MAGISTRATES' COURTS—CRIMINAL CASES.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Year 1919, 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. | 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. | Revenue Acts. | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. | Selling Liquor without a License. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Other Breaches. | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | Distinct Arrests or Summons. | Distinct Summary Convictions. |
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| Auckland Provincial District— Ahipara— Arrest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Summons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Auckland— Arrest | ... | 3,125 | 2,814 | 311 | 146 | 11 | 76 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 2,369 | 289 | ... | ... | 93 | 8 | ... | ... | 410 | 66 | 1 | ... | 1,225 | 120 | 62 | 6 | 315 | 49 | 1 | ... | ... | 262 | 40 | 2,155 | 1,943 | 212 | 1,979 | 1,779 | 200 |
| Summons | ... | 3,155 | 2,923 | 232 | 494 | 29 | 257 | 18 | 188 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1,960 | 170 | ... | ... | 51 | 9 | 9 | ... | 108 | 11 | ... | ... | 33 | 3 | 148 | 29 | 573 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 9 | ... | 1,019 | 87 | 2,644 | 2,450 | 194 | 1,868 | 1,725 | 143 |
| Cambridge— Arrest | ... | ... | 60 | 59 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 53 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 50 | 1 | 45 | 44 | 1 |
| Summons | ... | ... | 62 | 56 | 6 | ... | ... | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 2 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 40 | 37 | 3 |
| Coromandel— Arrest | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Summons | ... | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 25 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
| Dargaville— Arrest | ... | 35 | 35 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 22 | ... | 17 | 17 |
| Summons | ... | 163 | 158 | 5 | 16 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 126 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 2 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 2 | 132 | 128 | 4 | 109 | 105 | 4 |
| Gisborne— Arrest | ... | 446 | 432 | 14 | 7 | ... | 13 | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | 2 | 391 | 11 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 62 | 2 | ... | ... | 213 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 331 | 320 | 11 | 301 | 292 | 9 |
| Summons | ... | 441 | 415 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 345 | 22 | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 54 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 176 | 4 | 347 | 324 | 23 | 285 | 266 | 19 |
| Hamilton— Arrest | ... | 165 | 161 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 18 | ... | 135 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 3 | 3 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 126 | 122 | 4 | 169 | 106 | 3 |
| Summons | ... | 508 | 479 | 29 | 79 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 7 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 351 | 22 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 26 | 3 | 181 | 13 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 103 | 5 | 432 | 405 | 27 | 338 | 317 | 21 |
| Helensville— Arrest | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Summons | ... | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
| Hikurangi— Arrest | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Summons | ... | 16 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Hohoura— Arrest | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Summons | ... | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |