SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 410, 20 January 1909, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

QUARTERLY RETURNS. Following is tho return of cases, oriminal' and civil, and of all business transacted ill tho various jurisdictions of the Supreme Court and Court of Bankruptcy at Wellington during tho quarter ended December 31, 1908. For the purposes of comparison the figures for the corresponding quarter of the previous year are given in parentheses CRIMINAL CASES. Sitting days, 17 (20); indictments, 24 (22); indictment thrown out by, Grand Jury, 1 (1); convictions, 16 (17) j acquittals, 3 (5); nolle prosequi, 0 (2) ; subpoenas, 10 (6) ; office copies, depositions, folios, 1223 (1450); searches, 0 (0); sentenced under Indictable Offences Summary Jurisdiction Act, 18 (14), ' CIVIL CASES. Sitting days, 22 (32); writs, ordinary, 66 (44); writs, .bills of exchange, 16 (18); trials by common juryj 6 (3) ; trials by special jury, 2 (1); trials by judge, 11 (43) j judgments en* tered, 15 (6): executions issued, 2 (2): taxations, 67 (61) ; subpoenas, 21 (35); office copies, fplios, 0 (0); searches, 4 (4). IN CHAMBERS.. Sitting days, 50 (43); motions, 221 (191); summonses, 70 (48); petitions, 11 (16); orders, 248 (245). -/ •' ~ . IN BANCO. Sitting days, 43 (41); motions, 26 (2); rules and orders,. 24 (9); appeals from jn= ferjpr courts, 12 (4); special oases, 3 (2), DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. ! Silting days, 10 (8); petitions filed, 25 (24); answers filed, 3 (4); motions in Cham? bors, 18 (14); orders, 12 (8); trials, 14 (14); decrees nisi, 15 (9); decrees absolute, 11 (10); taxations, 0 (0) ; office copies, folios, 0 (0); searches, 0 (8). PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION. Probates, 61 (69); administration, 107 (106) ; • exemplifications, 4 . (8); oflico copies, fplios, 0 (66) ; searches, 14 (12). LUNACY. Petitions, 3 (0); mptipiis, 2/(0); taxations, office copies; folios, Q (0); searches, 0 REGISTRATION; ; Bills of sale, mortgage's, of stock, bailments of stock and chattels, wool securities, agricultural Jiejis, 246 (341); powers of attorney, 4 (7); other matters, 29 (01); pffjcq ponies, folios, 6 (0) ; searches,'63o (399). BANKRUPTCY. Sitting days, 5 (3); debtors' petitions, 7 :(9); creditors' petitions, 13 (3); dobtors' budi■monses, 0 (0); deeds of composition, 0 (0); '.ttdjudioations, 2 (10); discharges, 2 (2); rc-t ■ leases, 0 (54): motions in Chambers, 4 (2) j hearings^l, (I);] subpoenas, 0 (0)j taxations, 0 (0); office copies, folios. 0 (0): searches, 1 (2) j motions, 1 (0). • :' ' fees, ' Bankruptcy, £60 2s. 6d. (£79 25.); other than bankruptcy, £782 14s. (£B7O 14?. 6d.); .fines, £8 (£2); mortgage sales, £11 ss. 9d, (£4 6s. 9d.); total, £862 2s, 3d. (£956 3j, 3d.). , ' :;=