OAMARU POLICE COURT RETURNS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 65

O AM ARU POLICE COURT RETURNS .

BEFORE AND AFTER NO-LICENSE* > OAMARTJ, Dedembe? 3L ,- The closing of another year provides- occa.< sion for the publication, of comparative. re« turns of the cases brought before" tHe Pol}c«£ and Magistrate Courts at Oamaru. Extend 1-*1 -* ing the comparison instituted on. prevfciua occasions I have grouped these into the* period of 18 :months -preceding June 30, 1906rf sxxi^L -■felia'fc iaa^esrv-eiiiiigf befcrgfeexX^ iih ft.h - date: aaasot to-day.. T&ese, it need hardly be remarked^ i represent the last 18 months of license- and! ' the first 18 months of, no-license. One oss ! two references may be made to the different headings... The item ." Off ensive , behavioral • on- a railway. train" ,represente cases- wtieS arose out of the last trades' picnic , t<* Timaru, when a number of young men ' proved, offensively uproarious , on the returnf journey. The-Jine ."sly .grog-selling" doe* not include" a bunch, of cases; brought & fortj night ago when the issue was whether on j not certain "hop-ale." was .intoxicating 1 .! ' Appeals have been- lodged against the oa^ ' oisions' in .these cases, „an#-<in. accordanoßj with the practise of. the department they* are left out as not being finally dealt witba Thee following are "the figures* which, may^ otherwise be- allowed to speak for them*:

fie res.— r . Eighteen- • Eighteen!.TmYivfchj* monthflending \i< ending June " Heoenihflif . 31,1907,. Absoq - r v- ••> '..••' X ".""-•• \ "■ - Common assault - ..' -;&" - - ■- ° •Assault on bailiff ..I ..• O Assault on police .. ~2' •.. 0 Assault and robbery ((1 1 .- 0 Attempted felony .. 1 ( ' ,»• 0 Breaches o£ peace .. , 8 - <.t 9 Burglary 2 „ •••; *• Cruelty to animals.. 0 * •'• '_® IMscharfting-' Rearms 2 ' i«.i 0 Disobeying (Jiafers of " - • court 2 •» 1" Disc<r6serly conduct ..% •• O 33rnnkooness "• . . ..^5 ..• S4 Failure 1 to support ' • \ near - relati-pes (in- " • ' • cludißg illegitimate ... ' - , ahildren.) , .... 17- .« .2(1 Eorgery and uttering 2» ... ft Indecent exposure .. 1. '»• I , Malicious injury^ to property "' .." .. 6 .'.• ' '10 Murder 0 „ "1 Neglect of children. .1 . . 0" Obscene ' language . . 12 ..• 5 , ' Obs-t rue ting the police- 3 ..• n Obstructing railwava 1 ' ••• 0 O-bstriicting^ thorough- -• ~ - - fetes ...... S -. •> • o Offenaiv-o pubHoatiana 1 • -•• 0. Offensive behayiour^ - - - -„> on- railway; train' /^' 0 ..< • «10 » . Ottium cases ' .. .. \ -\ 6 Befosing to quit - ■ licensed pr-emises.. 3 -.* ' 0 Rescnips; cattle from pouna 0 •■» * STy giog-seTTing ..2 . ».- 10 Sto-ne-thrc-vnng 6 «v 5 , Suicide (attempted).. 1" v OT Theft , .. 31 fi, H Trespass ..,>.. 3 o> 1 Vagiancy .. .«. ..11 - 8 ". ■ ° Sundries .. --• ' v 1 - ■*•', 2' '• Totals'"; - .V"'.." 440^- - ?';:• . 147- . L