Magistrates' Courts Statistics




JULY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2539

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Civil Cases Heard, &c., in the several Magistrates’ Courts—
continued.

Courts. Plaints entered. Cases tried and disposed of during Quarter. (Including cases where the amount is paid into Court and accepted in discharge of the debt, also cases where judgment is by default, confessed, or consented to in Court.)
Number. Total Amount sued for. Number. Total Amount sued for. Total Amount recovered.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Canterbury Provincial District—continued.
Kaiapoi 12 98 11 6 6 94 6 11 53 13 11
Leeston 14 47 1 1 4 42 11 9 22 11 9
Little River 8 135 2 10 .. .. ..
Lyttelton 18 168 2 6 12 153 1 0 136 1 0
Methven 17 219 7 7 17 219 7 7 219 7 7
Oxford.. 2 25 3 4 1 4 10 0 4 10 0
Rangiora 17 386 0 9 5 122 4 6 120 9 10
Southbridge .. .. .. .. ..
South Rakaia .. .. .. .. ..
Temuka 30 213 3 10 24 165 6 2 134 16 10
Timaru 148 2,092 10 8 81 1,195 10 4 1,169 18 1
Waimate 45 779 12 5 28 267 6 10 198 13 1
Otago Provincial District.
Alexandra 3 11 8 0 1 4 11 0 4 11 0
Arrowtown .. .. .. .. ..
Balclutha 44 583 3 11 25 414 5 2 372 5 2
Black’s 2 7 5 0 5 83 5 11 80 11 11
Bluff .. 5 46 2 5 1 1 15 0 1 15 0
Clinton 4 42 11 0 .. .. ..
Clyde .. 9 71 18 10 .. .. ..
Cromwell 2 3 10 0 1 1 10 0 1 10 0
Dunedin 628 5,316 13 2 238 1,964 17 0 1,941 15 6
Gore .. 60 802 6 1 39 473 0 3 418 19 6
Hampden .. .. .. .. ..
Hyde .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 237 2,644 12 5 127 1,764 5 3 1,518 0 3
Kaitangata 6 80 8 5 3 10 15 10 2 16 0
Kurow.. .. .. .. .. ..
Lawrence 7 74 2 9 .. .. ..
Lumsden .. .. 1 6 1 0 3 10 0
Macrae’s 1 4 18 6 1 4 18 6 4 12 6
Mataura 9 78 13 5 9 78 13 5 67 10 11
Middlemarch 2 18 16 2 3 27 0 4 9 13 10
Milton .. 12 122 1 4 9 111 1 6 111 1 6
Mosgiel 15 156 5 7 8 55 1 1 55 1 1
Naseby 2 6 12 8 1 0 17 9 0 17 9
Oamaru 61 590 2 4 29 484 7 8 302 9 0
Orepuki 3 6 8 3 3 6 8 3 6 8 3
Otatau 18 176 4 5 11 85 10 3 72 3 11
Outram 3 35 12 8 .. .. ..
Owaka.. 4 31 6 5 10 103 5 6 103 5 6
Palmerston 13 66 15 5 11 64 2 5 33 5 5
Patearoa .. .. .. .. ..
Port Chalmers 9 129 11 6 9 129 11 6 127 3 8
Queenstown 3 35 13 6 3 35 13 6 35 13 6
Riverton 7 57 0 6 4 57 3 7 25 19 7
Roxburgh 19 108 1 6 7 59 15 3 59 15 3
St. Bathan’s 1 1 5 0 1 1 5 0 1 5 0
Stewart Island .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tapanui 3 20 7 0 1 3 3 0 3 3 0
Waikaiia .. .. .. .. ..
Waikouaiti 7 89 15 11 1 3 9 0 ..
Winton 26 260 1 7 21 260 1 7 161 5 11
Wyndham 9 80 0 2 5 66 15 6 52 17 2
Totals .. 10,470 152,156 9 2 6,893 97,276 15 10 82,301 10 7

TABLE III.—Showing Summary of Civil Cases Heard during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1918,
according to Race of Plaintiff and Defendant.

Plaintiff. Defendant. Plaints entered. Cases tried and disposed of during Quarter.
Number. Total Amount sued for. Number. Total Amount sued for. Total Amount recovered.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
European .. European .. 9,430 137,946 15 4 5,977 85,162 17 2 72,472 15 6
European .. Maori .. 977 12,800 7 7 860 10,885 0 10 9,415 14 8
Maori .. European .. 22 470 10 0 18 396 19 8 143 10 0
Maori .. Maori .. 41 938 16 3 38 831 18 2 269 10 5
Totals .. 10,470 152,156 9 2 6,893 97,276 15 10 82,310 10 7

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⚖️ Magistrates' Courts Statistics for Quarter Ended 31st March 1918 (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Statistics, Magistrates' Courts, Civil Cases, Canterbury Provincial District, Otago Provincial District