Magistrates' Courts Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 94

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. (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.
Canterbury Provincial District—continued. £ s. d.
Geraldine 15 257 10 4
Kaiapoi 8 84 5 9
Leeston 9 168 13 1
Little River 3 19 17 1
Lyttelton 16 244 3 11
Methven 7 286 1 8
Oxford.. 3 91 4 4
Rangiora 34 664 19 2
Southbridge .. ..
South Rakaia 3 12 13 4
Temuka 61 443 14 4
Timaru 136 2,302 1 9
Waimate 40 554 15 3
Otago Provincial District.
Alexandra 2 21 6 6
Arrowtown .. ..
Balclutha 69 965 1 3
Black's 1 48 17 8
Bluff .. 9 168 8 1
Clinton 7 86 10 11
Clyde .. 5 59 9 5
Cromwell 6 129 0 3
Dunedin 577 7,595 10 0
Gore .. 57 1,134 13 6
Hampden 3 27 6 0
Invercargill 281 4,850 19 4
Kaitangata 9 66 2 0
Kurow 2 51 16 0
Lawrence 12 174 3 2
Lumsden 4 51 18 0
Macrae's .. ..
Mataura 12 331 1 0
Middlemarch .. ..
Milton 13 230 2 8
Mosgiel 7 156 4 9
Naseby 4 33 19 4
Oamaru 63 750 16 0
Orepuki 9 211 7 1
Otatau 31 489 7 1
Outram 2 6 10 2
Owaka 3 18 7 9
Palmerston 3 51 1 6
Port Chalmers 12 76 2 8
Queenstown 2 28 2 5
Riverton 14 86 14 1
Roxburgh 20 240 1 2
St. Bathan's .. ..
Stewart Island 1 5 6 9
Tapanui 9 164 17 3
Waikai .. ..
Waikouaiti 3 22 9 7
Winton 30 444 15 11
Wyndham 25 447 10 7
Totals 12,467 205,611 18 0

TABLE showing SUMMARY of CIVIL CASES HEARD during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1920, according to Race of Plaintiff and Defendant.

Plaintiff. Defendant. Plaints entered. Cases tried and disposed of during Quarter.
Number. Total Amount sued for.
European .. European .. 11,151 £ s. d. 186,439 9 7
,, .. Maori .. 1,199 16,540 13 4
Maori .. European .. 34 431 10 8
,, .. Maori .. 83 2,200 4 5
Totals .. 12,467 205,611 18 0

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 8th October, 1920.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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⚖️ Magistrates' Courts Statistics for Quarter Ended 30th September 1920 (continued from previous page)

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
8 October 1920
Statistics, Magistrates' Courts, Civil Cases, Amounts Sued, Amounts Awarded, Canterbury Provincial District, Otago Provincial District
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician