New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 69

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✨ Magistrates' Courts Civil Cases Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Civil Cases heard, &c., in the several Magistrates’ Courts—continued.

Courts. Plaints entered. Cases tried.
Number. Total Amount sued for. Number. Total Amount claimed. Total Amount recovered.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Canterbury District—continued.
Oxford .. .. .. .. 5 200 0 7 6 166 19 7 160 11 8
Rangiora .. .. .. .. 48 552 5 2 32 363 12 10 222 16 7
Southbridge .. .. .. .. 5 12 18 5 4 17 11 8 17 11 8
South Rakaia .. .. .. .. 7 68 12 10 7 44 0 3 44 0 3
Temuka .. .. .. .. 64 309 8 7 61 284 3 11 231 17 0
Timaru .. .. .. .. 277 2,410 0 3 292 2,365 9 10 1,429 5 9
Waimate .. .. .. .. 81 490 2 4 46 511 13 10 236 14 0

| Otago Provincial District. | | | | | |
| Alexandra .. .. .. .. | 9 | 146 7 5 | 7 | 204 16 0 | 204 16 0 |
| Arrowtown .. .. .. .. | 2 | 5 3 0 | 1 | 3 16 0 | 3 16 0 |
| Balclutha .. .. .. .. | 22 | 176 15 11 | 14 | 111 11 2 | 111 11 2 |
| Black’s .. .. .. .. | 3 | 34 1 6 | 1 | 3 5 4 | 3 5 4 |
| Campbelltown .. .. .. .. | 52 | 182 13 8 | 29 | 151 0 2 | 151 0 2 |
| Clinton .. .. .. .. | 6 | 39 1 6 | 1 | 23 3 6 | .. |
| Clyde .. .. .. .. | 1 | 5 5 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cromwell .. .. .. .. | 3 | 40 6 9 | 7 | 48 5 11 | 10 7 2 |
| Dunedin .. .. .. .. | 1,034 | 9,050 12 11 | 458 | 4,736 16 1 | 4,585 1 5 |
| Gore .. .. .. .. | 88 | 826 2 2 | 49 | 483 6 2 | 401 0 10 |
| Hampden .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 5 9 | 8 5 9 |
| Hawkesbury .. .. .. .. | 6 | 119 12 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill .. .. .. .. | 529 | 4,878 17 2 | 278 | 2,635 15 1 | 2,478 14 9 |
| Kaitangata .. .. .. .. | 5 | 27 13 6 | 5 | 27 13 6 | 22 11 7 |
| Kurow .. .. .. .. | 28 | 365 14 2 | 17 | 240 1 1 | 240 1 1 |
| Lawrence .. .. .. .. | 31 | 90 19 7 | 14 | 41 19 5 | 32 19 5 |
| Lumsden .. .. .. .. | 8 | 126 16 11 | 8 | 126 16 11 | 126 16 11 |
| Macrae’s .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 2 0 | 7 2 0 |
| Middlemarch .. .. .. .. | 2 | 11 1 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Milton .. .. .. .. | 30 | 139 3 11 | 28 | 136 0 11 | 136 0 11 |
| Mosgiel .. .. .. .. | 9 | 192 1 0 | 19 | 117 2 9 | 117 2 9 |
| Naseby .. .. .. .. | 5 | 51 9 2 | 1 | 4 15 0 | 4 15 0 |
| Oamaru .. .. .. .. | 153 | 1,188 7 10 | 83 | 655 14 4 | 602 13 3 |
| Orepuki .. .. .. .. | 70 | 408 1 9 | 41 | 296 1 2 | 295 0 2 |
| Otatau .. .. .. .. | 56 | 351 9 11 | 27 | 209 5 1 | 204 15 1 |
| Outram .. .. .. .. | 6 | 10 0 0 | 6 | 10 0 0 | .. |
| Owaka .. .. .. .. | 15 | 148 15 2 | 12 | 119 13 7 | 106 6 1 |
| Palmerston .. .. .. .. | 11 | 89 9 0 | 5 | 30 16 0 | 30 16 0 |
| Patearoa .. .. .. .. | 1 | 3 10 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Pembroke .. .. .. .. | 3 | 105 15 9 | 1 | 4 16 11 | 4 16 11 |
| Port Chalmers .. .. .. .. | 15 | 207 18 10 | 8 | 26 10 0 | 26 10 0 |
| Queenstown .. .. .. .. | 8 | 226 7 11 | 11 | 253 18 10 | 224 16 1 |
| Riverton .. .. .. .. | 25 | 192 1 5 | 17 | 78 17 0 | 75 11 0 |
| Roxburgh .. .. .. .. | 8 | 120 5 11 | 6 | 97 14 8 | 97 14 8 |
| St. Bathan’s .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 3 1 | 6 3 1 |
| Tapanui .. .. .. .. | 12 | 50 2 0 | 12 | 50 2 0 | 49 18 0 |
| Waikaia .. .. .. .. | 4 | 14 1 3 | 2 | 51 4 6 | 51 4 6 |
| Winton .. .. .. .. | 41 | 164 2 0 | 35 | 236 9 6 | 212 12 6 |
| Wyndham .. .. .. .. | 18 | 129 5 7 | 6 | 31 0 3 | 31 0 3 |
| Totals .. .. .. .. | 14,531 | 153,617 7 8 | 9,231 | 96,169 4 4 | 82,465 14 11 |

NOTE.—At the following Courts there was no civil business transacted during the quarter: Brunnerton, Goldsborough, Hyde, Porangahau, Stafford, Stewart Island, Waimate North, and Wellsford.

TABLE III. — Showing Summary of Civil Cases heard during the Quarter ending 30th June, 1912, in which Maoris were concerned.

Courts. Plaints entered. Cases tried.
Number. Total Amount sued for. Number. Total Amount claimed. Total Amount recovered.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
In which Europeans were plaintiffs and Maoris defendants 1,038 10,277 4 1 850 7,295 5 6 6,456 14 9
In which Maoris were plaintiffs and Europeans defendants 29 351 14 7 21 253 9 7 204 7 4
In which Maoris only were concerned .. 59 665 8 5 55 730 3 9 319 11 2
Totals .. .. .. .. 1,126 11,294 7 1 926 8,278 18 10 6,980 13 3


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⚖️ Magistrates' Courts Civil Cases Statistics for Canterbury and Otago Provincial Districts (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Magistrates' Courts, Civil Cases, Statistics, Plaints entered, Cases tried, Amounts sued for, Amounts recovered, Canterbury, Otago

⚖️ Summary of Civil Cases involving Maoris during the Quarter ending 30th June, 1912

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Civil Cases, Maoris, Statistics, Plaints entered, Cases tried, Amounts sued for, Amounts recovered