BUSINESS FALLEN OFF

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 83, 5 October 1931, Page 9

BUSINESS FALLEN OFF

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

QUARTERLY RETURNS,

I For the three • months prior to 30th September just' over £1000 was collected in fives at the Magistrate's Court. This is a considerable drop from the'-corres-ponding quarter last year, when the amount of fines totalled over £2800. With two exceptions the figures for the recent quarter show a decrease in the amount of business handled by tho Court as compared with the months of July, August, and September, 1930... The exceptions are in the number, of criminal Cases agaiust females ■."and:'the amount.of civil fees paid into the Court. The figures are as follows; — . ' Quarter ending 30th September, 1931. Civil. No. of plaints entered 3747 Total amount sued for £67,355 ss. Total amount claimed in cases tried £46,524 10s 9d. Total amount recovered .V £46,032 15s 3d. Amount of civil fees £4925- 14s. .Criminal. No. of criminal . cases against: males, 1780; females, 217.. • No. of cases against children: males, 66; females, 16. Amount of Court costs ...... £448 14s 6d. Amount of fines :... £1006 15s 2d. Quarter ending 30th September, 1930. Civil; ' ■- No. of plaints ■ entered 3911 Total. amount sued for ..... £69,323 ■ 12s. Total amount:,claimed in '■ •. ...; .■..,■■.'. cases tried ..•....■...'.. £46,787 7s lOd. Total amount recovered .. £41,707 ,10s sd. Amount of civil fees £4241 2s 6<l. Criminal. • ■ ■ •■- No. of criminal cases against: males, - 1908; females, 134. . . No. of cases against children: males, 104; -.females,- 9. ■•'.'■. , Amount of Court costs £617 7s 3d. Amount of fines . .....'. £2800 7s lid.