New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 93

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✨ Magistrates' Courts Statistics

Statistics, 1915.—Magistrates' Courts.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 31st July, 1915.

THE following tables showing the number of persons brought before the several Magistrates' Courts in New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 30th June, 1915, the offences charged, and the Civil cases heard, are published for general information.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE 1.—Showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1915, 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 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.
							Against the Person only.
							Sexual Offences.	Assaults and other Offences.
							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.
							Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards.	Prohibition Orders.
							Other Offences.	Revenue Acts.
							Selling Liquor without a License.	Other Breaches.
							Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare.	Distinct Arrests or Summonses.
								Distinct Summary Convictions.
Auckland Provincial District—
Ahipara—
Arrest	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summons	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Auckland—
Arrest	1,102	950	152	30	2	34	2	5 .. 21 .. 860 148 .. .. 26 5 1 .. 81 8 .. .. 502 62 39 12 135 40 .. .. 27 5 76 21 832 718 114 793 677 116
Summons	752	691	61	129	2	59	5	.. .. 2 .. 501 54 .. .. 8 1 .. .. 36 2 .. .. 9 2 50 7 159 9 .. .. .. 212 28 693 638 55 503 455 48
Cambridge—
Arrest	16	16	..	..	..	1	..	.. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 .. 14 14 ..
Summons	5	5	..	..	..	..	..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 .. 5 5 ..
Coromandel—
Arrest	5	5	..	..	..	..	..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 2 2 ..
Summons	13	11	2	..	..	2	..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. 11 9 2 9 7 2
Dargaville—
Arrest	15	15	..	..	..	..	..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 13 13 .. 13 13 ..
Summons	25	25	..	..	..	3	..	.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 8 .. .. 25 25 .. 22 22 ..
Gisborne—
Arrest	211	206	5	2	..	1	..	1 .. .. 202 5 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 22 .. .. .. 138 4 7 1 14 .. .. .. 5 .. 18 .. 176 171 5 175 170 5
Summons	205	192	13	14	2	8	..	.. .. .. 170 11 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 73 6 .. .. 5 .. 64 2 199 186 13 178 167 11
Hamilton—
Arrest	89	79	10	4	..	1	..	4 .. 5 .. 65 10 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 7 1 .. .. 41 2 .. .. 8 1 .. .. 8 .. 6 6 77 67 10 70 60 10
Summons	116	113	3	3	..	6	..	.. .. .. 104 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 1 .. .. .. 49 1 90 87 3 84 81 3
Helensville—
Arrest	7	7	..	1	..	..	..	.. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 5 5 .. 4 4 ..
Summons	4	4	..	3	..	..	..	.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 4 .. 1 1 ..
Hikurangi—
Arrest	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	.. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 22 1 22 21 1
Summons	27	25	2	..	..	1	..	.. .. .. 24 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 15 2 23 22 1 22 21 1
Hohoura—
Arrest	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 11 11 .. 10 10 ..
Summons	11	11	..	1	..	..	..	.. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 10 ..