3520

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1916, &c.—continued.

| 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 (Details below) | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. Distinct Arrests or Summonses. | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. Distinct Summary Convictions. |
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| | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Wellington Provincial District—continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wellington— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 804 | 711 | 93 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 612 | 88 | | 667 | 584 | 83 | 601 | 521 | 80 |
| Summons | 489 | 459 | 30 | 123 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 301 | 24 | | 439 | 410 | 29 | 295 | 272 | 23 |
| Whareama— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Marlborough Provincial District— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Blenheim— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 32 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 2 | | 26 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| Summons | 50 | 47 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 41 | 3 | | 48 | 45 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 3 |
| Havelock— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. |
| Summons | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | | 14 | 14 | .. | 14 | 14 | .. |
| Kaikoura— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Summons | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | | 13 | 13 | .. | 13 | 13 | .. |
| Picton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Summons | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | | 9 | 9 | .. | 8 | 8 | .. |
| Nelson Provincial District— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ahaura— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Summons | 43 | 42 | 1 | 6 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 1 | | 40 | 39 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Brightwater— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | | 5 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Brunnerton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Charleston— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cheviot— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |

Classification of Summary Convictions (Details):

• Wellington Arrest: Against Person: Sexual (M: 2), Assaults (M: 27); Property: Cattle/Theft (M: 66, F: 5); Good Order: Drunk (M: 361, F: 54), Other (M: 118, F: 19); Revenue: Selling (M: 4), Other (M: 1); Public Welfare: (M: 36, F: 10).
• Wellington Summons: Against Person: Assaults (M: 3); Property: Cattle/Theft (M: 10, F: 2); Good Order: Drunk (M: 3), Prohibition (M: 22, F: 2), Other (M: 115, F: 10); Revenue: Other (M: 7); Public Welfare: (M: 140, F: 10).
• Blenheim Arrest: Against Person: Assaults (M: 1); Burglary: (M: 1); Property: Cattle/Theft (M: 2); Good Order: Drunk (M: 23, F: 2), Other (M: 2); Revenue: Other (M: 1).
• Blenheim Summons: Against Person: Sexual (M: 1), Assaults (M: 1); Property: Cattle/Theft (M: 1); Good Order: Drunk (M: 3), Prohibition (M: 7), Other (M: 14, F: 1); Public Welfare: (M: 15, F: 2).
• Havelock Arrest: Good Order: Drunk (M: 4), Other (M: 1).
• Havelock Summons: Public Welfare: (M: 15).
• Kaikoura Arrest: Good Order: Drunk (M: 1), Other (M: 2).
• Kaikoura Summons: Property: Cattle/Theft (M: 2); Good Order: Other (M: 3); Public Welfare: (M: 7).
• Picton Arrest: Against Person: Assaults (M: 2); Good Order: Drunk (M: 6, F: 1), Other (M: 1).
• Picton Summons: Against Person: Assaults (M: 1); Good Order: Drunk (M: 1), Prohibition (M: 1), Other (M: 1); Public Welfare: (M: 6).
• Ahaura Arrest: Good Order: Drunk (M: 1), Other (M: 1).
• Ahaura Summons: Good Order: Drunk (M: 4, F: 1); Public Welfare: (M: 23).
• Brunnerton Summons: Good Order: Drunk (M: 1), Other (M: 2); Public Welfare: (M: 1).
• Charleston Summons: Public Welfare: (M: 3).
• Cheviot Summons: Public Welfare: (M: 2).

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 126