New Munster Gazette – 1848 – No. 14

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✨ Court Case Statistics

ABSTRACT of all Cases disposed of at the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Wellington, for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1848; distinguishing Criminal and Civil Cases, and shewing in each the Numbers respectively of those in which the parties were Natives and Europeans, or Natives only, or Europeans only.

CRIMINAL CASES.

Description of Cases.	Between Maories and Europeans.	In which Maories only were concerned.	In which Europeans only were concerned.	Total Cases for each offence.	Gross Total of Criminal and Civil Cases.
	In which Maories were Defendants.	In which Europeans were Defendants.	Committed for Trial.	Total Maories.	Convictions.
	Convictions.	Committed for Trial.	Dismissed.	Total.	Committed for Trial.
Assault	1		1	2	12
Cattle Trespass Ordinance, Breach of		1	1
Drunkenness	1			1
Felony					1
Furious Riding in the Public Streets
Hired Servants’ Act
Larceny					4
Licensing Ordinance, Breach of
Malicious Injuries to Property		1		1	2
Merchant Seamen’s Act					4
Mutiny Act
Nuisance					2
Rescue, Attempt at	1			1
Threat to Murder					1

| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 84 |

CIVIL CASES.

Description of Cases.	Between Maories and Europeans.	In which Maories only were concerned.	In which Europeans only were concerned.	Total Civil Cases.
	In which Maories were Defendants.	In which Europeans were Complainants.	Verdict for Complainant.	Verdict for Defendant.

| Total | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | £4:6:0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 27 | | £222:9:6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 46 | | £359:17:10 |

| Total number of Cases disposed of... | | | | | | | 167 | | | | | | |

Resident Magistrate’s Office, Wellington, 25th July, 1848.

HENRY ST. HILL, RESIDENT MAGISTRATE.

VUW Te Waharoa — New Munster Gazette 1848, No 14

The Province of New Munster was led by Lieutenant-Governor Edward John Eyre, whose residence was First Government House (depicted) on the land where Parliament now sits in Wellington.

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⚖️ Resident Magistrate’s Court Cases Summary

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated25 July 1848
KeywordsCourt Cases, Criminal, Civil, Statistics, Wellington
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HENRY ST. HILL, RESIDENT MAGISTRATE

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