NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN, AND QUANTITY AND KIND OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, H-37a

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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN, AND QUANTITY AND KIND OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated Saturday, 25th day of October, 1930. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing separately—(l) The number of charges and convictions for offences for drunkenness, and the number of persons so convicted under twenty-one years of age, between twenty-one and twenty-five, and above twenty-five years of age, in each no-lioensc district, from the Ist January to*3lst December, 1929 ; and (2) the quantity and kind of liquor sent into each no-license district from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1929." —(Mr. MeCoMBS.)

(1) Return showing the Number of Charges and Convictions for Drunkenness, and the Number of Persons so convicted under Twenty-one Years of Age, the Number between Twenty-one and Twenty-five Years of Age, and the Number above Twentyfive Years of Age, in each No-license District from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1929.

Ages. District and Court. Under 21. 21 and under 25. 25 and over. Not stated.* Totals. Ch^| C tio n n V s C " °Sr C^|° t rr C U°ont __ Masterton — Eketahuna .. .. 1 1.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 Masterton . . 2 2 26 26 4 4 32 I 32 Pongaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. 1 1 2 2 27 27 4 4 34 34 Oamaru — Hampden Oamaru .. 1 1 24 24 1 .. 26 25 Palmerston Totals .. 1 1 24 24 1 .. 26 25 Clutha— ! Kaitangata .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 Lawrence .. .. .. .'. .. .. 2 2 I .. 2 2 Milton .. .. .. 2 2 1 1 3 3jl 1 7 7 Balclutha .. 1 1 1 l' .. .. 2 2 Clinton .. 3 3 f .. .. 3 3 Owaka Totals . . .. 2 2 2 2 10 10 1 1 15 15 , i i Mataura— Gore .. .. .. 1.. 1.. 7 7 2 111 8 Mataura .. .. 1 1.. .. 2 2.. .. 3 3 Tapanui .. .. 1 1.. .. 1 1.. .. 2 2 Wyndham .. .... .. 1 1.. .. 1 1 2 2 Totals .. .. 3 2 2 1 10 10 3 2 18 15 Invercargill— Invercargill .. .. 2 2 9 9 77 76 8 7 96 94 Grand totals .. 8 7 16 15 148 147 17 14 189 183 i * Summons cases.

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(2) Return showing the Quantity and Kind of Liquor sent into each No-license District for the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

R. P. Ward, Under-Secretary.

Department of Justice, Wellington, 20th March, 1931.

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Place. Beer and Stout. Brandy. Kum ' whisk y- Wine. Total. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Clutha .. .. 18,004f 91 69| 69| l,196f 445| 19,876f Eden .. ., 7,257f 51| 77f 8| 401 572| 8,369£ Grey Lynn .. 4,958f 22| 23f 4f 152| 290| 5,452 Invercargill .. 68,957 134f 222| 266 2,006|- 1,564 73,150f Masterton.. .. 36,324 112 163 46 1,579 1,122 39,346 Mataura .. .. 31,791J 108 207| 376| 1,368 873f 34,724| Oamaru .. .. 24,300f 197| 166 83 1,833| 863f 27,443f Roskill .. .. 6,9091 591 72 | I71 3994 688J 8,146 Wellington Suburbs.. 11,510* 70| 131f 12| 821f 737 13,283f Wellington South .. 5,549f 12| 7 36f 81| 146| 5,833| Totals .. 215,562-1 858£ l,140| 920f 9,839f 7,303f 235,626