RETURN OF COURT BUSINESS.
I We a»e indgbtsd to Mr A, H. Holme?,' Clerk of the Court, for the following returns of Court business transacted li.re for the Decmbar quarter. I The Supreme Oeurt d-alt wi'h eight ci iminal cases, resulting in sis convictions and two acquhalg. On the Civil side three writs were issued, two c SB* beiog tried, and julgm«nt entered up, and one execution issu d. There ware 17 motions in Chatnb'rs, s'x petitions, and six orders. Three divorce cases were heard, and two decrees nisi made. Seven probates and three ad- , iLinistratians were issued. 'Registn- ' 'ion was made of 33 bills of mortgages of stock, 27 biilments, tuid 30 otber m itterg, 152 searches taking pic, i I.\ th« District Court one sitting was held O. e debtor's petition was filed, two bankrup'cy motions wer,i mad.?. | In the Magistrate's Court the S.M. sat 35 time", tmd J's P. 11 times The S.M. dealt with 53 civil cases, involving claims amounting to a to'al of £626 , 19s 9d, of which £269 12s 3d was re-1 covered. Two applications w< re hea d, : I two orders made othrr than judgmar.t |summons, 49 plain'smtered, 9distr.ss' , warrants and, 2 judgment summons! jisßU'd, 62 processes and sunamonsai | served by the bailiff wi hin two miles !an>l five ov. r two mile*, and five dis-' tre-s warrants executed wi'hiu two miles. Out of sixteen applications for old nge pension?, 15 wrro' gianicd. Out of 85 critninul cases, 63 wero summarily dealt with, 18 mve' otherwise doalt xi'li, two persons being cim-i'it'td for trial, aDd three cas s being dismissed. The following fa.s were received : - In the Supreme Court £l3l 14s, Diutn'c". Court £6 12s 6d, Magistral,,' a Coint, civil £34 4s, criminal £SO Is inelud ng finae. During the year 351 criminal c*ses ' were do lt with in the Police Court, ] of wrich 10 were committed fi>r trial,')] 257 ui Oea ?>nd 9 ft-malos being sum- i i marily convicted. There wtre 19 pro- , hibition orders iEsued, »g against 53 in , 1901, 105 conviciions for drunkenne c,'( is,eluding 4 females, ouly one native' < b- ing charg- d with this offence, • I la the civil business 482 cases wrro' diaitwrb, the amount sued for bring £4455, of which £2422 was reeovtred, ]
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 8, 10 January 1903, Page 2
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378RETURN OF COURT BUSINESS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 8, 10 January 1903, Page 2
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