THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18426, 6 July 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COUET. QUARTERLY RETURNS. The return of the business done in the Christchurcli Supreme Court for the quarter ended June 00th, is as follows: — Criminal —Sitting days. 9; "true bills." S: "no bills," 1; persons convicted, 3: persons acquitted. 4; persons sentenced under Section 176 of the Justices of the Peace Act 14. Divorce —Petitions filed for judicial separation, nil; restitution, 1; nullity, nil; dissolution. IS; trials by Judge. 20; trials by jury, 1; decrees nisi sealed 16; decrees absolute sealed, 17; petitions dismissed or withdrawn. nil. Administration —Probates and letters af administrations. sealed or resealed, 104; elections to administer filed, nil. Chattels —Securities filed, 429; 'satisfactions filed, 35. i Bankruptcy—Sittings days, 3t debtors petitions filed, 19; creditors' petitions filed, ■J: adjudications or creditors' petitions, 1; disohnrges granted, 5. Sales «f Mortgages through Registrar—Applications to conduct sale, 5; number of gales. 4. . . Fees—Bankruptcy. £145 8s fid; administration, £503 3s 6d; fines, £10: sheriff's, .1174 6s Gd; others than above, £626 Os iOd; making a total of £1458 19s 4d. Civil —Actions commenced, -19; amount claimed, £23.959 3s 6d; tried by. Judge alone, 12; tried by a common jury, 1; tried bv a special jury. 1; cases tried and decisions given, 13; decisions reserved until end of quarter, 1; tried in previous quarter and decisions now given, 1; settled or discontinued, 9; judgment given for plaintiff, 1», judgment given for defendant (including nonsuits), 1; judgments given after trials, 14, judgments entered by default or on conie.,sion s- eases in which amount paid mto Court in settlement, nil; amount claimed in resfiect of eases where judgment w.is given after trial and where judgment entered by default or on confession, h 14J 15JL 8 ' 1 . amount recovered. £6591 18s Thei) were 3 0 civil sitting days. Total numbei nf taxations 6; number of writs of execution, *5; number of sittings days in Banco, 13; number of appeals from Lower Courts, 2; total number of applications u Banco, 2-4. MAGISTERIAL. SATURDAY. • (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) DEFENCE CASES. Two voung lads were exempted from military training oh the ground that they were conscientious objectors. JUVENILE THIEVES, Two lads, aged 14 years and 12 years respectively, -were jointly charged with uaving stolen a quantity of cigarettes, matched, and tinned' foods, of a total value of £l, the property of St. George Atkinson and Co., merchants, Christchurcli, on Juno 28th. It was stated that one of the ladb nad climbed through a fanlight, and had admitted the other by opening a side door. Bold. P 'The* younger of the pair was committed to the Christchurcli Receiving Home, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic form oi religion. The case against the other toy was adiourned for twelve months, during which time he is to he under the abbolute discretionary control of the Probation OfUcei.