✨ Magistrates' Courts Statistics
MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.
TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES’ COURTS in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1918, and summarily dealt with, &c.
| 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. | Admonished and Discharged. | 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. | |||||||||
| Auckland Provincial District— | |||||||||
| Ahipara— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 696 | 614 | 82 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | .. |
| 7 .. 15 .. 542 74 .. .. 14 .. .. 107 18 .. .. 239 32 13 2 112 14 .. .. 57 8 496 439 57 456 405 51 | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 925 | 789 | 136 | 103 | 11 | 52 | 8 | 70 2 |
| 3 .. 2 .. 559 115 .. .. 6 1 2 .. 25 2 .. .. 4 .. 18 .. 162 10 1 9 8 .. 333 93 808 677 131 613 500 113 | |||||||||
| Cambridge— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 .. 15 15 .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 5 5 .. 3 3 .. | |||||||||
| Coromandel— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. 2 1 1 | |||||||||
| Dargaville— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 9 9 .. 7 7 .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 30 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| 24 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 6 .. .. .. 4 3 11 .. 25 24 1 22 21 1 | |||||||||
| Gisborne— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 135 | 128 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 123 7 .. .. 2 .. .. 10 3 .. .. 84 3 7 .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. 13 1 115 110 5 112 107 5 | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 137 | 126 | 11 | 13 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. |
| 105 7 .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 2 .. 13 .. 27 6 .. .. .. 57 1 118 111 7 95 90 5 | |||||||||
| Hamilton— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| 19 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 13 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 23 22 1 18 17 1 | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 150 | 146 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 16 | .. | .. |
| 103 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 12 1 48 .. .. .. 1 .. 39 .. 135 131 4 98 96 2 | |||||||||
| Helensville— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 3 3 .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. |
| 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. 16 16 .. 10 10 .. | |||||||||
| Hikurangi— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| 7 1 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 10 9 1 7 6 1 | |||||||||
| Hohoura— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | |||||||||
| Huntly— | |||||||||
| Arrest | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 .. | |||||||||
| Summons | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 10 10 .. 6 6 .. |
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 162
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 162
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