MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 220, 11 January 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

AXNUAL RETURN OK CRIMINAL BUSINESS.

The ret'.-.rus o: the criminal business., etc., in the New Plymouth Magistrate 1 !! Court for the past year show that during the year 292 males ami 2fl females were summoned or apprehended. Of these, 27 males and 5 i'emalcs were discharged for want of prosecution or wain of evidence; the cases against 13 males were dismissed on the merits; 11 males and 1 female were committed for triai or sentence; 131 males and 11 females were summarily convicted; 100 males and 11 females were lined; 0 males and ] female were imprisoned in lieu of fine, 23 males were peremptorily imprisoned; orders were made against 02 males and 4 females; and'.sl3 males and 8 females were convicted and discharged witn cautions. The various oll'euces were as follow: —

Common assault, 5 males apprehended, 1 discharged, 4 summarily convicted ana fined, 1 being imprisoned in lieu of fine; assault causing actual bodily harm, 2 males apprehended, 2 committed for trial or sentence; burglary, 3 males apprehended and committed; forgery and uttering, 3 males apprehended and committed; housebreaking, 3 males apprehended, 2 discharged, 1 committed; obtaining by false pretences, 5 males apprehended, 1 discharged. 4 summarily convicted and imprisoned; sending false telegram, 1 male apprehended, summarily convicted and imprisoned; theft (under the Justices of the Peace Act), 7 males apprehended, summarily convicted, and imprisoned; theft (under the Crimes Act). 1 male and 1 female apprehended, 1 female discharged. 1 male committed for trial or sentence; theft from dwelling, 3 males and 1 female apprehended, and copimitted.

Drunkenness, 7fi males and 12 females apprehended, 1 female discharged for want of prosecution or want of evidence, 34 males and 5 females summarily convicted, 31 males and 5 females fined, 3 males and 1 female imprisoned in lieu of fine, 2 males peremptorily imprisoned, order made against 1 male, 42 males and 0 females convicted and discharged with caution; application for prohibition orders. 30 males summoned, against all of win in orders were made; orders for expenses in cases of helpless drunkenness were made aginst 4 males; collecting under false pretences, 1 male apprehended, summarily convicted and imprisoned; procuring liquor while prohibited, C nudes summoned, summarily convicted, and fined; on licensed premises while prohibited, 2 males summoned, summarily convicted, and fined,' 1 being imprisoned in lieu of fine; selling liquor without license, 1 male summoned, convicted, and fined; exposing liquor for sale without a license. 1 male summoned, convicted, and discharged with a caution; using indecent language, 5 males summoned, 1 discharged, 4 convicted, 3 fined, 1 imprisoned in lieu of fine, and 1 peremptorily imprisoned; grossly indecent act in public place, 5 males summoned, convicted, and discharged with caution; begging in public place, 1 male summoned, and ease dismissed; no visible lawful means of support, 1 female summoned, convicted, and discharged with caution; resisting police in execution of their duty, 1 male apprehended, convicted and peremptorily imprisoned; drunk while in charge oi' horse, 1 female apprehended, convicted, ami fined; behaving in disorderly manner on footway, 1 male summoned, and case dismissed; bastardy, ti males summoned. 2 discharged, 4 orders made; wife desertion, 2 males summoned, 1 discharged, 1 order made; failing to support, 8 males summoned, 2 discharged, 2 dismissed, 4 orders made; disobeying maintenance order, 12 males summoned. S discharged, 4 summarily convicted, and 1 lined. 3 peremptorily imprisoned; application to discharge? orders, 1 male summoned, order made; application to vary order, 1 male summoned, case discharged for want of prosecution or evidence; application for separation order. I male summoned, discharged for want of prosecution or evidence; disorderly behaviour in Old People's Home, 2 male's summoned, convicted, and lined; lunacy, II males and 4 females summoned, 2 males dismissed) orders made re 0 males and 4 females, application by putative father to make compensation, 1 male, order made.

Playing by way of wagenng at a game of chance, 1 male convicted and fined; permitting cattle to be at large, 3 males convicted and fined; absent without leave from ship, 5 males were apprehended, and orders were made in eacli case; failing to clear noxious weeds, 6 males were convicted and fined; disobedience of lawful commands on the high seas, 1 male was convicted and lined; failing to give employee holiday, under the Factories Act, 3 males were convicted and fined; failing to send children to school, 4 males were summoned, 1 case was dismissed, and the others were convicted and fined; rescuing impounded horse, 1 male convicted and fined; selling imported game without a license, 1 male convicted and fined; disobedience of 'lawful commands while in port, 3 males convicted and fined; failing to close shop on statutory closing day, 1 male summoned, convicted- and fined; erecting scaffolding without notifying inspector. 1 male summoned, convicted, and fined; failing to give notice of infectious disease, 3 males summoned and dismissed; allowing infected person to expose himself, 3 males summoned and dismissed; deserting from 11. M. navy, 1 male apprehended and order made: desertion from ship, 5 males apprehended, 4 discharged, 1 convicted, and 1 order made. Breaches of borough bye-laws.—Riding bicycles without lights, 0 males and 1 female convicted and fined; riding bicycles on footway, fi males and 1 female convicted and fined; driving vehicles without lights, S males convicted and fined; furious driving and riding, 2 males summoned, 1 convicted and fined; permitting unnecessary waste of water, 1 | male convicted and lined; riding at other than walking pace around corners, 1 male convicted and fined; riding and | driving on footway, 2 males summoned, I 1 convicted and fined: leaving horse in street unattended, 1 male convicted ana fined; burying nigbtsoil in borough, 1 male convicted and fined; discharging firearms, 1 male convicted and fined; allowing horse to stray on reserve, I male convicted and lined; allowing offensive liquid to run over footway, 1 male convicted and fined:; occupying public place for selling refreshments .without leave, 1 mule convicted and fined; chimney on lire; 1 female convicted and lined; failing to connect with sewer, 5 males and 4 females summoned, 2 males and 3 females discharged for want of prosecution, 3 males and 1 female convicted, and fined. County: Driving horses on footpath, 2 males summoned, 1 discharged, 1 convicted and fined. Railways: Using expired ticket, I female convicted and fined; refusing to pay additional charge, 1 female convicted and discharged with a caution; joining train while in motion, 1 male convicted and fined.