Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 3

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✨ Court statistics return

RETURN of all Cases disposed of in the RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, Nelson, from the 1st October to the 31st December, 1854.

DESCRIPTION OF OFFENCE.	Between Maories and Europeans. (Convictions)	Between Maories and Europeans. (Committed for Trial)	Between Maories and Europeans. (Dismissed)	Between Maories and Europeans. (Total)	In which Maories only were concerned. (Convictions)	In which Maories only were concerned. (Committed for Trial)	In which Maories only were concerned. (Dismissed)	In which Maories only were concerned. (Total)	In which Europeans only were concerned. (Convictions)	In which Europeans only were concerned. (Committed for Trial)	In which Europeans only were concerned. (Settled)	In which Europeans only were concerned. (Dismissed)	In which Europeans only were concerned. (Total between Europeans)	Total cases of each offence	Gross total of Civil and Criminal Cases
Assault	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	.	.	.	3	3	3
Absence from Service	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	14	.	.	.	14	14	20
Cattle Trespass Ordinance (Breach of)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	7	.	.	.	7	7	7
Constabulary Force Ordinance	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	3	1	.	.	4	4	4
Customs Ordinance	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	14	.	.	.	14	14	16
Drunkenness	2	.	.	2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	2	2
Entire Animal Ordinance (Breach of)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	12	.	1	.	13	13	13
Felony	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	1
Merchant Seaman's Act (Breach of)	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	1	1	1
Passengers' Act	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	6	.	.	.	6	6	6
Sale of Spirits Ordinance	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Sureties to keep Peace	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TOTALS	3	.	.	3	3	.	6	9	61	1	4	.	66	75	75

Between Maories and Europeans (In which Maories were Defendants)	Between Maories and Europeans (In which Europeans were Defendants)	Between Maories and Europeans (Total between Maories and Europeans)	In which Maories only were concerned (Total between Maories)	In which Europeans only were concerned (Total between Europeans)	Total Civil Cases
Judgment for Plaintiff: 4; Amount sued for: £44 11s 10d	.	4	.	Judgment for Plaintiff: 11; Judgment for Defendant: 19; Settled out of Court: 1; Dismissed: 31; Amount sued for: £312 12s 8d; Total: 35	35

TOTAL CASES DISPOSED OF . . . . . 110

Merchant Seaman's Act . . . . . Convicted . . . . . 4 Cases, in which were 19 Defendants.

GROSS TOTAL OF DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES . . . . . 90

Resident Magistrate's Office, Nelson, 16th January, 1855. JOHN POYNTER, Resident Magistrate.

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