VITAL STATISTICS.
METROPOLITAN AREA. Compared with October, 1926, births in-.the Christchurch metropolitan area last month showed an increase; deaths also showed an increase; and the number of marriage notices issued was greater than in October last year. Of the 115 deaths last month, 81 were of people of 40 years or over, there were 14 in the 60's, 28 in the 70's, 11 « the 80s, and one aged 94. There were 54 over 60 years The figures for last month and for October, 1926, follow:
For the ten mouths, January to October, 1927, and for the corresponding period of 1926, the, figures are: —
In both tables the figures _relating to "marriages in office" are included in those referring to "marriage notices."
points of view. I wish I could share his optimism. .What is the use of clamouring for more primary production when large expanses of agricultural and pastoral lands are falling back on the first mortgagees? Some land in my district has been unoccupied for two or - three years and will soon be' overgrown with weeds, gorse, and rabbits. The production of hundreds of thousands of acres is being lost to New Zealand in this way. Many more farms will be unoccupied after the cominr harvest, as finance seems to be gradually getting worse. The uulimiting of hours of work will not improve matters if the longworked hours of the struggling farmer prove anything. The GoVernmeut has put or is putting legislation on the Statute Book which reads as if it would be a panacea for all agricultural and industrial woes. In spite of all this the position of the primary producer is getting more hopeless. What is wanted is a "Savonarola,'' and on him we would be willing to shower honours which would make those suggested by Dr. Thacker for Mr Sidey as a was candle light in comparison with the searchlight of a mighty dreadnought. Talk will avail nothing. Something tangible must be done and done quick]v.—Yours, etc.. PRIMARY PRODUCER.
1927 1926 Births ... 235 211 Deaths • . ... ... llo 93 Marriage Notices ... 91 83 Marriages in Office ... 16 14
1927 1926 Births ... 2066 2147 Deaths ... 1064 1147 Marriage Notices ... 922 917 Marriages in Office ... 177 173
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19147, 2 November 1927, Page 11
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