DEAFMUTEISM IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1881.

1. New Zealand had 1 deafmute in every	4,298 persons.
2. Western Australia had 1 deafmute in every	4,244 persons.
3. South Australia had 1 deafmute in every	3,448 persons.
4. Victoria had 1 deafmute in every	3,005 persons.
5. Tasmania had 1 deafmute in every	1,837 persons