Magistrates' Courts Statistics




MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER OF PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES’ COURTS in New Zealand during the Year 1916, and summarily dealt with, &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.
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.

Wellington Provincial District—continued.

Wellington—
Arrest .. .. M. & F. 3,743 M. 3,306 F. 437 M. 71 F. 13 M. 57 F. 5 M. 34 F. 2 M. 71 F. 3 M. 3,073 F. 414 M. .. F. .. M. 66 F. 3 M. 6 F. .. M. 259 F. 32 M. .. F. .. M. 2,169 F. 249 M. 1 F. .. M. 406 F. 107 M. 7 F. .. M. .. F. .. M. 159 F. 23 M. & F. 3,304 M. 2,923 F. 381 M. & F. 3,146 M. 2,775 F. 371
Summons .. .. 2,213 2,022 191 523 50 130 12 1 .. 6 .. 1,362 129 .. .. 46 .. .. .. 77 3 .. .. 7 3 50 8 592 55 7 .. 11 1 572 59 1,958 1,782 176 1,343 1,221 122

Whareama—
Arrest .. .. 8 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. 6 6 .. 6 6 ..
Summons .. .. 22 22 .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 18 .. 13 13 ..

Marlborough Provincial District—

Blenheim—
Arrest .. .. 100 98 2 1 .. 3 .. 5 .. 1 .. 88 2 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 6 .. .. .. 66 2 1 .. 7 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 84 82 2 75 73 2
Summons .. .. 178 156 22 14 1 11 2 2 .. .. 129 19 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 .. 26 1 44 6 .. .. 50 12 167 145 22 141 122 19

Havelock—
Arrest .. .. 12 12 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 13 2 .. .. .. 28 .. 10 10 .. 9 9 ..
Summons .. .. 64 60 4 .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. 45 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 13 2 .. .. .. .. .. 41 40 1 39 38 1

Kaikoura—
Arrest .. .. 16 16 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 24 .. 13 13 .. 12 12 ..
Summons .. .. 77 73 4 .. .. 4 3 .. .. .. 69 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 26 1 .. .. .. .. .. 68 66 2 64 63 1

Picton—
Arrest .. .. 46 42 4 3 .. 3 .. 4 .. 2 .. 30 4 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 18 2 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 1 2 39 35 4 31 27 4
Summons .. .. 62 54 8 .. .. 5 .. 1 .. 3 2 45 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 2 1 13 1 .. .. .. 22 4 52 44 8 41 35 6

Nelson Provincial District—

Ahaura—
Arrest .. .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 56 1 2 2 .. 2 2 ..
Summons .. .. 119 115 4 11 1 21 1 .. .. .. 83 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 1 2 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 99 97 2 74 72 2

Brightwater—
Arrest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 31 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 49 45 4 42 38 4
Summons .. .. 55 51 4 10 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 38 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Brunnerton—
Arrest .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 4 .. 4 4 ..
Summons .. .. 7 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 .. 7 7 ..

Charleston—
Arrest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 ..
Summons .. .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Cheviot—
Arrest .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. 1 1 ..
Summons .. .. 27 26 1 7 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 16 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 1 12 .. 17 16 1 13 12 1



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1917, No 86


NZLII PDF NZ Gazette 1917, No 86





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⚖️ Statistics of Magistrates' Courts for 1916 (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Statistics, Magistrates' Courts, Arrests, Summons, Wellington Provincial District, Marlborough Provincial District, Nelson Provincial District