NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENCES IN AND QUANTITY OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEARS 1917 AND 1918.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1920 Session I, H-37

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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENCES IN AND QUANTITY OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEARS 1917 AND 1918.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the sth November, 1919. Ordered, "That there bo 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, 1917, and from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1918; (2) the quantity and kind of liquors sent into each no-license district from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1917, and from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1918; 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, 1917, and from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1918."—(Mr. Isitt.)

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1917. 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, 1917, and summarily dealt with, committed for Trial or Sentence, or discharged.

Olassil tcation of Summary Convictions, with the Punishments awarded. Summary Convictioi 'unishmenl Taken into Custody, summoned, or apprehended. Discharged . Committed for Trial or Sentence. Summarily convicted. A_\__ <B <D •g"2lc 6 — do g S CC P-mp- ref ment - Sureties. Released under First O Headers' Probation Act. Offences against "the Person. Offences -r, _, against l*™*™Property.l ness - Other Offences. Convicted and discharged. Fined. Imprisonment in lieu of Fine or Surety. Order made. lab .a Oi I M. & F. M. F. M. F. M. [ F. M. F. M. F. | M. F. _M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. I F. M. F. M. F. BC F. M. F. ! T7T i M. r. M. P. M. Ohinemuri No - license District — Paeroa .. .. Ill Waihi .. .. 149 104 7 134 | 15 89 113 1 6 1 .. 15 1 2 1 1 2 I 3 1 il '.'. 14 20 4 1 4 •1 7 11 3 3 21 9 i 59 5 12 86 9 , 5 69 3 93 8 2 I 7 1 6 .. I 1 ■• ! I •• Total ..I 260 | j 238 j 22 : I 34 , I4I2J ! I i I 202 I 18 j | I I 6 I 1 21 2| I i 30 1 145 14 17 4 j 4 j 2 1 .. 162 11 i | j I 2 i ! 1 [13 1 I ■■ •• | I I I ■ — ! —! —! Masterton No - license District — Eketahuna . . 69 Masterton .. .. 422 Pongaroa .. .. 7 69 j .. | 408 14 7 | .. | 484 j 14 5 5 5 47 j 337 7 32 | .. I 9 250 5 69 .. 5 .. 6 .. 1 6 2 .. I .. 32 . . 2 .. 230 4 2 •• is 'i '.'. j '3 66 "I 9 2 5 .. 12 .. 1 21 1 1 61 7 2 i *2 i i 6 .. .. J 5 I 10 !•• - - I-H I 1 33 1 I H-LlLl Total ..I 498 1 S3 ..j 391 9 I ~ | 69 T 282 ! 5 83 302 I 17 ! 18 10 I .. 2 1 12 2 7 .. 1 I 2 i 264 4 1 .. I 2 1 18 1 3 i j i j Ashburton No - license District — Ashburton .. .. 492 Geraldine .. .. 17 467 i 25 17 .. 357 13 307 10 7 2 94 4 5 16 j 20 ..7 2 4S 3 1 8 22 1 5 •• I .. .. .. Total .. 509 484 j 25 98 i r 16 H -■ i 370 I 1 20 i _ J .. | 7 2 I 51 1 312 ,17 20 3 2 no io 5 12 2 2 6 . 1 7 1 .. I 317 23 5 •• ■• i : — ■ Oamaru No-license District — Hampden .. .. 5 Oamaru .. .. 185 Palmerston .. 25 Waikouaiti.. .. 3 I 5 .. 173 12 23 2 3 .. 2 111 111 1 1 6 1 3 148 13 2 io 2 | 1 .. ii 26 1 2 •• " 1 1 112 11 124 4 1 9 ■• I I •• ••i io •• ••! 2 Total .. 218 ; 204 14 1 • 1 •• — i " 125 12 J 9 7 •• 11 • • 1 ! 1 i 9 i | I •• I "I - 1 204 32 6 166 12 i .. j n i .. 29 •■ 5 10 -• i - •■ •• •• I — — ; I . i ! I i i I — i ! 1 — Bruce No - license District — Kaitangata .. 44 Lawrence .. .. 40 Milton .. .. 42 43 36 39 1 4 3 8 6 2 1 2 1 2 - 33 30 36 *2 2 1 4 .. 4 1 1 .. •• 4 1 2 25 ..2 24 1 ! .. 33 2 .. 25 24 33 •■ 2 ■■ 1 24 .. 27 2 30 2 4 2 3 •• •• •• i i •• I .. I •• i i i 118 I ! 8 i6; i 3 j ! \—\ I i I i II 1 3 I i il I— l I 9 Total .. 126 j 126 * .. 99 i 4 1 ..9 1 ,7 82 82 i 3 2 I f •■ .. i 81 i i I i I !• 1 i

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Clutha Xo-licwise District — Balclutha Clinton Owaka Tapanui 101 27 27 53 100 27 25 49 1 2 4 9 6 4 5 3 •• 1 •1 91 1 .. 21 .. .. 20 2 .. 44 1 .. I *2 1 •• •■ 5 .. 1 1 .. 3 4 .. 1 .. .. 2 85 17 15 42 1 2 1 1 1 4 •• •I 84 1 20 15 2 37 1 4 1 1 .. i 1 •' .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. •• " - 1 1 H ' 1 1 I i I I I Total 208 1 208 i 201 7 7 24 1 176 4 .. j 4 in j .. 7 .. 159 4 6; .. 156 4 5 Mataura No-license Dis- ] trict — ! 1 1 Gore Mataura Wyndham 1 262 26 51 262 20 51 257 I 5 20 ! .. 50 ; 1 63 2 4 .. 13 .. •• 194 3 1 22 •• 1 37 1 1 3 1 1 1 21 1 2 21 4 5 .. 151 16 29 3 23 2 6 .. 3 1 32 3 14 8 133 1 15 ..I 29 1 ■• .. 7 " .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .... 12 .. 1 •• - i 1 2 i ! I -• 339 333 6 80 j 2 253 4 3 3 1 ___^_ — 177 1 1 I 1 ■• - 7 ! 1 Total 339 - 4 24 30 .. 196 3 16 S i ■• 1 •• i I — 1 I ! 1 I I lnvercargill No - license District — Total, Invercargill - 958 958 909 ! 49 705 35 10 3 586 . __ 28 111 7 466 jl7 22 J .... 61 6 5 3 ..13 1... 49 192 14 12 1 49 6u 7 •• ! •• •• 1 I i Ohmemuri No - license District Masterton No - license District Ashburton No - license District Oamaru No-license District Bruce No-license District Clutha No - license District Mataura No-license District lnvercargill No - license District — Totals ..13 260 238 260 498 509 218 126 208 339 958 3 116 22 34 4 2 202 18 6 1 21 2 30 1 1 145 14 17 4 4 2 1 162 11 264 4 317 7 124 5 81 4 156 4 2 498 484 509 484 218 204 14 25 14 83 98 32 5 5 1 10 16 6 1 391 9 7 370 20 .. 166 12 1 1 1 33 7 11 1 2 69 51 29 2 282 2 1 1 312 .. 125 5 83 1 17 20 7 12 9 i 7 12 "I 11 2 1 2 'I 1 1 2 2 2 8 9 I .. I 1 6 .. 18 1 .. .... 23 5 .. .... 10 .. .. 1 .. 9 .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .... 12 .. 1 3 126 118 208 I 201 8 7 16 I 24 3 3 1 99 4 1 176 4 j .. 1 9 10 1 7 7 82 .. 159 3 2.. 4 6.. 3 1 5 i 1 1 I" 1 •• 339 : 333 958 909 6 80 2 253 4 3 3 24 1 30 .. 196 3 j 32 3 3 16 8 177 1 1 I I M 49 192 14 38 12 705 35 10 10 1 49 3 60 3 3 586 28 111 7 7 32 4 7 466 117 [ .. 1,747 53 22 1 ..j ..! 61 i 6 5 110 .. 154 13 I 6 •• •• I •• 3 116 2,971 — — — 283 7 1,887 86 280 29 29 78 1 — i I 52 J 145 559 50 1 2,362 |l06 28 ■is 1164 10 9 20 • • 10 2! ! ■-

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1917. II.-Table showing for all Magistrates' Courts situated in No-license Districts the Ages of New-Zealand-born and other Persons convicted for Drunkenness during the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

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[Note. —The numbers in this table shown as " not stated " are practically all " summons " cases. Ages and birthplaces are obtained in " arrest " cases only] Xo-license District. Ages. Totals: „ Birth- o places. 2>t, jg |" lEi H +- H 17|l9|20 21 222324 2526 2728 29i303l'32 33 343513637 38 3940 41 42 4344i45 46 4748:49J50 5152 ! 53 l 54555657 58W60 6ll6263J6465 6667i69j70 71 727476-79'82 ! < ' ill I'll I' ' I I 111 ll i I I is Ohmemuri — Paeroa Court Waihi Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated ...... 7717717 nllLLMi i I i ..!.. -• ••••!•• •••••• ........ i.... ::ri:::.:::::: .. i..... i ..L 1 ..! 3 2.. 3 .. 1 .. 3 2.. 3 .. [ .. 1 I- lj .. .. I.-.:... ■•. •■ • • Hill .. ll 2.. .. 777777717777 '. i.. i.. Ll lllllllillll 7. l|..| 12 1.. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 777777 .... i i.... ..'.. 1 ..I 1 2 2 li 1 l] 1 2 7717 i|7777 2\ ll i a| i 2 1 1 .... 2.. 1 .. .... 2 .. 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 2 1 •• 'I - ..: - •■ H 2 1 1 - L_i [ 1 i .. li.. 1 2 2 1 .. 1 .. 1.... ii.... •• _ •1 ! " "I 1 1 .. .. 6 L. 1 6 3 , .. 3 1 o 6 1 6 •• 9 • ■ 6 ■1 n i 1 6 "I r * .... 1 i 3 3 •• •• •• •• " •• •• *' "I •"I •■ - — _ 1 i — 1 — 1 - - I — I _ I L_J 3j Total Ohinemuri Total '• ■• I — •• •• M ' 1 '" 1 I— I 1 .. ■■ - ...... .. ■ i _ ~ 10 District ■■ •■ " " » i| 2 1.... •1 ■ -•-•■ •• " -•!•• 1 9 1 9 31 __ i i — i i i I 1 M .... t. I 1 1 3I i| 1 3 77l77i77i _ ! ! ! I I 1 - . I I Masterton — Eketahuna Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated ! -- •■ " 1 5 '■■ 1 777777 .. .. 3 1 ].... 4 1 : 1 i .. ------ "i " •• I . I" "I ■■ -• |--i 1" ........ 11 7777077" 1 1- 2.. i 1 1 1 2.. .. ....■- 11| 1 1 2!.. 1 1 1 1 1 1 I • . i i i I i I I i i i — — - ! j Masterton Court Total .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated '' '' "! i i !— i— —— ! —: — — : L_ I" - 2 ■■ - 1 2 1 2 •• 1 1 1 1 '"I — - ■• ■• " I .. .. I .. .. 1 .... 1I..I 2 .. 11.. 1.. 2 "I 1 28 .. .. 35 1 1 1 2! 1 1 l 3! I '2 i 1 -- ' ' .... - •• " •I " ' ■■ •• "I •• Pongaroa Court Total ; _ i _ 2 i 1 I i 1 5 1 ., 2 5 - H 2 ■2 i - 3 i "I M H 1 I 3 2 2' 1 i " 2 1 63 •• •■! r" New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated | __ — 1 : 1 I 1 •■ "it: ! 1 1 2 "l 6 " •1 •■ •I i.. ■ •• •• •• ...... I I I .. ■- •• ■■ __'__! i i i i ! I 777777 I - i I ~ — H — - II i-j.-j.. .. 1 1 1 ; I I 1 I I I l_| Total Masterton Total .. ■' i .. .. 2 I 7 ■■ •• ■■ •• "I •• I i ij l|.. 3j 2.. | 3.. I I | ! ~ -! H i - H — - ' i I i- ; i - District 3 111 il I 2J 11 ..! 2 2l 13 ll 2I 3 3| 2 2 ll 1 o\ 1 5 i 2 1 1 71 !•• ■". "" !• -I •• ■■ "I ••I Ashburton — Ashbu rton Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated _ 1:1 .... ! I . , i 1 1 I •• 2 2 i i 1 1 I I 1 - 1 1 i i 2 1 1 1. i 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 I. ! — I I1 2 I I 1 1 i 1 ' 3 1 1 .. 3 3 2 . . 3J 3 2 .. 3J 3| 2 . - 1 18 ! 29 "I .. '2 2 •• "I I •• •I •• •■ •• "" • • I" •• ' ~\ -• •• •• •• •■ "I •■ Geraldine Court Total - — "I"! I li i i 2! _! 2 2 M - H - 1 i - I _ .."a 2 1 ! i| 4 3 2 i 2 1 3 49 i"i •1 "I "1 •• - H — H I I 1 I ' 1 1 __ — — New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated "I •• • ■ 1 'I •• •■ 1 Mrfc 2 1 3 .. 52 "I •• "I •■ •• --I •• ■ •• ..[ 1 •• •• - .. •1 — - - - j -i :- - i N : - — Total Ashburton Total District ■• — 2 ■• - •• - ■• _ i 1 - - •1 — •I — •• 2 ■ ■ l l \ " "i —I | 3; 3 •I H 2 •• I ■• I 1 -I I 2 •• 1 1 1 •• •• — ■I •• iiiJJ-i-i— •I H 1 -- 2 •• •• 2 i 2 " ■ •• •• -I i I— I | —I' I— I | __ _.

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Oamaru — Hampden Court Oamaru Court Palmerston Court .. Waikouaiti Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated I v.v. 7" H i'jiiii ..111 .. ..111 i ~ \~r~r~ "I — •■ __ [ """* i i i n i n i ! — .. 1 1 I.,-, -17 1 lr. 1 I Illllllliillililll 1 1 11.... I-- 1 1 •• 77 77.. '77777! [7 i 77777777777 2 1 1 1 I.. I 1.. 77777777777 ij i I.. i i l r •■ i ■■ ■■ i i.... Lliii ii Lii i : 111111111111 'i! .... I ! Ill i 11 11 1 .. 77 2 1 — I •• •• _i 1 • • i i .. l . I ! I •• - - •• _ ■ - - — " i- — •• — •• '- ■• •• — •• — " - •■ H |_' ■• - •• - 2 - .. I..'.. •• H 2 ■■ 2 1 1.. 2 1 11 1111 11 1111 11 i- H | 112 1 ...... E^HHHlinil .. .'. 2 1 2 1 ..,.. •• ~ r ' 1 77 1 Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii " * f I " .. i iiLdJZIiiHi 2 2 __ •I — .... — •• — •■ - •• — •• - 1 ■ - 1 •' — •• - '■ — •■ i I ■ - •• •■ 2 .. •• ! ! 2l - _ •• — I.. " : ■ - "I '— 177 ' iiniiiiii 77777.. ..1 .. 1 11.... 1 .. -2 li.. .. 1 1 1111 11 11 li il li 11 il 11H 11 1111 — HilHHH7HliHHilli"liH n7niiiiiii!7iiii7iiiii.iiii 1 1 1 ' : • . .1..!. I 777 _ 77777777777 j 'i •1 ! I "I II •■ _ l_! 7 1 1 ■. 1 ........ ! ..I ' . .1 .7.7 1. J ...... .. Oil .. .. 18 '..! - :: : i :■: 1 .. 1 .. ■■ 18 •• ■ 8 • • "1 26 •• .. 1 .. •• •" 2 •■ ■■ •• •1 - [ 1. — - _ i I !_' Total Oamaru Di Total.. .. •■ •• '• •• I"-- •• ••• - — _ i _! 2 I— _j. strict I ! 7 2 2 i " •• •■ •• ■' '• ■■ • 1 1 •• II i___i - — - _ Bruce — Kaitangata Court .. I New Zealand .. : Elsewhere Not stated y. '3;: ■■: •• iiilllli ........ r 77|77 M ..'.. ..,,.,.. ■■ .. lj .. 1 •• ■■ - 1 1 •• .'J.!!.!! ill! 11 11 77.... :.. •■ ■ ••I •• •• ! ! I Hi ; 1 -i —' | I - 4 1 I I i 1 Lawrence Court I Total " ■• • -I ..,.. ■• •• ■■ .... . •• I ■ •• _ — — 1 1 i I - [7777] 1 - I— ! I New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated •• •• •- •■ •• • • ::::± •• "I ■■ •• •■ •■ '• •■ •• •• •■ ■• •• •• •• ■■ •■ ■■ •• •• - - 1. 1 I I - I 1 - - - !_ - 1 - - — - - I I - - - Milton Court Total •• - •• •■ '• •■ •• ■• •■ •• .. • •■ vl __ •• " ■■ ■■ ■• "I ■■ ._i 1 : 11 "1111111111111111111 • • 77777777777777777 j7777L77q7L|777777 -! - - i_ 1 1 - I : Total Bruce Dist New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total rict •• Hill 1111 11 111111 . .!. . ■• I i " i i •• i .. i.. 11 7|7 - -. •■ .. .. -.- ■■• — ■■ - •• •■ - • • -! ■■ - -; •■ - I i ! I " • • \"\ i ■• _ - •• - I"." ilil •• - - H •• - - •• _ •• - •• — — '• - 1 I •■ r' ! I •• — •• •• ■■ - ■• • • ■• _ ■■ — •• _ ■•• _ " :• 1 1 "I •• '• i- • i 1 ■' 1 I •• - :7|77 ; 7 - !__ I-- ■• ! —!- 1 1 i 1 1 •I I 2 Clutha— Balclutha Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated i .... • • •i •1 "I .. •• Clinton Court Total New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated •• — •• - __ •• •• •• - •■ -'. •• — '• - ■ i - — •• •■- - •• •• •• - ■■ •• - 1 .. fl" •• - •I - •■ - •• - •• •■ - •• — •• - 1 •■ - ■ ' ... •I - ■■ j I •1 ■■ ■■ n 1 1 •■ - ■■ •• .. •• ," •• •• _ ■• 1 I I ■• _. —. " - •• - •■ •• II •• II ""ll j-. _ "i -- "I 1 i I • • •1 i •• • • 1 •■ I •■ •- ■■ •■ .., ■■ •• •• I--"I I I- — l_ I 2 — — j , — - - — - — I— - Total ..!.. -- •• ■• •• •• ,'_! '■• '—i _ i _ I I

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1917. II.—Table showing for all Magistrates Courts situated in No-license Districts the Ages of New-Zealand-born and other Persons convicted for Drunkenness, etc. — continued.

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Ages. Totals: Birthplaces. u (jj H Ko-license District. 1719 20,21 1 I i 22 23124 25 26 I i i 27J28 29j30 ,31 3213334 35J36 37 38 39 40.41.42 43 44 45j46|47|48 49,50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 o9 60 61 62 63 64 65|66 67 69|70.71 72J74|76l79 82 «? I i M I I I ' I i ■ I I . I I 1 I I I I 1 I I I I ig fe j" rT, I« Clutha — continued. Owaka Court Tapanui Court Total Clutha Dis Mataura — Gore Court Mataura Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total trict New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Total New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated I I I 1111 1,11 .... i 1 77TO777 i i.... ..i i.... i .. i .. i .... 1.. 3 .. 1 .. 3.. 1 .. 3 .. - •• -- •• " •• .... _ 7*| i ' I n li n li n nil n n iiiniiiiiiii •• •• — nnnnnnnbnii nnnniiii iiiiiiiiii'iibiiiiliiiiiiiiii' n mi n 7nn mi iiii7n ! iiiiii ; ! I - i i i 11 ill innnimnnninnnn j 111.. 1..J..7 1 .. 3 7777777777777777 i i ",i""P" inn i ipnccon i i u |7 i ::::::::1::|::::::|::H::::::::::1:: 1 1 1 1 1 .. 1 1 .. 4 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 .. .. .. 12 2.. .... .. li 1 lj X 1 .. .. 2 .. 233.. 2 41 32 2J 231.. 2 .. 2 3j 3 .. 2 4 1 3| 2 2| 2 1 3 1 .. I III •• - i •• __ I" ! I I 1 ;— ■ .. .. i .. .. [77777 777 7j 3 1 .. ..j.. J i 1 ..! unnnn • •• " •• _ i \± "I 777777 nnnnnn 7^7.... .. 2 |l .. .. 1 1 ..-.. . . 2 1 1 . . 1 11 l"l .. 2 1 1 .. 1 .... 2 1 1 .. ..j 2.. 1 1 .. ..I 2.. 1 1 '- ■■ - •• - •• i i •' I '.'. i ... nLninnnnnnnnn iiiiiiiiiiii ..|7..J.. 2 7777777777777 I _ 1_| .... in * * n ..a.[7p77d..|..7]7.. 2 1 2 .. 13.. 1 1.... 1.. 2.. niijnnnnnnnnnn l| 1 3.. 1 3.. .. 1 .. 2.. I J ll ll 3 ..j 1 3.. .. 1 .. 2.. .. i __ i •• •• - •• - •1 - " i* *"|" '.'. i '2'.. nnnn n7lnvi •' - ; .. . .j.. .....; — •■ i — i .. .. 1 ..I.. 1 .. .. 1 : -I .. 3 " ' 8 ■• •■ — 13 •i .. .., " ■■ ■■: 21 •1 21 • -••I--I--I i. .i i l .... 77j7j7|1777i '2'.'.'.'. 'i\'.'.'.'.'.'. i 77|7[I I 7777 ■7pj7777 ( 77 .. -J.. V. 1 .. •• ■■ •• •• " ..I.. ■■ - _ Wyndham Court .. Total New Zealand.. Elsewhere Not stated ■■ - ■■ - i - •• - .1 1 ! ' 'iiiiliiii-' i i mnnnn 4 1 | 1 .. .. 1 1 2.. .. ll 1 3.. .. ll 1 3 .. —i— •■ — •• __ ...... .. 1 1 .. .. 3 •• ■• ■• [ •• rr •• • ■• .. I l I ■• •' ■■ ; noli 71711 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. - - - I ! l__ - - - Total Mataura Di Total 1 ■• ••; ■• • •■ •1 •■ — i i . i - i-i - H I 2 - I I strict •■ •■ i i '■ •• 1 2 i 36 -- - I— — _ — - - ••! lnvercargill — lnvercargill Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated 2.. 1 2 i i 1 2 i 2 2 1 1 1 2 •I ' 2 1 . . .... . 1 .. 34 277 .. 2 !. •I •• ■• 2 .. 2 .. 2] ■1 •■ •• •• 1 •• •• •■ ■■ •• ■• -1 •• •• •• - - — - - — H - - - 1 - l 3 i Total lnvercargill Total •• - 3j.. 3.. r . i i H 2 7 ■* 3 _ 3 3 3 3 •• - ■• I I " •■! - - ■_ ::: 63 District i 1 i 3 ■- "]'■' 63

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1917. III. —Apprehensions, Commitments, etc. Table showing the Number of Persons of either Sex summoned or brought before Magistrates in No-license Districts for the Year ended 31st December, 1917, the Offences charged against them, and how they were disposed of.

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OTE. —I jitl lis ta le eao ;ence 11 I'M! :onoi as lisi pen ion. Offences. Tot sur ti i\ Nuiul imoned ,kon iutc Jus tody. ler ar Discln irged. Conn for Ti Sent littcd ial or iince. Summa convicl held Ball, 1 rlly i'il, to -o. I. Offences against the Person. Attempted suicide Assault, causing bodily harm Assault, common Abduction Rape, and attempts at Unlawful carnal knowledgo, and attempts at Indecent assault Unnatural offence Bigamy Cruelty to children Other offences against tho person M. & F. 6 5 35 M. 3 5 32 F. 3 M. 2 7 F. 1 M. 3 F. M. 3 F. 2 *3 2 25 "l 5 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 1 1 1 2 5 4 i i i i i *2 II. Offences against the Pebson and Property. Housebreaking, ontering, and theft 20 19 i 10 9 III. Offences against Property only. Theft (other), and attempts at .. Cattle-stealing Receiving stolen property Fraud and false pretences Wilful damage 167 1 4 15 69 157 1 2 14 66 10 2 1 8 51 1 3 22 2 2 1 I i 106 1 4 44 8 h i 1 IV. Forgery and Offences against the Currency. Forgory and uttering 16 16 16 •• V. Offences against Good Order. 296 62 48 40 13 23 1 11 30 3 638 5 289 60 47 38 13 23 7 2 1 2 6 8 8 2 4 7 283 52 39 36 9 16 Drunkenness Prohibition orders Indecent, riotous, and offensive conduct Obscene, threatening, or abusive language Assaulting, resisting, or obstructing the police Cruelty to animals Keeping a brothel or disorderly house Offences relating to gambling Vagrancy Working or trading on Sunday Breaches of by-laws, &c. Other offencos against good order 1 3 3 2 7 2 1 2 1 1 3 8 27 3 616 5 *2 3 6 24 3 570 4 22 46 1 2 20 VI. Offences not included previously. (a.) Relating to carrying out Laws. Perjury Contempt of Court 1 i 1 (b.) Relating to Revenue. Selling liquor without a license (including storing for sale) .. Other offencos against rovonue laws 48 51 42 45 6 6 15 29 2 3 27 16 3 (c.) Against Public Welfare. 192 23 165 15 83 1 2 4 297 56 18 124 317 27 65 33 21 10 4 2 28 6 177 23 151 15 70 1 2 4 297 56 18 108 309 27 64 33 21 10 4 2 27 li 15 37 4 71 2 18 140 19 80 13 52 1 2 4 188 45 10 101 202 23 64 31 13 6 3 1 20 6 Licensing Destitute persons (bastardy) Destitute persons (failing to maintain) Industrial schools School attendance Industrial conciliation and arbitration Factories Shops and offices Defence Military servico War Regulations Impounding Act Motor Regulations Noxious weeds Stock Act Rabbit nuisance Fisheries and game .. .. ~T. Animals Protection Act Sale of Food and Drugs Act Births, Deaths, and Marriage Registration Act Other offences against public welfare Offences relating to tho salo and use of firearms 14 13 ie 8 109 10 8 7 47 4 4 7 5 i 2 11 "7 "8 15 6 'i 2 8 4 1 1 7 1 "l Totals .. 38 50 2,362 106 3,116 2,971 145 559

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1917. IV. —Apprehensions, Commitments, etc., of Maoris included in Table III.

1917. V. Return showing the Quantity of Liquor sent into each No-license District during the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

Offences. Total Numl summoned taken intc Custody. ier 3r Dischi irged. Comn forTi Senti litted rial or ence. Summa convicl held I Bail,, irily ted, to Sc. Offences against Property. Cheft, and attempts at ■M. & F. 4 M. 4 F. M. F. M. F. M. 4 F. Offences against Good Order. 1 Jrunkenness.. )bscene language tiding and abetting the commission of an offence. . 5y-laws 4 I 3 I 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 Offences not included previously. )estitute persons (bastardy) lotor Regulations Stamp Act .. nand Act I I I I 1 I 1 I I I 1 1 Totals 17 17 1 16

Beer and Stout. Whisky. Wine. Total Gallons. Ashburton Bruce Clutha Eden Grey Lynn Invercargill Masterton Mataura Oamaru Ohinemuri Wellington South Wellington Suburbs . . Gallons. 14,714 19,655 17,2034 !),458 3,8184 62,073 30,979 28,085 29,949 15,707 12,519 9,056 Gallons. 1084 56 42} 55 184 3774 165 56} 603 54 21 25 Gallons. 1262 145 64|48J 15 406 202 59} 141 148 75 49 Gallons. 26} 61 254 144 82 252 41 40} 28 87 5 22 Gallons. 2,7432 2,265 3,714} 2852 123| 2,302} 2,620 4,047} 2,904 1,387 216 455 Gallons. 3741 215 1824 6242 1254 608 702 272-f 277 346 223 198 Gallons. 18,093| 22,397 21,232| 6,486| 4,110 65,8524 34,709 32,5602 33,902 17,729 13,059 10,405 249,817 1,582 1,4804 385 23,124 4,149 280,5374

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CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENCES IN AND QUANTTT? OF LIQUOR SENT INTO NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS DURING 1918.

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1918. 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, 1918, and summarily dealt with, committed for Trial or Sentence, or discharged.

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Classification of Summary Convictions, with the Punishments awarded. Summary Convictions. Punishments. Taken into Custody, p.. summoned, r-haiied or apprehended. cnargea. Committed for Trial or Sentence. Summarily convicted. -H = HH rS -Oil* B !3CC Released under Order First made. OffendersProbation Act. Offences against the Person. Offences -p. T against D Property. ness - Other Offences. Convicted and discharged. Fined. Imprisonment in lieu of Fine or Surety. ment ' Sureties. cii ft a i 31. & F. . _ M. F. M. F. M. j F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 3i. F. 31. F. | M. F. M. r. M. j F. M. F. 31. F. 31. F. 31. F. 31. F. 31. F. M. Ohineniuri No - license District — Paeroa Waihi 112 115 108 4 109 6 16 18 4 88 91 4 5 3 10 3 14 12 61 4 72 5 10 20 1 4 3 j .. 70 64 3 1 3 5 3 .. 1 .. 5 1 "I I ■• ■• - •■ •• i 2 '.'. - Totals : 227 217 | 10 34 1 4 H i , 179 9 7 I — - 13 .. 26 133 9 [ 30 4 4 •■ 134 — 4 .... 8 8 .. 1 .. 1 .... .. .. — I — — i n .. Masterton No - license District. — Eketahuna Masterton Pongaroa 41 387 14 41 .. 361 26 14 , .. 416 ' 26 3 63 2 11 36 | 287 14 1 .. 20 i .. ! . 35 .. 1 212 10 26 8 .. 7 33 211 7 1 .. .. . 1 31 Totals I 442 i2 — I 1 ' •■ I I 13 — 1 ■• M 54 5 3 ••I — I 255 I 10 34 3 i .' 3 7 •• I I 4 i I 4 5 — 4 — I 5 •• •• 5 •■ I I •• I 32 j. .. .... 31 1 .... ........ •• i i I f 66 12 13 1 337 13 1 22 .. 59 3 5 251 5 4 1 1 I I | i i I — ! Ashburton No - license District — Ashburton Geraldine 407 16 380 27 16 .. 4 3 328 13 9 2 3 .. 272 19 21 8 .. 5 2 .. 289 8 .. 2 2 . .1 ..! 49 2 23 ■• •• 47 2 2 •• 2 •• 19 1 13 2 •• ■• •■ .. " - Totals 423 396 27 I | ' — 2 I \. 297 19 i i 51 4 4 341 23 -- 12 2 j 49 i 2 j 280 280 19 26 2 .. -• i 13 i — — Oamaru No-license District — Hampden Oamaru Palmerston Waikouaiti 8 160 16 3 8 .. 151 9 10 6 3 .. 2 57 4 3 ; _ •• 2 1 2 3 .. i 4 92 6 7 3 i •• .. .. 6 .. i7 4 68 6 .. 1 7 7 3 .. i 4 i 4 I 2 1 3 63 6 | 3 i 3 1 i •• I .. .. 2 .. ..14 1 •• •• •• I .. ■■ - ■• ! I .. •• ! ! — — | 6 .. — H 78 : .. .. — — I i 3 1 : .. ..! 16 1 1 Totals 187 172 15 66 4 4 i 102 10 i 17 10 8 i 4 4 1 2 3 70 4 1 1 — — ! — — Bruce No - license District — Kaitangata Lawrence Milton 51 32 60 47 4 28 4 57 3 4 4 3 4 2 1 1 43 I 26 49 3 I 4 I 3 2 1 5 1 7 38 22 42 3 2 I .. 3 | I 1 JL77 m 3 '.'. 39 18 .. 36 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. .. ..I 2 .. .. 4 I -■ j 7 •• i •• " I .. i ■• 2 •• '■ •• •• : .. .. I •■ 'I •• 143 11 7 7 118 i i I 2 Ij I i , i ninn i— .... 6 I Totals 132 1 - 10 I 13 I 102 9 i 13 I 1 3 | .. .. 93 2 - I I . ~ I I I 1 1 I 1 I i

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Clutha No-license Districts — Balclutha Clinton Owaka Tapanui 54 13 19 29 53 1 13 .. 18 1 28 1 5 .. 1 .. 6 .. 4 .. 2 .. i .. 46 12 11 24 1 .. .. 1 , .. 1 I 2 ll.. 3 .- 1 1 .. 3 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 42 6 9 20 1 2 1 4 •I i .. .. 40 .. .. 10 .. .. 9 1 | .. 17 1 i I . J I 3 i "I •• I 3 -■ I .. 1 i 2 - i .. .. -• i .. I ' 'I I .. ! .. ., I •• i •■ — -— ' , Totals 115 112 : 3 ".:■• 93 3 2 9 77 2 7 i 1 .. | 76 .... 90 .... 17 .... 50 4 4 inninn. .. i i. ■ I •■ ■• •• •• Mataura No-license District — Gore Mataura Wyndham 211 | 202 33 1 30 88 | 88 9 3 42 2 3 3 16 .. 3 157 27 72 I 7 18 .. i .. 19 .. 15 124 26 68 I 7 32 9 10 i 13 4 5 1 17 1 3 _ i •- •• i i •• •• I " I 3 !•■ 9 - Totals 332 ] 320 12 61 5 I 250 I 7 | ■ i 18 218 .7 51 i 22 : .. .. j 157 4 -- 5 1 21 i .. •• I •• ■• lnvercargill. No - license District — Totals, lnvercargill I 1 ' — — i l 761 719 552 55 5 415 4 i 8 761 42 139 12 I 28 30 8 74 | 20 119 5 |23 3 1 1 2 313 14 10 | 2 1 77 " •• i •• •■ I i i 1 l — i Summary. Ohmemuri No - license District Masterton No - license District Ashburton No - license District Oamaru No-license District Bruce No-license District Clutha No-license District Mataura No-license District 227 j 217 227 442 416 442 423 396 423 187 172 187 10 26 27 15 I I 34 66 51 I 66 H 12 j 4 i 4 I 4 13 4 4 1 1 179 337 341 102 9 13 j 23 10 1 7 1 13 .. 22 .. 12 2 . 26 59 49 17 3 2 133 255 280 78 9 10 19 10 30 34 26 8 4 3 2 1 4 7 4 1 4 2 2 5 3 134 251 297 70 4 4 19 1 1 1 I 5 2 1 8 32 13 16 1 1 .. J 2 1 .. 3 6 .. 4 143 115 143 132 115 j 112 11 3 7 16 1 7 3 118 93 10 3 1 2 2 1 I 5 1 13 9 102 77 9 2 13 7 1 3 1 i 1 1 93 76 9 2 2 4 i 6 4 I "...... 332 332 320 12 61 I 5 I 3 I 256 7 1 19 .. 55 5 134 9 18 218 i 51 i 1. I !2 157 14 5 1 21 I 1 .. i 4 8 9 9 "I '• . I lnvercargill No - license District Grand totals 761 j 719 761 42 139 12 28 552 30 8 74 5 415 20 119 5 3 i •2 313 14 10 2 l 1 77 •• •• ■• 1 630 2,484 ,146 j 39 66 2 1,978 1105 I M 10 86 I .17 n 10 1,391 I— J60 I 3 29 4 i 3 j 1177 2,630 440 21 .. i 265 1,558 288 64

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1918. II.—Table showing for all Magistrates' Courts situated in No-license Districts the Ages of New-Zealand-born and other Persons convicted for Drunkenness during the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

[Note. —The numbers in this table shown as " not stated " are practically all " summons " cases. Ages and birthplaces are obtained in ' arrest " cases only.] No-license District. Totals: .». Ages. Birth- o °-g places, s-g rfS 18192021 22 2324125 2627 28 293031 3233 34 3536 37 3839 40 41424344454647 48|49|o051 5253 54555657 58596061 6263 64656667 68:69:70,71 7275 7679 J %' , I" I j I I 1 1 1 j I 1 | I ; I ] j_ . [_ 1 I • ! . >g g gj Ages. I I I Ohinemuri — Paeroa Court .. 1 1 1 Waihi Court .. h ] h New Zealand Elsewhere Not stated .. | Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated - 'I -I - u ... ... — -■' I- 1 •I — •I I— I ..I •• - I 1 1 ' - .... '.'. '.'. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 .... 2 1 .. - i .... ■■ - ■■ 2 1 .. 1 lii. 2 2 2 2 •" - •• -. ■• ■• - — •• - '.'. '.'. '.'. i '.'.'. ...... 1.. i 1 •• l" i I "i .... .... •• — •■ - •• - ■■ — •■ •■ - •• •' •• '.'.]'.'. .. •" — I - ■■ — 5 - 5 7 • • "I 2 2.. .. .. 5.. .. .. 14 ... .... •- .. .. 1 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 12 2i 1 .. ,. •• i .. •• 7 •• •• •• ..... •- •• •• ■• •• ■■ •■ • ■■ " ■• M " • ■■ •• •• !•• ■• ■• Totals Ohinemuri ] Totals .. - ,— — L_ - ■ — — - - — - - - — \-4 - — — - H 1 .. 1 .. 1.. A •■ ■■ •■ ■• •• •• •• •■ '■ •-I ■■ •• •■ •• •• •■ •• •1 •• •• - _ — - - - — - - — - 1 .. — - — - - - — - - U — - 1 District 1 .. 1 i •• ■• ■■ •• 1 •• ■• •• ■■ •• •• •• •-" •• !12 •• •■ - •• •• •• •1 •■ !•• •• •• Masterton — Eketahuna Court .. — ! - - ; , — - - ! — — \—y — - ) 1 - - - - - i - - _ — M M - -■ -I - - .... ! New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated ..... - I.. •• .. 2.. ....... _ .... ■• I •■ Masterton Court I Pongaroa Court Totals Masterton Totals .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Totals l District •• — !.. - "I — •• ■• - ■-'• ! - "I •• - - •• ■• •• - •■ ~ •• H •• •• - •• - •• - ■■ — - - •■ — •• - •• — •• - ■• " — - - •• - ■■ — •• •• - 'I - " •• — " - u •■ •■ _ 2 - 2 - •• ■) •1 - •• ■• •• -. •• - •• - ■■ _ i .. •• - i li i •■ - i - ii i i •• i .. •• — ■• - i •• - i •• - i - — •• - •• - •• — •• - i •• - i •• - -, il "I - 1 •• 1 - •• - ,- 1 •■ ••• - l • - l • • H i •• i|.J i .. i •• - " •• - 4 - •• -! 4 I 2 2 1.. ""I" 2J 3 1 .. 1 .. ..I 1 .. ..I 2 .. 2! 5 1 2 1.. 1 .. .. 3 1.. : 3 1 .. "I - 2 •■ H' 1 •• 1 - •• .. I 1 .2 1 3 — •1 1 4 1 •■ - 5 - •I •■ - 5 1 •• 1 - •■ 21 - •• I 2 - •• 12 •• — ■■ 2 ■• — •• 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.... ..I.. .. 1 .. 2 2 .... 1.... 11122 1113 2 .. 1 .. ...11 .J.. •• — 2*2 .. .. 2 2 ! •■ 9 - 2 - •' •■ - 2 ...... - . . I ■■ - •■ — ■■ - o '•■I 2 •■ •■ 1 ' 2". I 2 1 2| 1 •• — '•• - 2 2 — •I —\ •• -: 2I •• :_ - ■ — •• - •• u •■ - •■ •■ — •■ - ..J.. .... I....I .... — 1 •• - •• U •• — '■ •■ - 2 2 - ■• 2 - •• I - ■■ - •• \"\ 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. •• " 1 |..|..[..|..| •■ I 1 111.. -i ■ - ■• _ " - ■ - "I 27 •■ "I 1 29 • • 29..; .. .. 1 .. 4 •• .. 5 .:. .. ■ I" •• 1. .1 ... ■■ ••I ,"* •• ■• _l —i i— ill i - - -! I— -I Ashburton — Ashburton Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated 1 3 1 .. i 2.. 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 •• 1 2 2 2 "2 2 2 4 2 2 i 1 19 30 .. ■• ■•I •• Totals •1 - •• •• - •■ • •• — •I ■■ - -■ •I - - 1 - - " i 2 2 1 ••! H •• — ■• - •• - 49' 1 1 2 1 ■2 1 2 4 3 1 2 ■2 4 1 1 1 •• •• " •■ ■• - - - - - 1 I - - _. - — - — - - - 2 2 - - Geraldine Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated "I •• •• •• 1 !•■ ■■ •• •• • ■ 1 2 ■• •■ •I •• •• •I ■■ •• •• •■ •• •■ •■ ■• •• ! 1 •■ - - — — - - - - — - - - H - — Totals Ashburton Totals ■■ •• •• - .. - ■• — •1 •■ •■ •• ■• •• - •• - •• .... •■ •1 •• •• •• 1 ■• ■■ •■ - " •1 2 q District - - M U4 t— - 2 - 2I - - - - - - ..,5: 1 1 4 i 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 ■■ •• •■ •• ■■ •• •• •• •• • •• " •• _ - - - I— I i i - _j— i I— - i_i i— 1 1 _ — _ I I _1 _

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Oamaru — Hampden Court .... 1 .-. nninn .... i.. Mill i .... i.... 17177 77777777777777 .--.. i i '--- •• i.. 77117777777717 !.L-L1 [' I... .7....... L ...... 77777.-77777777 77117777777717 . I i 77777777777777 i i i i i | .. i i.... 71777777777177 i i i.... i .. .... .. .. 5 2 .-. 1.. 2 .. 1 .. 2 .. 4 iiiiiiiiiin :: New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated .. 2 .. 2 "\" •• .... " ■• •• .'.I •• ... •• •• — - - i —, — - - Oamaru Court Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated - •■ - " - •■ •• - •• - i i •• - ■-!• — .... i 771 •• — •'• 1 i i io •■ 2 • • •• •• ■■ ■• •• •• - — - — i - i Totals i....... i 17 Palmerston Court .. •' !• • • •• •• •• •• I— — r - - i I I I — 777 - New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated .. .... .. 7.. i.. .-..-. L •■ •■ Waikouaiti Court .. Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Totals ••• •• - ■■ — •• w ■• .. •• nnnni •• - ■• - ... -— •• - • - •• — ■• •• — inLllil inlnnn 177^ . ..i...-... ........... i I ■• ■■ ! •• _ mi ■■ - •• — •■ Mi .. .... •• •I ■■ •• ■■ •■• • ■■■ •• — — i - H i ! I j I — I Totals Oamaru D .strict .... i 1 hi .. 17 •• •• ' 1777,7 _ - - - - __ Bruce — Kaitangata Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated i — i I •• • ±i:: - i •• •■ •1 •■ ■• ■• ••m .J •1 ■• •• •■ — - — i ■ - i j Totals .. i 11 . i ...Ll i i * •.- 5 , i •• - •• - - -I Lawrence Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated . ...i.. ...... j.. .............. i 11 .. i 6 .. i •1 1 ■*l '" "I •• •• •• ■■ ■ ■■ •• Totals ...71.... 77777 i I i-i-l - - - l Milton Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere - .. Not stated •1 — |..| 7 i i.. •• I— 1 - ■■ •• - •• - - 1 .. 1.. •1 •• — •• •• •• - .. i 1.. 1 .. 1.. 6 I i i •I Totals Bruce Dis Clutha— Balclutha Court Totals trict New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated .. "I ........ .. i i,..j ...... •■ •■ - ■ •■ •• -4 ■■ _._ i •■ i ■■ •• •• ■■ ,—; i71 1.. i.. i.. l .. 1 7177J7 77777 i I i !' ■• i-4 ! lj HH hi •• - •• M - •• - •• •• i • x .... •• "I ■■ nnnnnljm 3 •• i ■• i ! * " •-! 3 :: ___ 7 •• IS •- •• - ' - - E ..... .. i Totals ** "|" " " I * *r 3 Clinton Court •• •• "I •• - - — - — —! - 2 iiiidi '* New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated •• •■ ■• 2 i.. •• - -• •• .......... — ' H II ■■ •• ! I j •■ •■ ... • • •• •• •• - - - — — - - — .. i - - u — 3 Totals .......... -••• •■ •• •■ •• •• ■■ ■ i i i i | | I i i __

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Ages. Totals: Birth- pi places. ; .£ "t -j: ■— S3 No-license District. 19 20,2122 23 24 25 26 27,: ! I 1 I 10 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 75 76 79 ai - _ i I , I I i i I !_J i : i l I I I I I i i r. CO 18 18 29: Clutha — continued. Owaka Court Tapanui Court New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated Totals •I — •• - " ' iiiiii'ii unnjn iiii ..... 11.. .... i.. -I— I- •• •• - •■ ••I . •• - •• H 1 •• H i ••I L :: .. "I •77.::: :::::::: .. i.... i .. i.. i I I I ... i .. 1 .. ' .. 1 .. .. 1 .. nnn I i •1 -! ■■ - •■ - "I •' • •' 7 •• - ' I I i •• ■■ •• I i " ■• .... . .. •• .... : — — ■■ .. - •■ •• •• - 1 ■• - 1 ... . .... I— ■• - M - •• M • ■ •• •' \ 1 .. J .. 2| I .. 1 Totals Clutha Dis't trict •• - - i '• 1 l.. _ i •' i i i ! .. 1 .. •■ II "I L_l 1 .. •• - .... 1 .. •■ -' •• i 1 L ■• 1 •• - ■• - . . I . . 9 •" •• " •■ •■ i i - - — — i ! - -' - Mataura — ■ Gore Court .. ! I New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated ... •• 2 i 2 .. 1 1 nn ...... ...... i ::|:::: 'i i.... i 3 3 3 - .... '• 10 .. .. 4 "I ..!.. •■ -- •• •• "l i 1 15 ■■ ,- •■ I •■ ■■ - - ■• - - •• - •■ - •■ - •• - i ■■ H ..I •■ - •• -I ■■ ■■ -' •• — i •• I---'- •■ — — H — - - Mataura Court Totals New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated ■•■• .. •!• ■]■ •!• • • — •• - ■• -i " - ■• .. ■• •• 2 •• •• , - i .. i i i - 2 .. " 1 - i— ■■ .. ii.. •■ - •• •• •■ - .... •• "I —' •• I •• - - l - .... .... .. ■■ .... •• • ■ •• •• •• •• __i , i ...... I-' :■■ ■• ■■ •■ •■ •■ l"l '■ ■• •• •• •' — - - - - - ■— - - - - —— - — - - Wyndham Court .. Totals New Zealand.. Elsewhere Not stated •■ - •I - •1 •• •• - • - •■ -' .... 7L .... ■• •■ - i.. i '■ - •■ .. •■ - ■■ -- ■• - •• ■• - * ■• •• - •• i i "••• :— I - .. 2 M • •1 1 1 .. .... ■■ ..... •1 — M " - - - LIU ••I "I " "l •• •1 — •• •• ■• •-• •• •• •• --I •• - - - — — - Totals Mataura Totals .. District ■■ - •• - ■ - •1 — •• •• 2 "I •• — •• 1 •• H •• H •• .... 1 2 ■• I I 2 - •■ - - ■■ - i i i .... ■- _ ~ I • 3 .. 18 79 1 .... i 2 2 ..... 1 •■ •• •" "I ■• ■• ■• ■■ •■ ■■ •■ •• — - - 1 — — — - -■ - - - I I - — - - - h i - - — lnvercargill — lnvercargill Court .. New Zealand .. Elsewhere Not stated J .. 1 7 2 1 2 i i 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 6 2 2 2 3 2 1 ''I 71 1 1 i 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 .. i .. 4 I .. 4 '■2 .. 2 ... — 44 34.. .. 1 •■ - •■ •• ■• "I •• •• •• •• •• ■• •• •• •• •I •I •• • .... •• Totals Inverc-arg Totals ■ H .. 1 - 3 I 2 - 2 2 H 4 - 3 3 ■5 8 I 2 l I H 2 i — l - •1 3 7jl 2 2 2 2 ■• ' i 5 •I "I • ■■ - - 1 — ..! l 3 2 2 4 :i 3 5 8 I H <- -i i- - - ! ; ill District l| 2 ; 2 i 2 li -i I 5 .. 79 3 3| ..i.. •■ I I - I i

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1918. III.—Apprehensions, Commitments, etc. Table showing the Number of Persons of either Sex summoned or brought before Magistrates in No-license Districts for the Year ended 31st December, 1918, the Offences charged against them, and how they were disposed of.

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(¥ foTE.—In th bis ;a te cue tence is n 10 inii-i as a lisi anel person. Offences, Tote sun til C al Nunilii iimotxiii i ikon into Custody, 3r ir Hindu nged. Corns fur T> Sent! IlittlHl •ial or •lien. Summi con vie held Bail, irily ted, to fee. 1. OlFENOUS AGAINST Til 10 PlORSON. Attempted suicide Manslaughter Assault, aggravated Assault, common Incest Unlawful carnal knowledge, and attempts at Indecent assault M. & F. 3 1 I 23 1 5 (i M. 3 1 1 23 1 5 6 F. M. 2 I 3 1 1 2 F. M. '] F. M. 1 '20 F. 4 4 II. Offences against the Person and Property. Burglary Housebreaking, entering, and theft 1 36 1 34 1 18 "2 2 4 'l2 III. Offences against Property only. Theft (other), and attempts at .. Cattle or horse stealing Receiving stolen property Fraud and false pretences Wilful damage 167 3 20 15 55 156 3 20 15 54 11 60 12 3 22 4 15 3 2 9 1 81 6 3 32 6 i 1 TV. Forgery and Offences against the Currency. Forgery and uttering . . 4 4 4 V. Offkncks against Good Oriiku. 277 94 41 36 4 I 7 5 16 386 3 266 90 39 34 4 1 Hi 1 1 1 265 74 36 26 4 10 3 I 2 Drunkenness Prohibition orders Indecent, riotous, or offensive behaviour. . Obscene, threatening, or abusive language Assaulting, resisting, or obstructing the police Keeping a brothel or disorderly house Cruelty to animals Offences relating to gambling Vagrancy Breaches of by-laws, &c. Other offences against good order 11 4 2 2 3 8 i i 6 4 8 354 3 7 4 12 375 3 l 4 II I 3 21 i 2 i 1 3 9 VI. Offences not included previously. (a.) Relating to carrying out Latex. Perjury Contempt of Court (b.) Reltiting to Revenue. Selling liquor without a license Other offences against revenue laws 36 105 27 102 9 3 11 3(1 4 2 16 72 5 1 (c.) Against Public Welfare. 151 16 144 12 82 18 12 189 34 44 123 321 25 7 29 8 10 3 6 9 7 28 141 16 135 5 65 18 12 189 32 43 109 308 24 7 28 8 10 2 6 8 7 21 10 33 3 60 7 108 13 75 5 45 16 12 159 24 5 104 288 21 7 28 2 0 1 2 8 7 19 3 Licensing Destitute persons (bastardy) Destitute poi'sons (failing to maintain) Industrial schools School attendance Factories Act Shops and offices Defence Military service War Regulations Impounding Act Motor Regulations Noxious weeds Stock Act Rabbit nuisance Fisheries and game Animals Protection Act Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act Offences relating to the sale, and use of firearms Registration of Aliens Act Prisons Act Other offences against, public welfare 9 7 17 2 1 14 13 1 20 2 30 8 38 5 20 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 7 5 13 1 1 12 11 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 i 1 4 1 7 2 2 5 Totals 2,630 2,484 146 440 39 66 2 1,978 105

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1918. IV. —Apprehensions, Commitments, etc., of Maoris included in Table III.

1918. V. Return showing the Quantity of Liquor sent into each No-license District during the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

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Offences. Total JN umber summoned or taken Into Custody. Disc] .arged. Conn, for Ti Sc.iti .ittral rial or 3nco. Sumiiiu convicl held I Bail, ii lily ted, x. O I'l'UNCUS AGAINST Til li PERSON. M. & F. I M. 1 M. F. M. F. F. M. 1 F. Assault Offbnces against Property only. 10 5 5 3 Theft Fraud and false pretences 5 5 3 5 2 2 Offences against Good Order. 3 2 1 1 Drunkenness Obscene language Indecent, riotous, or offensive behaviour Offences against by-laws 3 2 1 1 3 2 I I Offences not included previously. 2 3 Licensing Defence Act 2 3 2 3 Totals 28 23 5 3 3 5 15 2

Beer and Stout. *■»*■ B-ta-W. Hum. Whisky. Wine. Total (lallons. Ashburton Bruce Dlutha Eden rjroy Lynn lnvercargill Masterton Mataura Oamaru Qhinemuri Wellington South Wellington Suburbs . . Gallons. 18,495} .. | 2l,808t 18,778i .. I 8,800} 4,204 70,616 31,772 31.79U .. j 31,277 .. ! 17,030 12,538 9,059 Gallons. (lallons. 1031 78^ 62 126J 37J ; L7 i 581 04} 12.1 301 1181 '00} 203 157 63| 65} 509 85 89 117 15 52 22 14 Gallons. 24J 37 47 k 49} Ri 341 37 142 1 20 49 14 10 Gallons. 2,0751 1,812 2,709 4624 961 1,6611 2,333 2,305 2,499 735 211 411 Gallons. 611-1-326* 190.! 1,168 181} 736 926 327 277 1,149 249 267 Gallons. 21,3894 24,1721 21,780 10,664 4,591 73,266i 35,428 34,6951 34,667 19,169 13,079 9,783 276,290} 1,292} 908} 472 17,3101. 6,4091 302,684-1