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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5010, 14 April 1877, Page 2

A return is published of lands sold, and deposits received, in the provincial district of Wellington, from the Ist to the 31st March of the present year. The following table will be found interesting :

The sections distinguished by the asterisk mark are held or applied for under the much-talked of and frequently abused deferred payment system.

The Registrar-General’s report on the vital statistics of the boroughs of Auckland, Thames, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Hokitika during the month of March has been published. There were 302 births and 125 deaths. The highest proportion of deaths to the 1000 of population was in Auckland, being 1 - 91 ; and the lowest at the Thames, being - 85. The births were 24 more than in February. The deaths were 5 more in number than the deaths in February. Of the deaths, males contributed 78 ; females, 47 : 65 of the deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 62 - 00 per cent, of the whole number ; 44 of these were of children under 1 year of age. There were 5 deaths of persons of 65 years of age and over: 3 of these persons were males and 2 females : of these, 1 male aged 76, and 1 female aged 87, died at Auckland ; 1 male of 68 at Wellington ; and 1 male of 77, with 1 female of 76, at Dunedin. Out of the total number of deaths in seven boroughs, 50, or 40 per cent., were the result of zymotic diseases. The most fatal of these complaints was scarlatina, which caused 20 deaths —10 at Dunedin and 10 at Hokitika ; the death rate for the latter town is on this account extraordinarily high, being 6'20 deaths per 1000 persons living. In February there were only 6 deaths from scarlatina : 1 at. Christchurch, 3 at Dunedin, and 2 at Hokitika. The mortality from diarrhoea, coming next in importance, is considerably lower than in February ; the total number of deaths being 15 against 25. Of these 15 deaths in March, 3 occurred at Auckland, 4 at Wellington, 2 at Nelson, 5 at Dunedin, and lat Hokitika. The decrease at Wellington during two months is very considerable ; January showing 20 deaths from bowel complaints, and February 8, against 4 above-mentioned in last month. Deaths from croup, whooping cough, and fever were the same in number as in February. Out of 4 cases of typhoid fever, 2 were at Wellington. There were 13 deaths in March from bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, asthma, and congestion of the lungs, against 7 from bronchitis and lung disease in February. Of the 13 in March, 4 occurred at Wellington. There were no violent deaths in the boroughs in March. The total number of deaths in the boroughs during last month amounted to 42 less than the number in Mareh, 1876. There were- 50 deaths from zymotic diseases last month, the number from similar causes in March, 1876, having been 78. Scarlatina was more prevalent in March last ; but deaths from croup, dysentery, diarrhoea, and fevers were more numerous in March of the previous year. Developmental diseases, including premature births, deaths from malformations, old age, and debility in children, caused 8 deaths, against 20 in March, 1876.

In a New Zealand Gazette to hand yesterday there is published a return of the quantity and value of gold entered for duty for exportation from New Zealand, from Ist April, 1857, to 31st March, 1877, the totals being shown as follows: —Produce of the goldfields in the different provincial districts.—During the quarter ended the 31st March, 82,241 ozs., value, £331,167 ; entered for exportation previous to the 31st December, 1876, 8,277,311 ozs.; value, £32,269,114. Total amount entered for exportation from New Zealand to 31st March, 1877, 8,359,552 ozs. ; value, £32,599,281. Otago, of course, stands at the head of the list, the total amount entered for exportation there up to the 31st March being 3,617,159 ozs.; value, £14,209,608 ; and Wellington, which is not blessed with a goldfield in its boundary, contributes the least amount of gold duty.

Land Selected or Applied for. Contents. Payment. A. R. 1*. S. (I. Sections 387, 388, 389, Hutt District 583 0 0 291 10 0 Sections 431, Hutt District .. 92 0 0 57 10 0 „ 423, „ 73 0 0 45 12 0 „ 393, 216 0 0 108 0 0 „ 369,373, 374,377,381, Hutt District 980 0 0 490 0 0 Subsection 478, Featberston.. 18 2 35 56 0 0 Section 24, Parse Karetu block 228 1 0 171 3 9 „ 72 379 0 c 189 10 0 „ 95 462 0 c 462 0 0 ,. 94 205 0 0 205 0 0 „ 186, Sandon* „ 184 0 0 36 16 0 „ 206, 274 2 0 274 10 0 Part of Section 11, Karere block 81 3 13 82 0 0 Section 249, Sandon .. 206 0 0 206 0 0 „ 272, Carnarvon* 65 10 0 „ 277, Carnarvon * 64 0 0 „ 268, Carnarvon* 72 4 0 Totals 3983 1 8 2877 6 3