MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 26, 6 January 1916, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

QUARTERLY RETURN. During the quarter ending December 31, twenty-eight sittings of the Magistrate's Court were held in Stratford, of which eleven jwterd presided over by the ■ Stipendiary Magistrate, and 17 by Justices of the Peace. :. civil business/. The number of civil cases dealt with during the quarter were sixtysix; sixty-three by the Stipendiary Magistrate and, three by Justices of the Peace. Aggregate amount sued for £1304 19s 6d. Aggregate - amount recovered £894 9s 3d. Number of applications diejard in Court and chambers 3. Number of orders made (other than judgment summons) 3. .. Number of plaints entered 89 Number of distress warrants issued 8. Number • of judgment summonses issued 12. ,

' Number of orders made on judgment summons 8.

Number of warrants of committal issued 5.

Number of writs of arrest issued, nil.

Number of summonses and other processes, served by bailiffs and assistants within two miles 45. Number of .summonses and other processes served by bailiff over two miles, 33 Number of distress warrants executed by the bailiff and assistants' wjthin two miles, 6. Number of distress warrants executed by tlie bailiff and assistants over two miles, nil. Number of warrants of committal executed by the bailiff, 2. Amount of civil fees paid in stamps £76 14s. Amount of licensing fees paid in stamps, £2 19s. CRIMINAL. Number of arrest cards: Males 21, females 2; total 23. x Number of summons cards: Males 12, females —; total 12. Total number of cards during quarter: Males 33, females 2; t0ta1.35. Amount of criminal fees paid in stamps, £3 10s. Amount of fines paid in stampsp £22 10s. Total, £2G.