Statistics, 1911.—Magistrates’ Courts.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 26th March, 1912.

THE following tables showing the number of persons brought before the several Magistrates' Courts in New Zealand during the year ending the 31st December, 1911, the offences charged, and the Civil cases heard, are published for general information.

M. FRASER, Government Statistician.

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE I.—Showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Year ending the 31st December, 1911, and summarily dealt with, &c.

| Courts. | Arrested or Summoned. | Total Offences, including Multiple Charges—each Offence being reckoned as a Distinct Person. | Discharged for Want of Evidence. | Committed for Sentence. | Committed for Trial. | Summary Convictions. | Against the Person only. | Sexual Offences. | Assaults and other Offences. | Offences against Person and Property. | Offences against the Currency. | Forgery and Cattle and Sheep Stealing, Theft, and other offences against fences and Property only. | Against Good Order. | Drunk, Habitual Drunkards. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Revenue Acts. | Selling Liquor without License. | Other Breaches. | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and Public Welfare. | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | Distinct Arrests or Summons, excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | Distinct Summary Convictions, excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Auckland Provincial District. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Ahipara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Summons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auckland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3,933 | 3,573 | 360 | 140 | 20 | 71 | 10 | 81 | 9 | 107 | 12 | 3,174 | 309 | 1 | | 83 | 6 | 11 | | 208 | 24 | | 2,015 | 166 | 61 | 13 | 523 | 73 | 272 | 27 | 2,956 | 2,696 | 260 | 2,732 | 2,500 | 232 |
| Summons | 2,849 | 2,627 | 222 | 250 | 14 | 390 | 62 | | | 21 | | 1,966 | 146 | | | 48 | 8 | 4 | | 73 | 7 | | | 21 | 3 | 264 | 24 | 709 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 802 | 66 | 2,553 | 2,376 | 177 | 1,788 | 1,664 | 124 |
| Cambridge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 36 | 36 | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 32 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | 20 | | | | | 7 | | 31 | 31 | | 31 | 31 | 1 | 54 | 53 | |
| Summons | 68 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 1 | | | | 55 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 10 | | 29 | | | | | 11 | | 63 | 62 | | | |
| Coromandel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 19 | 19 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 12 | | | | | 4 | | 17 | 17 | | 16 | 16 | | |
| Summons | 44 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | 8 | | | | | 10 | | 42 | 39 | 3 | 25 | 25 | |
| Dargaville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 49 | 49 | | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | 43 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 28 | | | | | 7 | | 2 | | 42 | 42 | | 38 | 38 | 2 | 107 | 105 | 2 |
| Summons | 143 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | 1 | 1 | 125 | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 13 | | 45 | 1 | 16 | | | 4 | | 43 | 1 | 119 | 116 | 3 | |
| Gisborne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 580 | 568 | 12 | 8 | | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 16 | | 527 | 11 | | | 15 | | | | 31 | | 2 | | 378 | 9 | 18 | | 49 | 1 | | 36 | 1 | 488 | 476 | 12 | 457 | 446 | 11 |
| Summons | 386 | 366 | 20 | 35 | | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | | 306 | 16 | | | | 7 | 1 | | | | | 5 | | 5 | | 87 | | 4 | 132 | 4 | | 69 | 6 | 341 | 322 | 19 | 287 | 272 | 15 |
| Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 163 | 159 | 4 | 4 | | 1 | 3 | | 19 | 1 | 132 | 3 | | | 1 | | | 9 | | | | 108 | 3 | | 13 | | | | 1 | | 134 | 130 | 4 | 127 | 124 | 3 |
| Summons | 313 | 308 | 5 | 20 | | 23 | 10 | | 8 | | 247 | 5 | | | 6 | | 2 | 33 | 1 | | | 38 | | | 85 | 1 | 5 | | 78 | 3 | 236 | 232 | 4 | 209 | 205 | 4 |
| Helensville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | | 19 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | 1 | | 18 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Summons | 15 | 15 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 14 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 5 | | 5 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | 13 | 13 | | 13 | 13 | |
| Hikurangi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 30 | |
| Summons | 34 | 33 | 1 | | 1 | | | 32 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 12 | | | 2 | | 32 | 31 | 1 | | |
| Hohowia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Summons | 11 | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | 9 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| Huntly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 23 | | 14 | | | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 75 | 5 |
| Summons | 102 | 96 | 6 | 9 | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | 28 | 4 | | | | 14 | 1 | 94 | 88 | 6 | | |
| Kaeo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Summons | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |