New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 124

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✨ Magistrates' Courts Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 124

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1915, &c.—continued.

Classification of Summary Convictions, according to Offences.

Against the Person only: Sexual Offences; Assaults and other Offences.
Against Property only: Burglary, Housebreaking, and Larceny from the Person; Cattle and Sheep Stealing, Theft, and other Offences against Property only; Forgery and Offences against the Currency.
Against Good Order: Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards; Prohibition Orders; Other Offences.
Revenue Acts: Selling Liquor without a License; Other Breaches.
Offences relating to the Administration of Justice, and Laws and Regulations against Public Welfare.

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 (Selected Columns)	Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. Distinct Arrests or Summonses.	Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. Distinct Summary Convictions.
	M. & F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
Otago Provincial District—continued.
Waikaia—
Arrest	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summons	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Waikouaiti—
Arrest	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summons	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Winton—
Arrest	4	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summons	19	19	..	..	..	3	..	..	..
Wyndham—
Arrest	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summons	57	55	2	..	..	9	2	..	..
Totals—
Arrest	5,483	5,052	431	125	16	56	8	98	..
Summons	7,120	6,760	360	1,078	61	468	26	4	..
Grand totals	12,603	11,812	791	1,203	77	524	34	102	..

Summary of Classification for Grand Totals:

Against the Person only: Assaults and other Offences: 144 (M), 12 (F).
Against Property only: Burglary, &c.: 21 (M), 1 (F); Theft, &c.: 689 (M), 64 (F); Forgery, &c.: 2 (M).
Against Good Order: Drunk, &c.: 3,232 (M), 223 (F); Prohibition Orders: 541 (M), 51 (F); Other Offences: 2,637 (M), 171 (F).
Revenue Acts: Selling Liquor: 42 (M), 2 (F); Other Breaches: 184 (M), 12 (F).
Offences relating to Justice/Public Welfare: 2,339 (M), 139 (F).