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Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



Table II. 



Percentages of Proportional Excess, relative to the Whole Colony, of 

 the Population of the Four Chief Provinces of New Zealand in 

 the Quinquennial Age-periods. 



The first noteworthy feature is the excess of young children, 

 or those in the age-period 0-5, in the northern districts, and 

 the defect of the same in the southern districts. The percent- 

 age of excess in Auckland is 3'2, and in Wellington 3'5, while 

 in Canterhury the deficiency is 66, and in Otago 7*4. 



Wellington alone has an excess in the age-period 5-10, but 

 there is not nearly so great a difference betvveen the several 

 districts in this age-period as in the previous one. 



Both the northern districts are deficient in both the age- 

 periods 10-15 and 15-20, more particularly Wellington, which 

 has a deficiency of 4-1 per cent, in both periods, while Canter- 

 bury lias a considerable excess in the age-period 15-20, 

 amounting to 6-8 per cent. 



The southern districts have but a slight excess in the 

 next age-period, 20-25, while that of Wellington amounts to 

 4-9 per cent., Auckland having a deficiency of 4-3 per cent. 



For the next five age-periods, including the ages 25-50, 

 both the northern districts have an excess, which is specially 

 marked in the case of Wellington, amounting to no less than 

 107 per cent, for the age-period 35-40, and over 6 per cent. 



