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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3388, 31 October 1879, Page 2

Mb Geobge B&ack, formerly manager oi the Big Pump, has, we learn, been appointed manager of the Golden Pah mine, Coromattdel. A Pbess agency telegram of to-day •ays: —" The ritel statistics for S«pte»i>er ! gives Dunedin the highest rate of mortality according to its population, and Iftpimr ana* tfc# Tbamei the lowest. i

At tho ii.M. Court this morning, before H. Kcnrick tisq., U.M.. Alexander Wilson, was charged with allowing tho payments on an afliliation order to fail into »mar. JDcfendout said that be was out of work, and had a wife and three children to ketp. He had paid under this order for throe and a half years. His Worship said ho would adjourn tho case for ono month, to K've defendant time to pay if he not work. ' He believed the woman Hiidwood, was better able to support the child thau the defendant* aud recommended him, if he thought he could prove Birdwood was better able to support the. child than himself, to taalre nn application for the cancelling or reduction of the order.

We letirn on fair authority that four Auckland Bifle Volunteer Companies and the Auckland Artillery are likely to join the Thames Volunteers on the review on the 10th November. A troop of the Waikato Cavalry is also expected to be present. fy, Gentlemen desirous of competing fcr places in the Scotch team for the international match are reminded by the committee's advertisement that the first competition takes place to morrow in two squads—B 30 a.m., and 130 p.m. The first competition for the valuable trophy presented by Dr Andrews to the Thames Uifle Hangers will lake place at th- range tomorrow. Four matches will be-tired ere the prize is won, the highest aggregate scorer to be the winner. Tho conditions are:—ranges 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards. 5 shots at each ; standing at 200 and 3CO, kneeling at 400, and any position at 500 yards. All rifles to be weighed on the range previous to firing. It is expected there will be some smart shooting. As will be se^n by reference to.the table of vital statistics in another column that the Thames sustains its prestige as one of tho healthiest Boroughs in the colony, notwithstanding the frequent growls about defective drainage. Gentlemen interested in the sweep on the Melbourne Cup are requested to meet at Mr Lawless' shop this evening on business in connection therewith.

The following table—extracted from the JKegistrar General's .Report on the vital statistics of the undermentioned Boroughs for the month of September—gives the population, number of births and deaths, and proportion of deaths to the 1000 of population of each borough :—

Total births in the colony were—sl3 as against 489 in August, beinp an increase of 24; deaths, 152 in September, decrease of 16 on August. Of the whole deaths, (he males contributed 107, females 55; 77 per cent, of the deaths were children under fire years of ap« ; 47"53 per cent, of the whole number, 59 of these were of children under one year.

We have received from Mr J. M. Meek another specimen of his wonderful triumphs of skill and patience in the form of a register for Orange Society lodge 3. The workmanship is exquisite, and fo look on the original it is difficult to conceive that the work is done with the ordinary implements of caligraphy. The work has been artistically lithographed by Messrs Schmidt and Co., of Vulcan Lane, Auckland. Mr Meek is at present on the 'lhames canvassing for this valuable work.

As showing the risk good men run while acting as specials at Wellington we take the following remarks from the Herald correspondent's letter :—I feel that lam rapidly becoming demoralised by association with members of Parliament. They are, however, all at fever heat at present on the matter of morality. One Southern member, who has been a zealous member of tbo Grey party, says he is going away South at once; that there is no use stayiug at a place where yon cannot trust the word ot anyone. Some Southern members say that if a balance is to be struck between the different provincial district.l?, they will insist upon the land revenue being taken into account, and say tbat when that is done, it will be found that Auckland has received more than its fair share.

Estimated Populati u. Totnl Births. Total Deaths. | Proportion 'of Deaths to j 10C0 of [population. BoKOUfaJI. Auckland .. Wellington.. Ctiristchurch Dunedin.... Thames .... Napier Wangahui .. Nelson Sydenham .. Ly: telton .. Timaru .... j Oaniaru ! Hokitika ..; Cavershara.. i Invercargill.. 14,103 19,407 14,180 23,201 5,003 6,415 3,601 6,804 fi,f»lo 3,476 3,389 4,927 2,853 3,425 4,045 4CG SU (>9 05 20 | IS ■ 15 20 17 51 3 ~ 9 1-06 1-03 1-20 2-19 o-co 1-32 ~ - ~ " 5 1-24 T0ta1.... I 513 I 152 i I -. I _,•_