✨ Magistrates' Courts Statistics
Statistics, 1914.—Magistrates’ Courts
Mar. 1.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 26th February, 1915.
THE following tables showing the number of persons brought before the several Magistrates’ Courts in New Zealand during the Year 1914, the offences charged, and the Civil cases heard, are published for general information.
MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.
TABLE 1.—SHOWING NUMBER OF PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES’ COURTS in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1914, and summarily dealt with, &c.
| Courts. | Arrested/Summoned (M.&F.) | Arrested/Summoned (M.) | Arrested/Summoned (F.) | Discharged (M.) | Discharged (F.) | Dismissed (M.) | Dismissed (F.) | Committed Sentence (M.) | Committed Sentence (F.) | Committed Trial (M.) | Committed Trial (F.) | Summary Convictions (M.) | Summary Convictions (F.) | Sexual Offences (M.) | Sexual Offences (F.) | Assaults (M.) | Assaults (F.) | Burglary etc. (M.) | Burglary etc. (F.) | Cattle/Theft etc. (M.) | Cattle/Theft etc. (F.) | Forgery (M.) | Forgery (F.) | Drunk (M.) | Drunk (F.) | Prohibition (M.) | Prohibition (F.) | Other Offences (M.) | Other Offences (F.) | Selling Liquor (M.) | Selling Liquor (F.) | Other Breaches (M.) | Other Breaches (F.) | Laws/Public Welfare (M.) | Laws/Public Welfare (F.) | Distinct Arrests/Summonses (M.&F.) | Distinct Arrests/Summonses (M.) | Distinct Arrests/Summonses (F.) | Distinct Summary Convictions (M.&F.) | Distinct Summary Convictions (M.) | Distinct Summary Convictions (F.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Provincial District— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahipara— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 4,156 | 3,651 | 505 | 200 | 8 | 75 | 10 | 110 | 2 | 100 | .. | 3,166 | 485 | 1 | .. | 85 | 5 | .. | .. | 364 | 43 | .. | .. | 1,774 | 219 | 128 | 22 | 451 | 101 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 360 | 95 | 3,049 | 2,719 | 330 | 2,786 | 2,468 | 318 |
| Summons | 3,815 | 3,565 | 250 | 679 | 31 | 275 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2,582 | 196 | .. | .. | 42 | 1 | 3 | .. | 130 | 8 | .. | .. | 57 | 5 | 215 | 26 | 1,031 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 87 | 20 | 1,011 | 61 | 3,398 | 3,170 | 228 | 2,513 | 2,334 | 179 |
| Cambridge— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 37 | 35 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 29 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Summons | 82 | 82 | .. | 5 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 37 | .. | 77 | 77 | .. | 68 | 68 | .. |
| Coromandel— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Summons | 55 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 43 | 41 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 1 |
| Dargaville— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 72 | 69 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 61 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 51 | 48 | 3 |
| Summons | 231 | 229 | 2 | 8 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 208 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | 40 | 1 | 36 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 103 | .. | 220 | 218 | 2 | 202 | 200 | 2 |
| Gisborne— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 608 | 587 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | 17 | .. | 549 | 19 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | 2 | .. | .. | 436 | 11 | 7 | .. | 42 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 1 | 551 | 531 | 20 | 520 | 502 | 18 |
| Summons | 495 | 482 | 13 | 74 | 3 | 29 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 379 | 9 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 77 | 4 | 106 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 185 | 2 | 472 | 459 | 13 | 376 | 367 | 9 |
| Hamilton— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 329 | 324 | 5 | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | .. | 23 | .. | 284 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | 205 | 4 | 3 | .. | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 270 | 265 | 5 | 253 | 248 | 5 |
| Summons | 425 | 400 | 25 | 80 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 308 | 18 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 52 | 1 | 94 | 13 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 129 | 4 | 352 | 330 | 22 | 274 | 257 | 17 |
| Helensville— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 27 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Summons | 47 | 47 | .. | 8 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 45 | 45 | .. | 28 | 28 | .. |
| Hikurangi— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Summons | 65 | 60 | 5 | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | 63 | 59 | 4 | 53 | 49 | 4 |
| Hohoura— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Summons | 63 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 6 | .. | 53 | 50 | 3 | 37 | 36 | 1 |
| Huntly— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest | 67 | 66 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 60 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 23 | .. | 2 | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 57 | 56 | 1 | 51 | 50 | 1 |
| Summons | 100 | 97 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 83 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 1 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 72 | 69 | 3 |
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Statistics, Magistrates' Courts, Offences, Civil Cases, 1914
- Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician