The total amount of Customs revenue re ceived at the port of Oamaru during the month of January was LI 7tl Us. The amount received during January, 1878, was L 1145 6s Bd. , The total Customs revenue at the port of Timaru, for the month of January, amount to L 1965 lOd 9d, made up as follows :— Spirits, L 774 13s lOd ; ciga^, LlO 17s 6d ; tobacco, L 205 2* 6d ; wine, L 16 516* 2d ; ale, L6O ; tea, Ll4l 18s 6d; putrar, L 149 9* 8d; goods by weight, L 34 9s 9J ; ad valorem., L 154 18* ; other duties, L 156 183 31 ; other receipts, Llll 7s 4d. For January, 1878, tbe total was LI4BB 10s lOd.
The Customs returns at Invercargill for the month of January amounted to L4460 13s lOd. The vital statistics for the same period were : — Births— 2s males, 12 females ; marriages, 10 ; deaths— 2 males and 5 females.
The vital htatistics for the month of January f«r Timaru districts are — marriages, 11 ; births, 31 ; deaths, 17. There were only five deaths during the month of December last. The in crease of. fatal' cases is due to drought and scarcity of water.
PROVINCIAL.
Oamabu, January 31st. > A somewhat serious accident occurred in Wharf street yesterday. It appears that a man named Penman wa3 riding along that street, and when near its junction with Wans beck street thehorse slipped on the metal, throw ing its rider heavily to the ground, where he re mained for some time insensible. Fortunately, although his hat, was smashed,_ he sustained no serious injuries to his head. His arm and other parts of his body were/liowever, much crushed and bruised.
