Statistics, 1916.—Magistrates’ Courts.

THE following tables showing the number of persons brought before the several Magistrates’ Courts in New Zealand during the Quarter ended the 30th June, 1916, the offences charged, and the Civil cases heard, are published for general information.

Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 6th October, 1916.

MALCOLM FRASER, F.S.S., 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, 1916, 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. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Against the Person only. | | | | | | Against Good Order. | | | Revenue Acts. | | | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. | | | Distinct Arrests or Summonses. | | Distinct Summary Convictions. |
| | | | | | | | 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. | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Selling Liquor without a License. | Other Breaches. | | | | | | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Auckland Provincial District— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ahipara— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 926 | 841 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 29 | .. | 23 | 2 | 767 | 78 | .. | 20 | 2 | .. | 119 | 10 | .. | 376 | 26 | 8 |
| Summons | .. | 684 | 640 | 44 | 53 | 7 | 58 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 529 | 34 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 22 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 74 |
| Cambridge— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 32 | 32 | .. | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Coromandel— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Dargaville— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 48 | 48 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Gisborne— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 125 | 120 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 119 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 82 | 5 | 4 |
| Summons | .. | 114 | 109 | 5 | 9 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 93 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 |
| Hamilton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 73 | 65 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | 55 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 40 | 6 | 1 |
| Summons | .. | 79 | 77 | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Helensville— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hikurangi— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hohoura— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | 28 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |

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