Show progress of new zealand the statistics of the colony of new zealand for the year 1900 have just appeared and show the rapid progress pro gres of this enterprise enter pris ng little state the increase of population for five years was from to iga 65 66 and the revenue per inhabitant from 46 6 lod to za 7 ad the annual eapen deture on old age pensions has reached and will mill probably increase the vital statistics are very full they show it may be remarked in passing a marked increase of deaths from cancer and a slight diminution of deatha deaths from tuberculosis |