4/15 15/2/17 ,,
15 Teeford, Rosanna Margaret Carterton Spinster 10/11/92 15/2/17 ,,
16 Tobin, Mary Ann; or Williams, Lily; or Tobin, Mary; or Wilson, Mary; or Wilson, Lily; or Wilson, Elizabeth; or Hughes, Katherine; or Hughes, Catherine Auckland Married woman 21/11/16 12/2/17 Intestate.
17 Wallace, Alexander, or Alexander Kinson Dunedin Retired grocer 1/1/17 15/2/17 Testate.
18 Willis, Sarah Ann Greymouth Widow 24/9/16 15/2/17 ,,

Wellington, N.Z., 21st February, 1917.

FRED. FITCHETT, Public Trustee.



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🏛️ Births, Deaths, and Marriages Statistics for 1915 and 1916

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 February 1917
Statistics, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Population
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

⚖️ Public Trustee Notice of Deceased Estates Administration

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 February 1917
Deceased Estates, Public Trustee, Administration, Intestate, Testate
26 names identified
  • Henry Beaumont, Deceased estate administered
  • Isaac Berg, Deceased estate administered
  • George Joseph Carr, Deceased estate administered
  • Joseph Benedict Crabbe, Deceased estate administered
  • John Fahey, Deceased estate administered
  • John Fitzpatrick, Deceased estate administered
  • John Edie Given, Deceased estate administered
  • Thomas Lindsay Hayelton, Deceased estate administered
  • Alexander Bind Holmes, Deceased estate administered
  • Roland Henderson Nicholas, Deceased estate administered
  • John Harold Olsen, Deceased estate administered
  • John Emerson Pickering, Deceased estate administered
  • Sarah Elizabeth Richmond, Deceased estate administered
  • Stephen Shadlow, Deceased estate administered
  • Rosanna Margaret Teeford, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Ann Tobin, Deceased estate administered
  • Lily Williams, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Tobin, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Wilson, Deceased estate administered
  • Lily Wilson, Deceased estate administered
  • Elizabeth Wilson, Deceased estate administered
  • Katherine Hughes, Deceased estate administered
  • Catherine Hughes, Deceased estate administered
  • Alexander Wallace, Deceased estate administered
  • Alexander Kinson Wallace, Deceased estate administered
  • Sarah Ann Willis, Deceased estate administered

  • Fred. Fitchett, Public Trustee