MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Against the Person only. | | 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. | | | 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. | | | | | | | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Selling Liquor without a License. | Other Breaches. | | | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Auckland Provincial District—continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tauranga— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 28 | 28 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 22 | 22 | .. | 22 | 22 | .. |
| Summons | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 21 | .. | 17 | 17 | .. |
| Te Aroha— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 26 | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 21 | 21 | .. | 20 | 20 | .. |
| Summons | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. |
| Te Awamutu— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 14 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | 13 | 13 | .. |
| Summons | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | 8 | 8 | .. |
| Te Karaka— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Summons | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | .. | 18 | 18 | .. |
| Te Kuiti— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 25 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Summons | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Te Puke— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Summons | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Thames— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. |
| Summons | 58 | 54 | 4 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 46 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 4 |
| Tolaga Bay— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | 11 | 11 | .. |
| Summons | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Waihi— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 8 | 8 | .. |
| Summons | 32 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 25 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Waimate North— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipapakauri— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipiro Bay— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Summons | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | 14 | 14 | .. |
| Waipu— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waiuku— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Summons | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |