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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2714, 3 January 1879, Page 3

WELLINGTON, this day. FEVER ON BOARD SHIP. Amongst a number of vessels sighted by le Pleiades wa_ the barque Clara, from avannah to Galmorn, which reported iving lost her master and live men from •hv fever. . THE OUTWARD MAIL. The steamer City of New York, with te outward San Francisco mail, cleared Sidney Heads at 4 p.m. on Thursday for iickland. STATISTICS. The vital statistics for the year show the rnnber of births 968 against SSB last year, laths were 296 compared with 338 in 117. Marriages were 348 against 168 in 1!7. The largest number of births ever rerded in Wellington in one month were la month, 113. he committals to Wellington Gaol were, dting the year 1878, 400, as against 600 foihe previous year. HE WELLINGTON CLAIMANT. joffat who claims laud in Wellington nn;r an old Maori title, also claims under sinlar titles 15,060 acres in the Waiiau Vajy, Mai.borou^h, but his claims are notredited. I Hector has received a number of spemens from Landone's quartz reef, near .boltika. All the samples yielded very wel especially those from the middle of te reef which, he said, gave a return of 690;. This was from what is known as " Ligdone's lower reef." From some pick! specimens from liangitoto reef lie I obtaed at the rate of four or live ounces of g.ldo the ton, and about the same quantity of sver. Athe Regatta meeting held last night a prolamine similar to that of last year was arrayed. Good prizes are likely to be offexl. It was decided the regatta should takjblace on anniversary day, 22nd inst. Slckie, the bank defaulter, was bought up al2 p.m. and fully committed on both chares—forgers and larceny. The same bail is before was demanded, pristner in £sOoind two sureties in £250 each, The bail as not forthcoming. Jon Hill, who some time ago was committt to gaol for contempt in disobeying an oler of the Supreme Court, mill be releatd to-day, an order to that effect havin been signed by the Chief Jastice. A peition was presented on behalf ol Hill, and Gief Justice said under circumstances he wold impose no conditions. He darned Hill tat a repetition of his offence should inevitfcly entail much harsher punishment than b had already experienced. . RAILWAY RECLAMATION. A dentation waited on the Governmmt today re&rding building railway station on the newly Eclaimed land. The Governmeit intimated hat they would build one alongside Mill's foindry. They also said they inteided to reclaim wonty acres at Pipitea Point, fir railway purroses. Ofthehree projected routes for tho BxtonWaikanr- railway, the most satisfactory >no is nearly conpleted, and tho formation vill bo coramencxl as soon as tho roclaimod tnd is sold.