MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the several Magistrates’ Courts in New Zealand during the Quarter ending 30th June, 1912, &c.—continued.

| Courts. | Arrested or summoned. Total Offences, including Multiple Charges, each Offence being reckoned as a Distinct Person. | Discharged for Want of Prosecution or Want of Evidence. | Dismissed on the Merits. | Committed for Sentence. | Committed for Trial. | Summary Convictions. | Classification of Summary Convictions, according to Offences. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Against the Person only. | | Burglary, Housebreaking, and Stealing; Robbery and Stealing from the Person. | | Cattle and Sheep Stealing, Theft, and other Offences against Property only. | | Forgery and Offences against the Currency. | | Against Good Order. | | | Revenue Acts. | | | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. | | Distinct Arrests or Summonses, excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | | | Distinct Summary Convictions, excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | | |
| | | | | | | | Sexual Offences. | Assaults and other Offences. | | | | | | | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Selling Liquor without a License. | Other Breaches. | | | | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Westland Provincial District—continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 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. |
| | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | 7 | 7 | | 7 | 7 | |
| Summons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stafford— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Summons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canterbury Provincial District— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akaroa— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 6 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | |
| Summons | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | 9 | | 1 | | | | | | 20 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |
| Amberley— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Summons | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | |
| Ashburton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 25 | 25 | | 1 | | | | | | 24 | | | | 2 | | 19 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | 22 | 22 | | 21 | 21 | |
| Summons | 73 | 69 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 1 | | | 36 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 18 | 1 | 4 | | 13 | | 71 | 67 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 1 |
| Chatham Islands— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Summons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christchurch— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 432 | 359 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | 10 | | 315 | 72 | | | 4 | | 1 | | 43 | 5 | 219 | 41 | | | 17 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 368 | 305 | 63 | 334 | 271 | 63 |
| Summons | 579 | 527 | 52 | 76 | 6 | 20 | 2 | | | 431 | 44 | | | 3 | 1 | | | 17 | 1 | 5 | | 46 | 9 | 211 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 23 | 531 | 479 | 52 | 437 | 393 | 44 |
| Darfield— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | |
| Summons | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Fairlie— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 14 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 14 | |
| Summons | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | |
| Geraldine— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Summons | 22 | 21 | 1 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 19 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 16 | 1 | 2 | | | | 21 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Kaiapoi— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Summons | 18 | 18 | | 3 | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 16 | 16 | | 13 | 13 | |