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and two years of age there is a change, and the Colonies stand 

 thus : — 1. Queensland ; 2. Victoria ; 3. N. S. Wales ; 4. S. 

 Australia; 5. Tasmania : the last still having the lowest rate, 

 which it keeps through all the ages up to 10, except in one, 

 5-10, in which the rate is the same as in Queensland. Between 



and 5 years, the proportions and order were : — 



Per Cent. 



South Australia 54"17 



Queensland 46'33 



Victoria 45"50 



New South Wales 42-14 



Tasmania 28-08 



In England (1870) the proportions were — Under 1, 24-57 ; 



1 to 2, 8-01 ; 2 to 3, 3-89 ; 3 to 4, 2-65 ; 4 to 5, 1-95 ; to 5, 

 41-07; 5 to 10, 4-47; and between and 10, 45-54. The 

 deaths under 1 year were therefore less in proportion than in 

 any of the mainland Colonies, but considerably more than in 

 Tasmania. In Scotland, taking the mean of males and 

 females (the result of which, though not strictly accurate, is 

 suflBciently near the truth for general comparison) the per- 

 centages were— 0-1, 19-12 ; 1-2, 7-83 ; 2-3, 4-05 ; 3-4, 2-84 ; 

 4-5, 2-11; 0-5,35-96; 5-10,5-50, 0-10, 41-49. At the age 

 0-10, in this Colony the percentage was only 30-84. 



Table C shows the proportions which the deaths of children 

 under 10 bore to 1,000 of the total living population. And 

 here it should be remarked that it has hitherto been our 

 practice in making such calculations, to take the population 

 at the end of each year, while the other Colonies take it at the 

 middle of the year. This, by making the divisor larger, gives 

 us a slight advantage, but the difference is not sufficient 

 materially to interfere with the result. At the age 0-1, the 

 Colonies stand thus : — 



Per 1,000. 



South Australia 5-35 



Queensland 4-52 



Victoria 4*38 



New South Wales 3-70 



Tasmania 2-79 



The same order is observed at the ages 0-5 and 0-10. 



I now come to the series of tables constructed for this Colony 

 alone. But before considering them, it may be well to explain 

 some matters connected with the population as therein stated. 

 The object for which the last census was taken being chiefly 

 political, namely, an alteration in the franchise, the population 

 was enumerated according to Electoral Districts only, and not 

 according to Registration Districts. Since, however, the 

 Kegistration District of Hobart consists of the Electoral 



