Vital Statistics.

Otago Witness, Issue 1584, 1 April 1882, Page 23

Vital Statistics.

Wellington, March 23rd. The following are the vital statistics for the month of February : —

The deaths of persons not residents of boroughs occurring at hospitals have been excluded in all cases. The total births in the above boroughs amounted to 387, against 454 in December, being a decrease of G7. The deathw amounted to 134 in February, being a decroase of 39 on the number for January. Of the übovo deaths, males contributed 0 1 ; feiuidus, 70. Sixty-seven of the deafclib wero of children under tive years, being 5<) 1 30 per cent, of the whole number; 47 of these were children under one year of age,

;,■ . New Insolvents. , • .1 The following declaration's 'of • insolvency have been filed during the week : — James M'Cubbin, of Milton, baker.— No particular* filed. Ja-noB Bovd, of Eoslyn, wood and coal dealer.— No particulars filed. Criminal Sessions. The 4 following is the calendar of prisoners for trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Dunedin, commencing on Monday ., , next, before his Honor Mr Justice -Williams :—: — ' ,' „ „, Hugh Murray.— Stealing a mare at Mount Stuart;. , ■ Gilbert M'Coll.— Stealing' money from a dwelliaghouße'atHillendStati6n, nearßalcluthal 1 ' " , ' John Elder.— Breaking into' and 1 stealing 'jewellery from a shop at Port Chalmers. t " - Philip' Waldmann.— Arson at Queenstown. • •■ Maggie Duncan.— Forging and uttering, a cheque at Palmerston. 1 '> James Henderson.— Forging and uttering a cheque at Swift' Creek, near Tapanui. ' ,' Philip M'Barron.— Stealing a mare at Shag Valley. ! Frederick Gilbert.— Forging and uttering a cheque at Oamaru. ■ ' William D. Walker.— Robbery with at Dtmedin. ; \ . James H. Adams.— Robbery with violence at Dun» edin. ; • .Frank Oliver.— Larceny as a bailee of a watch, chain, and ring, at Papakaio, near Oamaru. ' f> ' ! " ON BAIL. ' ' ( Arthur Tame.—P ersonation at .an election 1 at Roslyn. , , , ' , Robert Findlay.'— Attempt to commit; guiolde^ frt Dunedin. l ' ' < l George Wybar.— Perjury at Dunedhv' ( " . _ i; ,' _', ,(I, (I , Outram R.M. Court. ,, Saturday, 25th' Maeoh.', 1," . < (Before E. H. Carew, Esq.yß.M.) Allowing Cattle to Trespass. -^-J. M. IT. Barry, charged with allowing a number 1 of bul« locks to stray on the railway line at Outram, _ was fined 20s, without costs. \ CIVIL CASKS. '.','' Abraham Posnanski v. John Gibb.*— Claim £2 10s, for goods supplied.— Judgment was given for plaintiff for amount claimed, with costs. -. ■> • , • > -!■< .< f • >" ! H. Mitchell v. J. NicolL — .Claim £20, damages for being deprived of the use ' of a sausage-machine, the property of the plaintiff, and for causing to be exposed to the air a' quan« tity of meat and other goods, 'whereby they were destroyed. — Mr Bathgate appeared for plaintiff, and Mr MacDermott for, the defen'« da'nt. — The evidence went; to show'that plains tiff had occupied the-." shop ,in , which ithg machine was for d6me time it and consequently claimed possession, while a boy, in^ plaintiff g, employment stated that he removed, the 'key from defendant's' house , in ! his .absence, ' —Defendant said " 4 the'- shop , belonged •£0 him, and had been in plaintiff '^'possession. 1 orithe mutual. understanding I , that' , he should 1 ' • haVe the use of plaintiff's stable when required, Plaintiff ' had re ( fused, the use" bf "stable; ' arid on the morning'of .March" 16th 'defendant 1 ordered him to remove the 'machine and other goods from the shop, and refused 'to allow' him. toj work on the premises, "Th^ goodg Were not. ' removed by the following 'evening, and-.de-fendant 1 then, removed ,them 'hintfelf.'-^Hid ! ( W,orship ' expressed his Strong dis's'atisfactibn with the "evidence' of the pMntiff£ais 'considered that the notice of removal, giveir'by' ' the' defendant 'was sufficient.^udgmeiit;w&s ' ' given for the defendant, with' cd&ts[ f " * '"' ' '

< ' ..■ 1 ,:\ v .. /.;<- '• Breaohes of the Licensing Regulations., ■At t the City Police Court ' on < Tuesday ' hkk- the following 'icases 11 were' 'heard:— '- ' William Bastings, the licensee of'theVictbria ■ Hotel, was charged with ; unlawfully selling' beer on Sunday, the 19tn insti—Mr'E.-Ciook>-appeared' 1 for" the defendant,' who -'pleaded guilty.— His Worship inflicted the' minimum' penalty stated by the 1 Act, a fine^of ' 20si as ' the conviction would have to be recorded on the defendant's license. Richard'Hunter,licensee of the Railway Hotel, 1 South Duneflin,' < was charged with a'sitnilar offence'.*—Mu'"Denniston appeared for the 1 defendant.— William < S^riggs, a bricklayer residing at Rankeilor street, South Dunedin, deposed 'that 'on Sunday, the 19th inst., he went into defendant's hotel, and called for a pint" of b'eerj with which he was served by Mrs Hunter.— To' Mr Denniston : I was at the time on 1 my way from Kelvin Grove, which is about three or four 'miles • distant. I told Mrs Hunter I had walked from ' Kelvin Grove. — To ' Inspector Weldion':' l was 1 . asked whether I was atraveller, and I said I had 1 walked from Kelvin Grovel I had often-been . ' in the hotel before; and Mr Hunter kView me. ■ Alfred 'Simmons deposed II 11I 1 am' 'a 'resident of South Dunedih; and on' Sundays 'thd-Wfch,- 1 went into defendant's hotel, "and 'asked' 'Mri • Hunter to give' me a pint of beer. « <Mt Hunter " said, " AH right," and served me: ■ I'did^not pay for it:— His Worship : Do you' run up a score ?— Witness : Yes ; but I have not $aid ! a ' score. — (Laughter.) — His Worship: 1 Did'youget the beer in the same way as you have pre- • viously got it?— Witness: No. I knew Mr Hunter would not serve 'me on a 1 Sunday, md- ' I asked him to give it tome.— His' Worship 1 : You mean you went in to beg a' pint of beer. — Witness: Yes.— His Worship: Do you swear • that was in your mind when you went into the hotel?— Witness*. Yes.— Sergeant M'Donald stated that on the evening of the 19th inst. he went into the defendant's hotel and 'foundthe bar lighted up. In the bar-parlour Spriggs, . Simmons, and a man named O'Brien were ■ sitting. The two first-mentioned had glasses of beer before , them. Mr Hunter was in the kitchen, and a servant' was behind the barcounter. Witness .called Mr Hunter, "and asked who the men were in 1 the bar-parlour. He said, "They were travellers." 1 Witness then said that if anyone present who was not a traveller represented' himself as such he would render himself liable to punishment. Simmons said he had paid for a pint of beer, and the defendant thereupon said, " Yes ; all have paid. I don't deny 'I sell a glass' of beer,;: but if I am fined on this occasion I will make it hot for others." Simmonds said he did -not represent himself as a traveller, as he was not ' asked whether 'he was one or not.— A constable, , who had accompanied the sergeant on his visit to the hotel, gave corroborative evidence.— His Worship was of opinion that the statement made by the defendant to the constable brought the charge home to him, and a fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. James Muir, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Caversham, charged with a similar offence, through his solicitor (Mr MacDonnott) pleaded guilty, and was also fined 20s and costs.

Tbk Bkeb Duty Act. — G. F. Eagar, liconseo of the Canongate Hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully withdrawing beer from a cask containing the same without first destroying the stamp upon it.— His Worship : The full penalty under the Act is £50. It is necessary in all cases to inflict a substantial penalty, so as to prevent evasions of the Act. I think in this case a penalty of £10 will meet requirements. Henry Scott, licensee of the Newmarket Hotel, was charged with a similar offence, and also pleaded guilty ; but as it was clear from the circumstances of the case that there was no -wilful evasion of the Act, his Worship inflicted the mitigated penalty of £5. Ebenezer Kingsford was charged with a pimilar: offence, and wa,s defended' by MrtDen-.

iuaton.— lt appeared from 'the evidence' that, although there was one hole in a cask on which there was an undefaced stamp, yet the beer could not be withdrawn until another hole was made.— The case was accordingly dismissed. George Harper (Working Men's Club), for a similar offence, was fined £5. — Mr F. Chapman appeared for the defendant.

Borough, Total Births. Total Deaths. Proportion of deaths to 1000 o! population. Auckland Wellington Dhristchurch . . Dunedin . . Chames STapicr . . Wanganui kelson Sydonham Lyttelton Cimaru Damaru . . ffokitika 3avcrsham [nvcrcargill 41 01 39 60 15 12 24 13 33 1G 7 24 7 9 17 27 20 15 25 4 7 2 2 11 7 5 4 4 0 10 1-59 0-95 0-1)7 1-91 0 8L 1-18 0-42 0-22 1-20 1-05 124 0 67 1-51 •21 Totals 387 184