✨ 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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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1917, No 86
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1917, No 86
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Statistics of Magistrates' Courts for 1916
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⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementStatistics, Magistrates' Courts, Arrests, Summons, Wellington Provincial District, Marlborough Provincial District, Nelson Provincial District