New Zealand Official Year Book 1915

Twenty-fourth year of Issue Prepared under the instructions of The Government of New Zealand By Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician Wellington NZ 1915

“The NZ Official Year-book”, now in its twenty-fourth year of publication, presents, in summary form, the latest information concerning the Dominion and its resources. Statistics are given of the various aspect of New Zealand life, and these figures are supported and illustrated by letterpress and by a considerable number of diagrams, so that, it is hoped, the information given is rendered more attractive and accessible. …This issue of the year-book has been unavoidably delayed mainly by the abnormal demands made upon the Statistical Office by the circumstances arising out of the war.” Contents incl: Desc, Historic and Official pages/Climate and Meteorology/Population/Vital Statistics/Public Health, Hospitals/ Education/Defence/ Law and Crime/Representation and Electoral/Licenses/Commerce/Shipping/Railways/Postal and Telegraphic/Land Tenure, Settlement etc/Agriculture and Live-stock/Afforestation/Fisheries/Mining/Water power/Manufactories and Works/State Aid to Settlers and Workers/Pensions, Superannuation etc/Banking/Insurance/Public Finance/Local Governing Bodies/Valuation of Land/Labour Laws/Prices and Wages/Miscellaneous/Outlying Islands of New Zealand/Statistical View of Fifty Years’ Progress in NZ

Hard cover 220x150x42mm approx 1004 pages Age yellowed pages and some spotting Previous owner name on inner page. Overall very good condition and most interesting and informative.