MAGISTRATES’ COURT.

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. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Against the Person only. | | | | | Against Good Order. | | | Revenue Acts. | | | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 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. | | | Distinct Arrests or Summonses. | | | Distinct Summary Convictions. | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. |
| Otago Provincial District—continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gore— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | M. & F. 46 | M. 45 | F. 1 | M. 1 | F. .. | M. 4 | F. .. | M. 2 | F. .. | M. 2 | F. .. | M. 36 | F. 1 | M. .. | F. .. | M. 3 | F. .. | M. .. | F. .. | M. 23 | F. .. | M. 7 | F. .. | M. .. | F. .. | M. 3 | F. .. | M. & F. 29 | M. 28 | F. 1 | M. & F. 27 | M. 26 | F. 1 |
| Summons | .. | .. | 118 | 110 | 8 | 26 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 79 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 37 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 108 | 100 | 8 | 80 | 72 | 8 |
| Hampden— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Hyde— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 154 | 149 | 5 | 12 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 127 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 131 | 126 | 5 | 114 | 111 | 3 |
| Summons | .. | .. | 687 | 646 | 41 | 108 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 10 | .. | 2 | .. | 479 | 36 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 51 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 212 | 13 | 614 | 578 | 36 | 473 | 442 | 31 |
| Kaitangata— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 76 | 74 | 2 | 7 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 1 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 55 | 54 | 1 |
| Kurow— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | 10 | 10 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. |
| Lawrence— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 44 | 40 | 4 | 8 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Lumsden— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 14 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Summons | .. | .. | 49 | 49 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | 44 | 44 | .. | 39 | 39 | .. |
| Macrae’s— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Mataura— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 44 | 44 | .. | 9 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 34 | .. | 20 | 20 | .. |
| Middlemarch— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. |
| Milton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 71 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 52 | 50 | 2 |
| Mosgiel— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | 11 | 11 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 59 | 56 | 3 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 54 | 3 | 49 | 46 | 3 |
| Naseby— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | 31 | 31 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 30 | .. | 23 | 23 | .. |

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 98. [Feb. 7.]

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