E—4.

Table 18. —Illegitimacy.

Table 19. —Deaths amongst Illegitimate Children for Year ended 31st December, 1926.

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+ Ph'iri A Illegitimate Children T11 ... , mate Children aged «. A7 - Illegitimate mi **-4.1 i under Six Years in t-v* j • a. i -r->• 11 • 1 i Twelve Months or less T • A , District. Births registered , , ,, Licensed b osterj • ino/3 brought under the , , during 1926. T * *. a a • homes at Infants Act during December , 1926. 192b. North Auckland .. .. .. 26 Auckland .. .. .. .. 312 73 121 South Auckland ...... 85 5 12 Hawke's Bay ...... 79 6 12 Gisborne ...... 43 6 8 Wanganui and Taranaki .. .. 100 20 31 Palmerston North .. .. .. 72 12 34 Wellington .. .. .. .. 259 44 102 Nelson ........ 33 3 7 West Coast ........ 32 4 7 North Canterbury .. . . .. 206 58 141 South Canterbury ...... 34 7 23 Otago .. .. .. .. 138 23 43 Southland ........ 54 24 18 Totals for 1926 .. .. 1,473 285 559 Totals for 1925 .. .. 1,332 229 524

tt l f\ vi V ! ' i Between Between Between , Between ; Between District. j „ -.* l "i ; , 011 ', 3 1 and 2 2 and 3 3 and 4 ! 4 and 5 j 5 and 6 j Total. b Months, and under: , 7 v . \r v - x? i v < Years. Years. Years. Years, i Years. 1 Year. i i I I I ! I I I | . North Auckland .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .... 1 Auckland .. .. 11 2 4 1 .. . . I 19 South Auckland .. .. 5 .. 3. .. .. . . 6 Wanganui and Taranaki .. 6 .. 1 .. .. .. . . 7 Gisborne .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. . , .. 4 Hawke's Bay .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. i (> Palmerston North .. 3 .. J . . .. .. ..14 Wellington .. .. 6 1 1 .. .. .. ..18 Nelson .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. | 2 West Coast .. .. 4 .. .. .. ., .. ! 4 North Canterbury 11 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 16 South Canterbury .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 Otago .. .. .. 8 .. 1 .. .. .. I 9 Southland .. .. 4- 1 .. 1 .. . . , 6 i Totals .. ..70 8 9 3 2 1 1 94 i I