2040 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 76

MAGISTRATES' COURTS.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of CIVIL CASES HEARD, the AMOUNTS SUED FOR, and the AMOUNTS AWARDED in the several Magistrates' Courts in New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1919.

| 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. |
| Auckland Provincial District. | | | | | |
| Ahipara .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland .. .. .. | 1,331 | 25,919 10 1 | 726 | 14,465 0 6 | 13,383 7 1 |
| Cambridge .. .. .. | 19 | 315 6 7 | 24 | 434 0 10 | 321 5 1 |
| Coromandel .. .. .. | 7 | 95 11 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Dargaville .. .. .. | 94 | 1,047 5 4 | 57 | 890 5 7 | 800 17 11 |
| Gisborne .. .. .. | 239 | 4,708 13 8 | 270 | 4,292 18 11 | 3,697 7 5 |
| Hamilton .. .. .. | 214 | 5,167 8 10 | 136 | 2,479 0 6 | 2,319 18 8 |
| Helensville .. .. .. | 7 | 46 15 4 | 5 | 98 16 0 | 38 16 0 |
| Hikurangi .. .. .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 3 6 | 9 3 6 |
| Hohoura .. .. .. | 2 | 13 1 5 | 1 | 6 0 0 | 6 0 0 |
| Huntly .. .. .. | 12 | 173 9 8 | 7 | 49 17 8 | 49 17 8 |
| Kaeo .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kaikohe .. .. .. | 11 | 383 6 3 | 11 | 131 15 9 | 122 4 9 |
| Kaitaia .. .. .. | 35 | 510 2 9 | 24 | 291 12 6 | 218 14 6 |
| Kawakawa .. .. .. | 9 | 235 6 2 | 14 | 148 9 0 | 148 9 0 |
| Kawhia .. .. .. | 26 | 220 13 0 | 28 | 283 7 3 | 242 7 3 |
| Kohukohu .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mangonui .. .. .. | 23 | 234 4 3 | 18 | 257 16 5 | 228 5 4 |
| Matamata .. .. .. | 13 | 426 7 6 | 6 | 43 4 8 | 43 4 8 |
| Matiere .. .. .. | 12 | 112 14 0 | 34 | 367 18 0 | 150 16 4 |
| Maungaturoto .. .. .. | 6 | 108 19 6 | 18 | 260 8 8 | 242 18 4 |
| Mercer .. .. .. | 12 | 237 12 3 | 5 | 30 2 10 | 30 2 10 |
| Morrinsville .. .. .. | 19 | 445 14 3 | 11 | 417 8 2 | 328 6 1 |
| Ngaruawahia .. .. .. | 22 | 277 15 4 | 22 | 277 16 5 | 274 2 2 |
| Onehunga .. .. .. | 27 | 279 9 3 | 17 | 234 7 3 | 232 17 3 |
| Opotiki .. .. .. | 32 | 703 2 3 | 5 | 646 16 8 | 621 18 9 |
| Otahuhu .. .. .. | 26 | 150 2 0 | 18 | 128 0 2 | 127 12 8 |
| Otorohanga .. .. .. | 20 | 335 0 11 | 19 | 212 7 3 | 212 7 3 |
| Paeroa .. .. .. | 26 | 467 9 11 | 19 | 238 7 6 | 220 16 2 |
| Papakura .. .. .. | 10 | 286 18 0 | 10 | 268 17 10 | 116 17 10 |
| Paparoa .. .. .. | 2 | 7 11 0 | 3 | 16 5 3 | 16 5 3 |
| Port Awanui .. .. .. | 123 | 1,116 8 9 | 114 | 1,014 9 2 | 931 3 1 |
| Pukekohe .. .. .. | 15 | 252 5 8 | 11 | 188 18 9 | 188 18 9 |
| Raglan .. .. .. | 4 | 60 13 7 | 4 | 33 5 5 | 24 8 0 |
| Rawene .. .. .. | 159 | 1,316 19 9 | 137 | 1,127 12 9 | 8,177 19 7 |
| Rotorua .. .. .. | 61 | 779 10 0 | 46 | 424 9 4 | 372 4 6 |
| Russell .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taumarunui .. .. .. | 120 | 1,384 0 2 | 62 | 745 11 5 | 412 15 6 |
| Taupo .. .. .. | 40 | 614 3 10 | 22 | 345 5 8 | 283 10 6 |
| Tauranga .. .. .. | 34 | 289 3 5 | 25 | 262 14 7 | 255 15 10 |
| Te Aroha .. .. .. | 39 | 692 6 1 | 24 | 355 17 11 | 355 17 11 |
| Te Awamutu .. .. .. | 40 | 970 12 7 | 50 | 963 2 3 | 886 2 3 |
| Te Kuiti .. .. .. | 97 | 2,597 17 10 | 105 | 3,181 9 3 | 1,737 17 8 |
| Te Puke .. .. .. | 4 | 62 6 1 | 8 | 232 8 0 | 67 4 3 |
| Thames .. .. .. | 89 | 1,537 1 9 | 40 | 525 18 2 | 401 12 0 |
| Tolaga Bay .. .. .. | 10 | 98 4 9 | 5 | 57 19 1 | 57 19 1 |
| Waihi .. .. .. | 23 | 172 3 6 | 15 | 57 4 4 | 57 4 4 |
| Waipapakauri .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipiro Bay .. .. .. | 35 | 443 8 1 | 34 | 345 0 7 | 333 0 7 |
| Waipu .. .. .. | 7 | 44 3 2 | 3 | 23 9 8 | 23 9 8 |
| Waiuku .. .. .. | 8 | 108 18 0 | 8 | 108 18 0 | 108 18 0 |
| Warkworth .. .. .. | 2 | 27 8 0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellsford .. .. .. | 1 | 4 4 9 | 2 | 25 2 1 | 15 15 0 |
| Whakatane .. .. .. | 51 | 722 2 8 | 44 | 881 6 8 | 871 6 8 |
| Whangarei .. .. .. | 89 | 1,651 11 3 | 51 | 1,254 0 4 | 918 14 6 |
| Whangaroa .. .. .. | 14 | 131 8 1 | 11 | 83 8 11 | 69 9 11 |
| Whitianga .. .. .. | .. | .. | 15 | 332 2 0 | 296 13 6 |
|
| Taranaki Provincial District.
| Eltham .. .. .. | 36 | 604 19 0 | 18 | 483 7 3 | 394 1 0 |
| Hawera .. .. .. | 179 | 2,626 19 6 | 91 | 1,292 3 8 | 1,088 17 5 |
| Inglewood .. .. .. | 32 | 335 10 1 | 18 | 156 0 6 | 156 0 6 |
| Manaia .. .. .. | 26 | 387 11 9 | 12 | 186 15 3 | 186 15 3 |
| New Plymouth .. .. .. | 120 | 2,220 14 4 | 61 | 1,446 15 1 | 1,337 14 10 |
| Opunake .. .. .. | 34 | 698 11 3 | 21 | 371 14 9 | 300 5 9 |
| Patea .. .. .. | 11 | 116 4 7 | 7 | 112 17 1 | 101 8 6 |
| Stratford .. .. .. | 91 | 1,468 4 0 | 46 | 605 12 1 | 478 8 1 |
| Waitara .. .. .. | 22 | 181 10 10 | 17 | 176 11 9 | 176 11 9 |
|
| Hawke's Bay Provincial District.
| Dannevirke .. .. .. | 51 | 1,037 11 7 | 24 | 509 15 3 | 486 4 8 |
| Hastings .. .. .. | 178 | 2,964 9 9 | 91 | 1,254 3 10 | 1,124 19 6 |
| Napier .. .. .. | 186 | 3,114 6 8 | 83 | 1,066 19 3 | 1,053 9 9 |
| Ormondville .. .. .. | 4 | 50 15 4 | 4 | 50 15 4 | 34 1 7 |