PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO MARRIED WOMEN IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1891 (EXCLUSIVE OF ABORIGINES).

Colony.	Married Women under 45 Years of Age.	Legitimate Births, 1891.
		Total Number.	Number per 100 Married Women under 45.
1. Tasmania	15,150	4,786	31.59
2. Queensland	44,537	14,031	31.50
3. South Australia	33,486	10,425	31.13
4. Victoria	120,630	36,441	30.21(1)
5. New South Wales	125,056	37,343	29.86
6. New Zealand	63,172	17,635	27.92