IDIOCY AND LUNACY IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1881.

1. New Zealand had 1 idiot or lunatic in every	416 persons.
2. Victoria had 1 idiot or lunatic in every	288 persons.
3. Tasmania had 1 idiot or lunatic in every	274 persons.
4. Western Australia had 1 idiot or lunatic in every	259 persons.