MAR. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 729

MAGISTRATES' COURTS—CRIMINAL CASES.

TABLE showing the NUMBER of CASES dealt with in the several MAGISTRATES' COURTS in New Zealand during the Year 1921, with Information as to how disposed of.

| Courts. | Total Cases dealt with. | Discharged for Want of Prosecution or Want of Evidence. | Dismissed on the Merits. | Admonished and Discharged. | Committed for Sentence. | Committed for Trial. | Summary Convictions. | Classification of Summary Convictions, according to Offences. | | | | | | | | | | Excluding Multiple Charges included in previous Columns. | |
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| | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Sexual Offences. M. | Sexual Offences. F. | Assaults and other Offences. M. | Assaults and other Offences. F. | Burglary, Housebreaking, and Stealing; Robbery and Stealing from the Person. M. | Burglary, Housebreaking, and Stealing; Robbery and Stealing from the Person. F. | Cattle and Sheep Stealing, Theft, and other Offences against Property only. M. | Cattle and Sheep Stealing, Theft, and other Offences against Property only. F. | Forgery and Offences against the Currency. M. | Forgery and Offences against the Currency. F. | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. M. | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. F. | Prohibition Orders. M. | Prohibition Orders. F. | Other Offences. M. | Other Offences. F. | Selling Liquor without a License. M. | Selling Liquor without a License. F. | Other Breaches. M. | Other Breaches. F. | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. M. | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. F. | Distinct Cases dealt with. M. & F. | Distinct Cases dealt with. M. | Distinct Cases dealt with. F. | Distinct Summary Convictions. M. & F. | Distinct Summary Convictions. M. | Distinct Summary Convictions. F. |
| Auckland Provincial District— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auckland— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 3,859 | 3,525 | 334 | 159 | 19 | 77 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | .. | 31 | 9 | 3,240 | 295 | .. | .. | 106 | 1 | 1 | .. | 575 | 103 | .. | .. | 1,498 | 139 | 8 | 1 | 517 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .. | 180 | 6 | 3,265 | 2,962 | 303 | 2,764 | 2,494 | 270 |
| Summons | 3,248 | 3,062 | 186 | 456 | 27 | 200 | 16 | 169 | 2 | 7 | .. | 4 | 8 | 2,226 | 133 | .. | .. | 42 | 6 | 10 | .. | 107 | 7 | .. | .. | 14 | 9 | 154 | 19 | 960 | 32 | 5 | .. | 12 | 1 | 922 | 59 | 2,898 | 2,725 | 173 | 2,214 | 2,088 | 126 |
| Cambridge— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 51 | 50 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 40 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 40 | 37 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| Summons | 51 | 50 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 1 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 40 | 39 | 1 |
| Coromandel— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Summons | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 9 | 9 | .. |
| Dargaville— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 82 | 81 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 68 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 1 | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 66 | 65 | 1 | 57 | 56 | 1 |
| Summons | 157 | 155 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 144 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 16 | 1 | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 67 | .. | 149 | 147 | 2 | 138 | 137 | 1 |
| Gisborne— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 413 | 397 | 16 | 41 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | 11 | .. | 331 | 15 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 52 | 4 | .. | .. | 221 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 1 | 327 | 317 | 10 | 286 | 276 | 10 |
| Summons | 498 | 470 | 28 | 71 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 367 | 23 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 57 | .. | 115 | 13 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 176 | 7 | 440 | 414 | 26 | 366 | 343 | 23 |
| Hamilton— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 350 | 342 | 8 | 8 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 286 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 2 | .. | .. | 184 | 4 | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 296 | 288 | 8 | 259 | 253 | 6 |
| Summons | 967 | 931 | 36 | 95 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 788 | 25 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 31 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 48 | .. | 296 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 397 | 16 | 893 | 861 | 32 | 767 | 743 | 24 |
| Helensville— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Summons | 55 | 54 | 1 | 5 | .. | 10 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 36 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 54 | 53 | 1 | 35 | 35 | .. |
| Hikurangi— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. |
| Summons | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | 10 | 10 | .. |
| Houhora— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Summons | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Huntly— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 23 | 23 | .. | 17 | 17 | .. |
| Summons | 83 | 81 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 20 | 1 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 39 | 37 | 2 |
| Kaeo— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kaikohe— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arrest | 25 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| Summons | 72 | 71 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 59 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | 57 | 56 | 1 | 52 | 52 | .. |