NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (RETURN RELATIVE TO LIQUOR SENT INTO, AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, H-49

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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (RETURN RELATIVE TO LIQUOR SENT INTO, AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 11th September, 191.7. Ordered, "That thoro be laid before this House a return showing separately—(l) The number of charges and convictions for offences and the number and ages of persons convicted for drunkenness in no-license districts from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1916 ; (2) the quantity and kind of liquors sent into each no-license district from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1916 : and (3) the quantity of each kind of liquor used for manufacture and for personal use in each no-license district from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1916."—(Mr. Isitt.)

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I. Table showing the Number of Persons brought before the several Magistrates' Courts in No-license Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1916, and summarily dealt with, committed for Trial or Sentence, or discharged.

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Classification of Summary Convictions, with the Punishments awarded. Summary lonvictions. Punishments. Taken into hended. Discharged. Committed for Trial or Sentence. Summarily convicted. aSins? 0flenoes agamst against Person. *»»*«*• Convicted £j$% Committed and -= £ o S t0 an rii „S»?„oh -S = i-3 Industrial discharged, g-g = - Sch , I ° - Fine. %P*m rH c ° ft is : Released Bound under I over with Orders First ; or without made. Offenders' I Sureties. Probation Act. Drunkenness. Other Offences. I II I I I I Ohinemuri — Paeroa Waihi M.&F.j 106 142 ! M. 98 134 F. 8 j 8 M. 21 I 33 F. 1 2 M. 9 2 F. . M. i 68 i 99 F. 6 1 F. M. 4 11 F. M. .. 20 .. 12 F. F. ! M. F. .. 43 j 7 75 6 F. " F. 7 6 m. ; 6 6 | F. 1 M. 1 F. „ „ M. i F. 4 ! .. F. M. F. .. 54 5 71 5 M. F. M. | 1 .. 2 3 .. 4 4 ..' 6 I F - I " M. F. il. _ F. M. 4 .. 11 .. | 15 F. M. F. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 I •• I t ••! 1 248 232 16 54 3 11 I 167 | 13 2 15 .. 32 .. 118 13 13 12 I— I I ' ! i ' ..j 125 10 Total . . I 1 1 •• I 4 .. " •■ * * I " ! v ( ! ■ ■ l — I . 1 —. — 1 I I .1. — Masterton — Eketahuna .. Masterton Pongaroa 5 312 12 5 307 12 5 52 2 4 1 ■■ 5 254 10 1 I 4 1 10 2 .. 64 9 2 .. .. 176 1 1 .. j 78 .. 4 • .. I " 3 •• •• 4 .. : ; .. 161 .. | .. 6 ! .. | I .. .. 1 •• •• I 3 I 1 1 8 ■■ ' 1 "• •■ •" "" I 4 I j ! 329 324 — — j 269 3 r~ j UpTl ■• ' 1 8 Total .. 5 54 4 | 269 1 ! 4 ..11 .. 75 ..179 1 82 .. .. .. • • 1 I .... Ash burton — Asliburton .. Geraldine I , , ! I j ! 421 60 403 60 18 96 18 4 2 2 3 ! 305 11 305 40 .. 19 1 .. 54 2 1 232 10 j .. 34 .. 1 266 10 1 | .. .. 179 9 8 .. 3 1.. '.. | 191 i 9 1 I 32 2 4 | .. I 2 1 4 ..249 9 30 .. ..279 9 .. .. 9 1 .. 1 1 .. I 10 I .. I 14 ..14 40 .. : 3 .. 1 1 •• " - - -' Total .. 481 463 18 114 — 4 3 345 l 345 11 3 .. ! 20 .. '" 20 L_L_J .. 56 j 1 : | 36 2 2 I i i I I 4 •• ..! ..' Oamaru — ■ Hampden Oamaru Palmerston . . Waikouaiti .. — J i . j i I . 11 307 20 7 11 297 20 7 10 1 58 6 4 •• 1 19 ■ 9 ! .. 220 j 9 14 i .. -3 | .. 246 | 9 3 .. 4 1 .. 11 2 .--. .. ! ] .. 29 4 1 j .. 12 1 j I 3 6 . . .. 177 8 14 .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. | 13 .. .. 3 1 .. 11 ...... ...... ...... • • ! •• 2 .. 13 .... 1 j .. .. 1 j .. .. 2 .. •• . Total .. 1 345 335 10 69 20 i . i 6 .. 15 ..-3413 1 1 h-! 3 . . 200 8 ' .. .. 3 .. 12 j Bruce — Kaitangata . . Lawrence Milton , 84 55 87 82 51 81 2 4 6 16 14 12 i i 66 1 36 4 69 2 i __ 4 j .. j 2 .... I 5 1 .. I 3 5 5 7 55 1 • • 26 4 58 2 .. | 139 I 7 I 5 .. 10 .. 5 I .. : " I I .. j 59 1 ! .. j 23 4 j .. | 60 2 I 1 2 ; ; 4 I 'l ! 2 ,..,.. •• I •• - - Total .. 226 214 12 42 5 \—\ 1 171 i 7 5 j . . 10 .. 17 20 .. •• U2 7 l" 3 2 : ! I I I i ■ I i i ' I i I . . ! . : i i I I

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Clutha— Balclutha Clinton Owaka Tapanui Total .. 118 116 2 21 ! .. 3 .. 16 16 .. 2 I .. r .. .. 24 24 .. 4 ! 55 53 2 9 1 2 .. 213 209 4 36 1 5 .. 164 153 9 36 .. 4 .. 46 46 .. 16 .... 66 64 2 9 276 265 11 61 .. j 4 .. __ _ 92 2 14 .. 20 .. 42 1 168 3 2 2 . \ 1 j .. „ ! .. 5 1 | 6 .. 6 .. 6 .. 85 6 .. 8 .. .. 17 3 .. 36 3 .. 15 .. , 15- .. 146 2 5 1 .. 1 5 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 ..... .. 2 12 1 2 .. 1 | .. 8 16 6 4 1 .. .. .. 10 2 7 2 8 10 33 8 12 1 .. __ I . 80 j 2 12 ! .. 13 .. 36 .. 141 2 ___ , I .. .. 2 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 4 .. _J , 4 3 7 Mataura — Gore Mataura Wyndham .. 115 9 30 .. 55 2 3 2 1 3 .. " 23 .. 86 2 .. 26 1 .. 52 23 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 77 2 17 .. 38 ' .. I ■• .. 18 .. j .. .. 3 .. j ■.. .. 2 .. j .. .. .. I 23 .. I .. .. 2 .. 8 ........ .. .. ;— H 5 1 5 .. 12 I . . ; ' '' Total .. 200 11 .26 .. 26 .. 164 132 2 j 4 .. 6 .... 4 1 .. .. 1 | .. 10 2 .. 13 .... 4 1 .. 4 :: :: 12 :: ::■ :: 8 .. 53 1 .... ! Invercargill — Invercargill .. _J j ! i I . I — 841 795 46 173 5 \ 16 2 248 232 16 54 3 11 .. 329 324 5 54 4 1 .. 481 463 18 114 4 4 3 345 335 10 69 .. 20 1 226 214 12 42 5 1 .. 213 209 4 36 1 5 .. 276 265 11 61 .. 4 .. 841 795 46 173 5 16 2 606 39 8 1 77 12 12 89 3 432 j I I 23 110 13 50 6 10 j 1 50 351 15 I „ A A .. i 72 4 1 Ohinemuri Masterton Ashburton Oamaru Bruce Clutha Mataura Invercargill 167 13 269 | 1 345 I 11 246 9 171 7 168 3 200 11 606 39 2 4 3 6 5 2 5 8 . . 15 . . .. 11 .. .. 20 .. .. 15 .. .. 10 5 1 1 5 .. 1 77 12 — — "• •■ •• 32 .. 118 75 .. I 179 ! 56 1 I 266 34 .. 191 17 .. 139 15 .. 146 26 .. 164 89 3 432 344 4 1,635 I 13 12 1 1 .. 4 1 . 82 .. 3 10 ! 36 2 5 9 I 13 1 3 7 j 20 .. 2 2 12 1 2 .. 1 .. 10 i 33 8 12. 1 .. .. 23 lllO 13 50 ! 6 10 1 75 318 26 78 | 7 15 1 : 1 3 5 3 2 2 12 I 50 | ■■ " •• 125 10 171 .. 279 - 9 200 8 142 7 141 2 132 2 ; 351 15 i 1 3 .. I 15 2 .. 8 .. 14 .. 12 3 :: 23 :: :: ;; .. 172 4 1 .. 1 ■■ 12 1 i Total .. 2,959 2,837 122 603 22 62 6 2,172 94 35 2 158 13 20 —- 78 i 1 1,541 53 ! . 4 1 .. 154 6 1 ! .. i I

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II. Table showing the Ages of New-Zealand-born and other Persons convicted for Drunkenness in No-license Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

[K OTE. — e nam! iers in tl lis tai lesl .own as ' not statei are practically a] summons cases. .ges am .irt: Laces are ol itainei in ' arrest cases on] iy-No-license District. Buthplaee. j 17 Ages. Total Birthplaces. t» o-g I i j 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 I 25 26 27 28 29jS0 ! 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47,48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72: 73 74 75 76 77 73 79 80|| 3 UH I : I 1 I .. 1 "I x I i I I ' 1 i .. 4 .. 4 ■ Ohinemuri — 1'aeroa Court New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated •• 1 l 2 .. .. 1 .... 1.... I .. .. 1.. .. i i . .. i 1 2 . "l" ' :■::::.:■ 2 - .... 11.. I 7 9 4 .. ::| ::: ....... I •• ■■ ■ ■• "I •■ -I '■ •■ ■• ■' - - - I. - - — — " - - - - ..I 20 I— Waihi Court Total .. New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated •• •• — ■' - •• ii . -I "I ll •• - 1 I1 - •• A - .... 1 . 1 ■ii::|:: I 1 1 •• —i ..... .J.. .. i i 2 i .. .. • ll 1..I. I I : ::,:: ■• !— ■• -- '.'. 3 ..I 3 _ 0 i i i •!- .......... I •• 3 .. .. 12 i........ .... i Total Ohinemuri No-li c Total .. •• iI" 1— •1 — •• — •• - I"I — •• — •• - - ■■! i ••!•• _;_ •• " •• - •■ •• i •• - ■• l_ .. l .. •• - : !■■ -—— _l „|_3 •• - i 1 1 i.... 1.. 1 i i * -- --I ?ense District •• - • ,-, "I •• - - .... .... •• - i h 1 ■ — ■ .- _l •• I I 1 ■• " 1 "I " 1 !••! iiL i| _« i i i'.. i.... i ■ i 2j 2 - i 1 ii I " -! 2 •• •• - ■ - .. .J 12.. L_ 7 32 •• •■ ■• ■ •• ■■ •• •I •I •■ l" •1 •I ■ — -A — - - I— -i — \-\ 1- - - I- - - — — - - h- — i I L_ Masterton — Eketahuna Court New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated .y.'. ...... 31 1 ::h .. 1 2 .. .... I .... 1 1 ■I •• ■•i "I 1 "I •• •• -A •I ■ ■• •• • ■■ • ■' - ■ •• " ■ ■ .... I - - *";**! _ .. i on • ■■ " - - ■ - ■ - ..L.I.. ■■ - • - I" - ■ ■• IH ■■ \- •• i r - - - - - :- — - - -I Masterton Court Total .. New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated • I- • - •■ - ■■ - • - •■ — ■ - 3 'I - • - •• - "I H i 3 •■ - ■ _l 1 1 • •• - 2 1 •• ■• 2.. 1 4 •• 1 — 1 - .. 3 1 .. ■± i 2 1 ■ - ■ - •• - ■■ - : ~l ■' - ■ ■ 2 .. •• - ■• - -■ - • - -- i 2 — I •■i 2 2 2 i 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 i 4 .. 1 1 1 19 41 •• "I "■ • 4 4 •• ■■ ■ ■ •• ■1 II •■ "i •I •• ■ • •1 .... • ■• ■ •1 ■ • .. .. •• ■• •• -• ■• ■■ ■ ■■ Total .. - - - M 3 - - - - 2 I- " " - - - M ~ 4 ~ - 1 3 2 - 1 2 1 1 - - 41 H ;- — - - - - -; - 64 4 2 3 2 2 ll i 4 1 3 1 i 1 1 i i i 2 1 I 4 •• •■ •• •1 •• •• •• •I ■ "I •• •• •• •• •• ■I •• ■1 •• ■• ■■ •• Pongaroa Court - - - — — — - - — - - - - - — - — - - - ! - u '- - - !— — - - M — - - ; — - ~ - : - - — 1 1 New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated ::]::! •• I . i 'i .... ! 2 1 2 1 1 '.'. '.'. ' •- 9 •• I ■■ • Total Masterton No-li Total .. ■■ -' •1 - "I ■• •• - ■• •1 "I - 'I - " - I 2 •I - ■ - "I -! •• •• - •• ■■ •• - . •■ 1 ■■ - •• - ■• - M I •I - - H 2 •■ - •■ H 2 •• H 1 • - 1 •• - - - - 1 ""I - •■ - "I ■• — • •• "I ■ • - .. - •• — I - . 9 ■■ ■ ■ •• !•• ■ •■ • • " "I " •1 ■■ •-! • ■■ 4 ■• •I •• •I •1 •• •■ •• ■ ■•• •■ ■■ ■■ ■1 •■ •■ ■■ •■ •■ ■ cense District - i- - - - .... — W i-i :- - - - " - - H - - - - - ! - - -J H -: i— 3 •2 3 2 2 1 o 4 i 2 2 3 ' 3 1 4 2 i 4 H l 2 1 ■■ 1 ■• -- - ■■ •- - • ■ •1 ■• "I "I •• • • " ■■ ■ Asli burton — Ashburton Court - !— - - - i.. — - - 1 l_ - - - I— - - - - _ _ _ — - -J - - - — - New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated I 2 2 1 23 1 1 I- • .i i i 1 2 i l 1 l i 4 2 'I 25 •' •• • •' ■ - •I - ■■ ■■ • •• ■ - •I ■ ■ ■ •• •• 2 1 •• ■• •• • ■• 2 •• •■ • •• I.. ■' •■ •■ ■■ ■■ •• ■■ •• ■ -! •1 7 •I 7 , - H - H pi.. 2 — - - !- - H 1 2 -i — - - - 2 — - - - - I- - 1 l i l - - Total .. 3 i 1 l 1 1 1 i 1 Ul 4 2 7 55 .. 1 1 ■ •■ •1 ■■ ■■ ■■ ■ •• ■■ •• • ■■ ■' •• •• ■• •• -• •1 •• '• - - - -\ - - J-l ~: - -I - -J -.- -. - - - - - - - -i i_i - -N - — i- - - -I - - - - —

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Geraldine Court New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated .. l.. .. l.. , I-H--H l \ ••I 4 2\ 31 " "r; i_ AAA ■ .. 11 1 .. 1 1111. 1.. .. .. 2 .. .. i 2, •• Total Ashburton No-1 Total .. ■ ■•! " "! .... — '■ - •• - •• - •• - ••I ■■ " •• ■■ ' ..i __ ■ - .. 1 .. 1 •I i • * * 4 1 1 •■ — •■ - " :-i -- • •• •• I " I ■• ..I.. • ■ •• I .. •• ■ •• • •• ■• 2 • ■ •I - •• -I • :-: " -! - H 57 tamaru — Hampden Court icense District New Zealand Elsowhere.. Not stated .. l.. O 1 o I O 1 . . I\ I 1.. .. 1 1.. .. ill 11 3 1 .. 2 - ■ - - i - - 2 - - •■ - - 1 - - n. 1 i - - ll _ - 2 — - 1 - - 1 - H i - ■ — - 2 - .. i 1 - •" - 1 - I I .. •• - I- — 4 ■ - 11 .... I I— I 71 i ■ -i — I ...... ■' I-l ■■ I .. •••I Cl - •• ■■ •• ■■ '• • •• •• ■■ • •■ I • ■• ....... ■• ■■ '■ "I ■' ■■ •' •1 ,-: - — - - - - - - - - - -i - -.- - - - —— i— _ - - .-! i- - (tamaru Court Total .. ■• ■ ■■ •• •■ i ■ •■ ■■ ■' • i • ■• • •• ■ •• ■■, " •• ■■ ■■ ■• ■■ •• •• - I 1 - - i i 1 - - 1.. 1.. - - - - — _ - - -: - — - .-. 14 - 2 1 New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated 1 l '2 i i i I.. ...... 1 1 i — i.. 1..L. 2 •■ 6 .. 9 6 • • •■ !•• " Palmerston Court Total .. New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated -!— • U ■■ l 1 - 1 2 I .. ll ■- - 1 - • - i - • - • ■ ■• •■ — ■ I— ■ i- ■■ U ■■ - •• H i - •• -I •I U-\ •■ - 2 - ■■ i-i • - .. ..j.... •• — •• - • - 5 - •• •• - •■ ■• - Ii - ■■ -— ■ - •■ ■• - ■•; -I ■■ - ■ -i 1 .. .. •• — •• •• - ■ - ■■ '• — ■ ■ - ■ -I • - •■ - •• -i -i 2 — •■ - .... — _, I 6 -.1 2 •• M ■- !•• — 29 Total Oamaru No-lice Sruce — Kaitangata Court I I Lawrence Court .. I Total .. nse District New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated Total .. I j New Zealand Elsewhere i Not stated ■■ •■ - •• — !•• - •• •• •• - •• - •• - •• -i ■■ •■ - • _ ' •■ ' - •• ■■::::::::::.! ;; I i 1 1 .. 2 ■ - " l - • - 1 - 2 - ■ - •■ 2 - ■■ - ■■ H-H i.... 2 11 I i -tn •• - •• U • A i •• ■• ■ i- ■ - •■ - ■■ -I - "I 1 " — " - ■ — ■• •• - ■■ -i ■ - ■• - •• i— •• •• • - ■ - •• - ■ - ■■•! ■• • - !■• -' ■ - ■ - •• - I • - •• " - I I 1.. — ■ ■ 2 - •I - ■ ■■ — ■ -' •• -' ■■ - "I i.. i.. ■ - •■ :-. ........ •1 ...... •• - ■• — • — ■ — ■ - •• ■■ — •■ - ■ - •■ - •■ - •• - ■■ ■• - 5 - •• - ■• - • ■' -■ ■ - •• — i •■ •■ - 1 - •• ■• - ■■ - •■ - - •■ - i - ■ - — ■ .. i.. -i-— • - •■ - ■■ — ■• .... .... .... ■ - ■ - ■■ - • — •• _ ■ ■ - • - ■■ - • - • - ■ ■• •■ - •■ - ■ - •• - ■ - ■■ - 1 ■• -. " — ■ - •• - •• - 1 .. .. ...... •• - •• - ■ — " u ■ -i •• u ■ — ■ - ■ — •■ - • -I '■ — ■- - •• - •• - ■ - '■ i- •• - •• - •• - •• - ■ - • ~ •■ - ■• - ■ - ■• • — - •• i- ■• r- ■■ - •• - ! — •• h -I " - • - ■ -i ■ - •• li- - •• - • - •■ 2 — •■ - ■ - •I - • u ■ - " - •• !- ■ - - •• - •• '- ■■ - '.'. '.'. - 1111 11 —— •• - •• __ • - ■■ •ll — 1 — 7 — "I 3 - 3 1 — — 1 •■ — 1 2 - 1 ■• - •• - ■■ - ■■ ••i i '• 3 " •• M 4 •• "I • .. .. — 51 I •• •• 34 4—, - - i- - - - ,.. ■ - - - - - - ! - - - - H- '— - - - Milton Court Total .. i 1 ' llll'llll 1 ..... " ■ ■ •• • •■ ■■ • ■• ■■ 1 •■ .- • ■■ -- ■ ■ •• ■ •■ •• ■• •• •• ■ ■ •■ ■ •• ■■ •■ •• • ■• • •• U - - - - - - - - — !- - - - - - - - - - —i - - - — — - !- - - - ,- - - - - - - - - New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated .. i .. . . i ■ • ........ i ■ • .... i ■', ■• •• "I ■• 1 " 5 2 • ■• •• ■• 1 •• .. .. ■■ '• ■• • ■■ ■■ •• ■ ■ • ........ • • ■• •• ■ • ■ " • •■ ■■ '• •• •• • ■■ •• • ■■ ■• ■ •• '• ■■ -I — - - - - - - - - - - — - - - - - - -! — 1 - i - - —I - - - - - - - - " - - - - Total Bruce No-licen Total .. l i i i! ! l • ■ ■■ •• ■ ■ •I •1 ■• •• 1 - 7 .. •• ■ ■ • •1 •• •• •• •• ■ ■• •• ■' •■ •• ••i ••! •■ ■ •• • •• ■■ •• •• 4 .. 17 H I- - - - — - - - — - - - — U _J - - - - - - - - - - - - - i - 1 - - ~ - - - - — - se District .. ■• ■ •• ■■ • 1 ■ 2 1 ■■ ■ • ■ i l i ■ • ■ •• •• ■■ ■ •■ ■ •I •" •• -■ •■ ... -'; :-" ! 1 • - -- ■■ - u: - - — - !- I- - - - - W - - A - - - - - - - - - _ — - — - — ■ — - — I Balclutha Court New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated :::::::: " i •I "I Ii • i ■ 1 2 I •I • "I •• •• •■ Total .. - - •• _ _ • ■• H i •■ .. - •■ — •• - 1 • - • - •■ - ■ - •• - ! .. i ■ ,- •■ - ■ i-i - 2 ■• - ■• - 1 - •• - • - ■ •• I- ■ - • -! •• - - ■■ - 6 .. • ■• •• ■■ ■ •• • ■• ■ • '"I ■• •• ■• ■• •■ ■ • •• •• ■ ■ • ■• ■ •• •• ■ • — - — — - - — - - - - —I I— - - - - - - - - - - !—! _ I— I '-I - i - - - - - -

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II. Table showing the Ages of New-Zealand-born and other Persons convicted for Drunkenness in No-license Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1916— continued.

[Note. —The numbers in this table shown as " not stated " are practically all summons cases. Ages and birthplaces are obtained in " arrest " eases only.] Xo-lieerjse District. Birthplace. 17 18119 20 21 22 23J24 25 26127 2829130 31 32 33;34|35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43J 44 45 46 (Ill I Ages. j j ■— ~ r— i— j— 7 a -s a -s 54 55 56 57 58,59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66|67j6869 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79'80/jB -.: =° f3 SS I I I j , I I I I J I]] I I I I * Total Birthplaces. °« jS-g 47 4- 49 50 31 72 78 | | ! i 1 ill 11 Hl 11 11 11 11111111111 ! " "l Clutha — continued. Clinton Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated I I 1 .. .. I.. ..I Ivl 6..I l" "! 1 ..1.. . ... . * 1 - i" "1 •• ■ .. 1 " .... .. .. _H!_H "I ■ 'i Tapanui Court Total .. .. h Mi " " — - — - 1 •• 1 " ■■ 3 M — •• .... •• — H- •• .. 1.. '■ f __ •• 6 •• •• •■ •I •• •• .... Hi. ..I.. - - — - — — — - - — — — -I — I New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated .... .. 1 1 .. • • • • 1 2 1 .'. .. 3 • • "I •• •• •I I" •• "I -• •• ........ •■ •• •• •■ "■ - — _ — — - — - 1 1 1 1 1 I I - Total Clutha No-licen 1 Total .. .. ... 1.... 1 •I •• •• •I •• ■- •• •■ •• •• ■ "i " •1 •• •• _ - — — — 1 — — - — — — 1 se District "" " •• '• i -- 1 •I 1 1 • • i ---- 1 2 .. 3 •- "- 1 •• 1 -• " 2 1.. •• .. 1 I" •• ■■ - __ - - — - — _ — — — —— — 1 '— - — - Mataura — Gore Court New Zealand 1 Elsewhere Not stated .... .... 11 '_! l •1 ..2 i i .... 2 ! 1 1 2 ...... 1 10.. ..12 HI •I ! •• ■■ '• ■■ •I j 1 1 I •• •-1 ■■■■■■ •1 •• ■ ■• •• I - " •• •■ •• ■• •• ■• •■ •■ •" •• - — - - —I . 2< -1 i | ..!.. H H H - — 3 i— - - - - - - - 2.. -H — - - H Mataura Court Total .. 1 New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated 1 I-" — ■ - ■■■■ — i -; •• - — 1 — .. i i i • - i — "I - 2 — 2 u •■ — ■ iH— H •- _ ■ __ ' _ •• - ■• - •■ - 1 - - • - 1 - •• — I— 1 2 .. I 23 I i ..... I i ! "I .... !■• ■ .... 1...... " ■ •' ■ ■• ■• ■ ■• ■■ •• ' •• •• •• ■ ■ ■' ■■ •• ■• •• ■■1 r •1 •• ■• '.. 1 .. iiZHiii 1.. 41 1 -- •• - - H - — - - - - - - - - - — — — - u - — — -: I — Total .. .. i I 1 '' .... ...... •I 2 Wyndharn Court ■• •• •• •• 'I •■ •1 •■ ■• • • ■ •• •1 •I "I •• •• '' !■• •• ■• ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ "I I ■•!•• •• 1 •• M - - — — - — — - — _ - - ~ — u — — — — — — — — — — - - :- — !—— New Zealand . . Elsewhere Not stated *r' .. ...... 1112 -- ■• 1 '.'. 'I "I ■• •• •• " '.'. " ■■ ■■ .. 1 .. '.'.\ '.'. -- Total Mataura No-lic Total . . . . ! ense District 1 I •■ *l "I 'I •I • - — i i _ •• - ■• _ _j_ 1 .. - •1 - — 'I - — •• - •■ - •• - •• — ■ •• — ..j.. ..L. I . . .... .. •• — •■ — •• '• •■ •I •• - !■■ ■• ••! 1 I •• H - ........ - ■ — ■ - •■ — ■■ - ■■ — ■■ - •• .... - •• - •■ - • - _ Hill --I 1 .. p 6 1 1 . ; — : : i .. 2 2 1 1 .. 1 2 2 si..:... 1 ! • •! .. 1 1 .. 2i I "I ■ •• •• !■• • -i " • •• ■ •V "I - :■ — - - - - — — - — 1— - - - - - — — — -' —M — — Invercargill — Invercargill Court New Zealand 1 Elsewhere Not stated i .. i .. 2 4 1 1 1 113 2 ..111 12 4 3 I 1 2 4 3 i i l*i 2 3 .. 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 .... 1.. 2.. 1.. 2 .. 2 .. 1 1 2 ..12.. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 4 38 ..41 .. .. .. .... 13 .. .. 92 .. ■■ -- .... ■- I...... \-\ •• . .1. . 13 Total Invercargill No- „ . . Total .. | 1 2|.. 2 . . •• - 2 H1 - • 2 rii •• 3J "I - 4 H "I — •• - •I — ■" •• - 2! 2 •1 - ll H •• - i " •• - 2 2 '••- 2 3 2 3 "•■ 2 i .. 2 ! •■ - I 2 H •I I2 I 2! •• - I 4 - 2 I - - 2 12 ■■ 1 H •• H i| "I - I 2 ••I ! 1 1 1 2 H 3 3 .... _i_i I.. .. 1 1 .. .. ..; 3 -• - " - ■■ l| 1 4: - ■ - — i- -i 131 - H - i ! — ~ 1— 1 I 13 ■ license District 1 4 1 2 4 2 In 2 il I 2 1 1 2 3 31 .... 3 l! 1 .... 4 92

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III. Apprehensions, Commitments, etc. —Table showing the Number of Persons of Either Sex in No-license Districts summoned or brought before Magistrates for the Year ended 31st December, 1916, the Offences charged against them, and how they were disposed of.

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Fote. — [n t: Lis tal le each offence is recko KOE LO' id as a distinct person. Offences. Total Number summonod or taken into Custody. Dischi ,rged. Oomn fori or Sen aitted Mai itenoe. Sum] convict to Ha marily ;ed, held till, &c. Offences against the Person. Attempted suicide Assault causing bodily harm Assault, common Abduction Rape, and attempts at Unlawful carnal knowledge, and at:>N. M. & V. M. F. 4 2 2 M. 1 M. F. M. 1 1 30 .1 F. 2 2 2.. 47 47 M. & P. 4 2 47 I 4 1 M. 2 2 47 1 4 1 17 r. 1 I 1 4 4 3 I 1 atI 1 tempts at Indecent assault.. Throwing missiles to the danger of a person of a 16 16 I 1 16 I 16 1 5 10 1 I Offences against Person and Property. Housebreaking, entering, and theft. . •28 28 .10 9 9 Offences against Property only. Theft (other, and attempts at) Receiving stolen property .. Fraud and false pretences Wilful damage 161 4 11 84 146 3 10 '82 15 1 1 2 411 2 5 L6 I 18 1 1 3 1 79 4 66 11 1 1 1 Forgery and Offences against the Currency. Forgery and uttering 19 19 4, 15 Offences against Good Owder. Drunkenness Prohibition orders Indecent, riotous, and offensive conduct Obscene, threatening, or abusive language Assaulting, resisting, or obstructing the police Cruelty to animals Offences relating to gambling Vagrancy Working or trading on a Sunday Preaches of by-laws, &c. .. Other offences against good order . . 357 64 39 58 9 353 60 38 58 9 4 4 1 9 7 7 19 3 1 1 344 53 31 39 ' 6 4 3 22 10 30 4 745 6 22 10 28 4 723 6 2 8 5 7 4 63 1 1 14 5 21 1 22 1 660 5 21 Offences not included J previously. Relating to carrying out Laws. PerjuryEscaping from legal custody 2 2' 2 2 2 1 1 Relating to Revenue. Selling liquor without a license (in eluding storage for sale) Other offences against revenue 52 43 9 17 6 26 3 31 29 2 15 1 14 1 Against Public Welfare. Licensing (by others) Destitute persons (bastardy) Destitute persons, failing to maintain Industrial schools School attendance Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act Factories Noxious weeds Fisheries and game Defence Act War Regulations.. Shops and offices Motor Regulations Impounding Act .. Stock Act Other offences 126 38 176 13 77 2 6 47 15 322 9 6 95 74 40 100 120 38 170 11 72 2 6 42 15 322 8 4 92 57 40 89 6 6 2 5 5 28 12 81 3 25 2 8 2 111 1 1 18 5 1 28 1 4 92 26 89 8 47 2 4 34 13 211 7 3 74 52 39 59 5 2 2 5 5 1 2 3 16 1 3 1 2 2 13 II 2 2 9 Totals 2,959 12,837 122 603 22 62 |2,172 94

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IV. Apprehensions, Commitments, etc., of Maoris (included in Table III).

V. Return showing the Quantity of Liquor sent into each No-license District during the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

VI. Quantity of each Kind of Liquor used for Manufacture and for Personal Use in each No-license District from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1916. No information available.

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Offences. Total Num] summoned or into Custoi ber taken iyDisc Larged. Committed Summarily for Trial convicted, held or Sentence. to Hail, &c. M. & F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Offences against the Person. Indecent assault. 3 3 3 Offences against Property. Theft, and attempts at Wilful damage 4 1 4 1 4 1 Offences against Good Order. Drunkenness Indecent, riotous, and offensive conduct Aiding and abetting an offence By-laws 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Offences not included previously. Perjury 1 1 1 Totals 18 18 4 1 13

No-license District. Beer and t, , n - 1 Gin and „ _ TI7 , ■ , Stout. Eralld y- <***• Schnapps. Rum - Whlsk yWine. Total. ish burton 3ruce.. Jlutha Men .. 3-rey Lynn jivercargill Masterton Gallons. 22,692-! 19,798 17,83.1 f 9,812| 4,646-! 68,497! 25,488! 32,902! 25,317 18,917 9,667 8,806 Gallons. 134! 78 72 45! 19-1 434 169£ 37| 657 60 22 17 Gallons. 58 12 Gallons. 133! 210 102 23f 211 132! 234| 46-1-86 103 58 48 Gallons. 27! 75 43 13 71 40! 31! 31 77 51 6 18 Gallons. 3,0651 3,434 4,428-! 2,872f 108 3,816! 3,240J 4,608| 3,249 1,583 239 528 Gallons. 340 270 163! 2511 53| 526 680f 195 J 196 250 162 285 Gallons. 26,451! 23,865 22,640f 13,019 4,856| 73,447 29,857 37,821! 29,582 20,964 1.0,154 9,702 Mataura )am.aru Dhinemuri .. . . Wellington South Wellington Suburbs and Country District i Totals 264,376-! l,746i l,199i 420| 3,374| : 302,360 70 31,173