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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5295, 15 March 1878, Page 2

The Registrar-General's report on the vital statistics of the principal towns in the colony for the month of February \vas published in a Gazette issued yesterday. 'We' are glad to notice that the health of Wellington shows a marked improvement on the previous month, the mortality 1 for February being 1.35, per 1000, as against 2.43 for January. There were 25 deaths registered in Wellington during the month of February, and of this number only five deaths were of persons above five of age, and no less than 15 deaths were of infants under twelve, months. In connection with this it must be noted that more births were registered in Wellington in February than in any other town in the colony. This, of course, has considerable bearing on the figures given as to the mortality of infants. The population of Wellington is set down by the Registrar-General at 18,538, whereas there is good reason to believe that the papulation of the city is considerably over twenty thousand. However, taking the lesser number as a of calculation, the , death-rate for February cannot be considered as high.- The following table will show the mortality, &c., in the principal towns of the colony during last month

From the above it will be seen that Nelson heads the black-list. There was only one death in that town of a person over five years of age. Of the deaths in Wellington 3 were from whooping-cough, against 13 for January. We again take the opportunity of reminding those persons who are qualified to vote at Parliamentary elections, but have not yet placed their names on the register, that they must do so before the end of the present month, or they- will be excluded from exercising the franchise —which ought to' be considered a valuable privilege—for the next twelve months. Before that time it is probable that there will be a dissolution of Parliament and a general election, when there are few who, would not like to have tho opportunity of recording thenvotes. After being so frequently reminded that the time for registration this year closes at the end of this month, people willhave nobody to find fault with but themselves if they are left out in the cold on this occasion. The franchise here is placed low enough for almost every male adult to quality as an elector if he chooses. Registration forms can be ..had gratis at this office. A New 'Zealand Gazette, published yesterday, contains a notification of importance to immigrants entitled to land under the Act of 1875. Those so entitled in allother respects, but who' have omitted .to obtain flv-ir certificates, or to do any other thing required by the Act, can now get their land, an Order in Council having been issued, empowering the Governor, on receiving proof that the persons referred to had a home fide intention to comply with the Act, to grant them all the privileges and benefits which they would have had, but the omissions stated. '

Boroughs. Estimated population ■ Feb. 1877, Total Births. Total Deaths. Proportion, of Deaths to the .1000 of Population. - Auckland 13,209 51 19 1-43 Thames 4,406 23 3 •67 Wellington 18,538 ‘ 77 25 1*35 Nelson .. 6,059 IS 12 Christchurch .. 13,513 4S 14 1‘04 Dunedin 25,512 72 13 *51 Hokitika 2,738 c 3 1T0 Total.. - 295 89 . —.