Statistics of Van Diemen’s Land. 5 
Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, affording much 
valuable information. By No. 9 it appears that 734 Mar- 
riages were solemnized in Van Diemen’s Land during 1849 ; 
the proportions by the various religious denominations being 
respectively as under, viz. — 
Per cent. 
Church. of, Mme land eicc..ce.t oteeonseeseeers arial 
colander eT ies 
PRO TIC. ih tM ot Maca cae js ese aged 1 OS 
Wife Seiya so a ue ahaa a stent lee 3°40 
Independents, vce cto terencedamwlin Side 
ODES ES cae is ossnuk ubueesrnce Ueesnieatbyechtencd 2:18 
The Society of Friends show no marriage during the 
past year; the Jews record the celebration of 2. The 
ceremony of marriage was in one instance performed by the 
Registrar himself. Of the females married, 17 per cent. 
were under age, but only one male had not reached 21. 
The proportion of widows married was 15:4 per cent., and 
of widowers 4 per cent. Of the whole number, those who 
signed the Register by marks were 27 per cent. males, and 
47°8 females. 5 
No. 10 shows that 1766 Births occurred in 1849,—of 
which 52°83 per cent. were males, and 47°17 females. 
No. 11 records that 1013 Deaths were registered during 
the same period,—of which 59°72 per cent. were those 
of males, and 40°28 those of females. Nos. 12 and 18 
show respectively the Ages of these deaths, classified in 
quinquennial periods. It is but necessary to remark, 
that these tables of Deaths refer exclusively to the free 
population. 
In England the average annual proportion of births to 
population is about 1 to 34, of deaths 1 to 51, and of mar- 
riages 1 to 128. In Van Diemen’s Land in 1849, assuming 
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