Falling Birth Rate.
NEARLY LOWEST IX WORLD. The birth-rate of New Zealand is. with the exception of four count rh ■-.. the lowest in the world. These countries are Switzerland, France, [''inland, and the Iris!i Free State, The birth-rate of countries fur which statistics are available up to within two years past, are: — Ceylon. -I ! b> births per 10!)0; Chile. 39. ‘J: dapaa 3-7.1 : Spain. 39.-1 ; South Africa. 2-'-.l; Netherlands. 27.1: Canada, 20.3 : Germany, 25.9: Australia. 21. i : I nited States. 23.7 ; Scot hi iS 23.0: Britain. 22.0: New /• -aland, 27.9: Frame. 21.3; Switzerland. 20.":, Fin hind. 19 2; Irish Free State. 18.0. Tlie population oi New Zealand on Decemlier 31st-. was ! .394.100. The hirtli-rale for New Zealand lasi year is. with the exception of 1919. the loweit on record. Following are the birth and deathrate per thousand of the mean population. for the past ten years: Births. Deaths. p<jl4 25.99 9.31 1915 25.33 9.0il 1916 25.94 9.64 1917 25.69 9.5$ 1918 23.41 14-84 1919 :\E 12 9.40 1920 25.09 10.15 1921 23.34 8.73 1922 27.17 8.77 1923 .... 21.05 9.03
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1924, Page 2
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179Falling Birth Rate. Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1924, Page 2
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