THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNFBDAY, JANUARY 2, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2772, 2 January 1878, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNFBDAY, JANUARY 2, 1878.

AT the request of a number of intend- • ing, excursionists, the steamer Durham Bftf been substituted for the Enterprise in tUe trip to Kawau tomorrow. She . will leave the Goods Wharf punctuallj ftt wren in the morning, and we believe tbtt (lie trip will be a pleasurable one, a number of families having •ignilied their intention of going.. """ Thebe was a clean sheet at the 11M. Court this morning.

Bt notification in tho New Zealand Gazette Captain Frnser hns been appointed Census Enumerator and Superintendent Collector of agricultural statistics for 1878, under "The Census Act, 1*77," for the Counties of Coromandd, Thumbs and Piako. Tlie census is to bo taken on tho night of Monday, tho fourth day - March, 1878.

Wb regret to have to record the ('■ .-.■•. of Mr William McCloughon which 1... plnco at Auckland yesterday. The deceased was in business here for souio years, and Irft it for Ohinemuri til the opouing of that district for goldruining purposes, so that he was amongst tho pioneers of tho upper country. Mr AlcCloughen has been for a long time in delicate health, and his demise was not altogether unexpected. Ho was very generally respected amongst a wide circle of friends, many of whom will no doubt pay their last tribute of respect to deceased by being present at hi 9 funeral, which will take place in Auckland to-morrow.

TnE following are tho winning numbers and horses in Tonks' Albion Sweep on tho Melbourno Champion Stakes, run yesterday. Tho sweep was a £200 D one, and was drawn on the 18th December :— 85, Adelaide; 1864, Amendment; 912. Applause; 74i, B Sharp; 520, Black Eagle; 17G0, Breadalbane; 311, British Workman; 359, Capa-pio; 219, Chester; 522, Contest; 1336, Defiance; 6GI, Device; 824, Dovilshoof; 1362, Diomed; 1956, Firebell; 747, First King; 47, Fitzroy; 1567, Flinders; 1970, Flyingfish ; 612, Glenormiston ; 1731, Hawkesbury; 1631, Hotspur; 226,1da1ia; 1599, Ingomar; 77, Isaac Walton ; 475, Kaled colt; 1400, Knight Templar; 1997, Lockleys; 952, Neckersgatt; 1500, Needle, 285, Nowminster; 1179, Nutleaf filly; 1827, Moira; 1027, Orator; 1349, Pardon ; 1655, Perth; 1144, Pluto; 1260, i Pride of tho Hills; 800, Quambone ; 985, Sapidity; 1851, Richmond ; 1736,Robin«on Crusoe; 302, Eoyalty ; 1455, Salisbury ; 886, Savanaka; 618, Severn; 571, Starlight colt; 1030, Sunrise filly ; 1645, Swiveller ; 1993, The Barb ; 1671, The Dean; 823, The Diver; 1357, The Vagabond ; 1303,Terrick-Terrick; 1918, Volo; 1991, Waierford. It is intimated that a telegraph station is now open at Winslow, County of Ashburton. We regret; to learn that the vine disease known as " oidium tuckeri" has made its appearance in this district with disastrous results as "far as one small vineyard is concerned. A German settler at Mount Pleasant, near the cemetery road, whose vines were in a healthy state a few days ago, and who expected to be able to mnko from the produce BC3 gallons of wine, findi that the dreaded disease has made its appearance, and the vines now present the unmistakeable aspect of disease. The leaves are curled up and dry, as if smitten by a scorching wind; the stalks are covered with blotches of a reddish brown, and the bunches of grapes aro covered with a whitish substance, the young shoots and tendrils being withered. We arc informed that the attack on this one vineyard is general, and tho crop totally destroyed, so tho loss will be a serious one to tho owner. The application of pulverised sulphur has been found to be efficacious in the prevention and euro of this disease. Hydrosulphato of lime has also been applied with beneficial effect. Tine growers should look to their plants, as a timely use of the above or other remedies may be tho means of averting an attack of the disease. Thb following fignres aro from the Registrar-General's report on the vital statistics of the principal Boroughs of tho Colony for the month of iNovember, 1877:- } i |

Auckland .. tfounes Wclttugton.. Nelson Christchurch Duncdin.. i. Hokitika .. Borough. 12,024 4,400 10,130 ! 5,554 12,815 ! 23,305 J 2,905 I Estimated Population. 4!) 10 85 20 41 85 8 Total Births. Total Deaths. 17 C 31 7 18 22 "i of Deaths to 1000 of population. 1-41 1-34 1-02 1-20 1-40 •94 1-72 T0ta1.... I -• \ 293 | j 100 I I