Civil Cases Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 112

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of CIVIL CASES HEARD, &c., in the several Magistrates’ Courts—
continued.

Courts. 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.
Canterbury Provincial District—continued.
Fairlie .. 9 112 11 3 7 72 8 3 65 12 3
Geraldine 8 73 11 3 5 32 2 9 27 12 9
Kaiapoi 6 231 11 10 7 121 3 3 121 3 3
Leeston 2 24 1 10 2 21 4 10 21 4 10
Little River 8 40 6 5 2 2 14 6 2 14 6
Lyttelton 4 65 14 9 4 65 14 9 53 3 9
Methven 17 114 19 6 17 114 19 6 24 18 6
Oxford.. .. .. .. .. ..
Rangiora 13 251 0 1 9 100 14 3 100 2 4
Southbridge .. .. .. .. ..
South Rakaia 3 42 8 1 .. .. ..
Temuka 22 656 12 3 10 111 7 1 89 1 7
Timaru 120 1,967 10 11 45 857 5 4 739 14 5
Waimate 63 745 16 6 41 370 1 6 328 16 4
Otago Provincial District.
Alexandra 5 64 13 6 9 78 3 6 67 3 6
Arrowtown 3 38 3 9 1 18 3 9 18 3 9
Balclutha 36 503 9 7 14 162 3 11 162 3 11
Black’s 1 23 11 3 .. .. ..
Bluff .. 11 92 14 10 6 82 7 6 82 7 6
Clinton 1 4 16 0 .. .. ..
Clyde .. 3 66 13 11 3 66 13 11 64 8 11
Cromwell 7 217 7 4 5 232 9 3 149 16 2
Dunedin 543 4,188 3 3 181 2,327 7 0 2,039 9 9
Gore .. 51 792 8 7 40 684 4 2 323 11 9
Hampden .. .. 1 7 10 0 0 14 4
Invercargill 214 3,588 18 1 132 2,132 14 2 1,740 16 8
Kaitangata 8 55 15 8 1 2 5 0 2 5 0
Kurow 2 32 2 0 .. .. ..
Lawrence 17 551 11 6 11 558 0 1 440 8 8
Lumsden 4 140 17 11 2 28 9 6 20 16 9
Macrae’s .. .. .. .. ..
Mataura 18 119 17 3 18 119 17 3 113 10 5
Middlemarch 1 6 0 0 1 6 0 0 5 6 0
Milton .. 9 118 19 1 10 109 12 5 106 13 10
Mosgiel 6 155 5 1 7 179 0 0 93 7 0
Naseby 2 73 12 2 3 19 6 6 18 2 9
Oamaru 28 521 6 2 39 512 2 0 450 19 6
Orepuki 3 22 1 10 3 22 1 10 22 1 10
Otatau 17 223 5 11 9 94 16 10 93 9 4
Outram 4 35 15 11 2 10 14 5 10 14 5
Owaka 3 27 15 3 1 2 1 6 2 1 6
Palmerston 2 6 14 8 1 3 7 6 3 7 6
Port Chalmers 4 31 11 1 5 17 15 11 17 5 11
Queenstown 10 51 9 0 2 23 11 0 22 9 9
Riverton 26 248 14 3 6 105 9 4 78 18 10
Roxburgh 7 53 12 3 3 20 2 5 15 13 2
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. .. ..
Stewart Island .. .. .. .. ..
Tapanui 14 132 6 10 11 110 5 8 94 4 10
Waikaia 2 19 17 9 2 19 17 9 19 17 9
Waikouaiti 10 78 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Winton 10 74 10 3 8 60 4 6 51 5 3
Wyndham 11 321 12 4 16 277 11 1 277 11 1
Totals .. 9,531 144,570 13 7 5,968 92,091 16 6 78,329 3 10

TABLE showing SUMMARY of CIVIL CASES HEARD during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1919, 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 .. 8,507 131,688 7 8 5,173 81,053 7 6 68,711 5 0
,, .. Maori .. 898 10,400 2 6 685 8,911 3 2 8,240 10 7
Maori .. European .. 22 505 12 1 14 391 14 1 185 10 4
,, .. Maori .. 104 1,976 11 4 96 1,735 11 9 1,191 17 11
Totals .. 9,531 144,570 13 7 5,968 92,091 16 6 78,329 3 10

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 2nd September, 1919.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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⚖️ Civil Cases Statistics for Magistrates' Courts (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 September 1919
Statistics, Civil Cases, Magistrates' Courts, Quarterly Report, Financial Data
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician