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Return of all Criminal Cases brought before Magistrates' Courts in 1903, arranged according to Licensing Districts.

Dunedin City and Caversham Taieri Bruce Clutha Tuapeka Wakatipu Mataura Awarua Invercargill Wallace 2,111 1,852 259 312 21 145 17 I 89 1,306 [ 213 14 I I 2 I 124 15 400 60 185 84 204 189 247 139 818 145 60 153 82 185 183 223 128 750 143 32 19 15 24 11 68 2 11 5 9 24 21 3 96 23 8 2 5 27 11 16 13 10 59 7 6 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 23 6 •■ II •• 43 120 61 143 147 189 121 572 107 26 2 9 12 21 11 57 1 4 5 6 6 12 9 8 1 1 5 9 7 8 9 3 27 12 4 1 '2 1 6 27 9 41 31 75 45 212 12 36 84 43 90 102 99 61 324 75 21 1 9 10 20 9 26 1 28 93 47 100 105 108 73 356 80 21 1 9 6 19 S 31 1 3 "5 1 •• 1 1 2 1 6 7 2 28 3 1 '2 •■ i 1 1 1 - i 6 9 9 17 20 33 13 90 15 1 3 1 1 6 1 6 1 3 *2 9 "2 22 "l8 2 1 11 7 * i 1 28,524 1 26,072 2,452 2,771 254 2,057 187 768 34 20,476 1,977 536 25 135 7,434 916 10,824 901 10,986 1,617 — 35 9 276 1,682 719 281 1,488 237 109 2,295 Note.— Of those summarily convicted, 3,880 men and 445 women were dismissed with cautions, without being sentenced to imprisonment, fine, or other punishment; and 66 men and 10 women were released under "The First Offenders' Probation Act, 1886." The number of offences (included in the table) charged against persons of the Native race was 451: of the persons so charged, 330 were summarily convicted, 37 committed for trial or sentence, and 84 dismissed.

Courts. Taken into Custody, summoned, or apprehended. Classification of Summary Convictions, with the Punishments awarded. Discharged by the Magistrate for Want of Prosecution or Want of Evidence. Dismissed on the Merits. Committed for Trial. Summaril; Summary Convictions. Punishments. Orders made. convici Offences 0£fenoes against aga i ns t Drunkenness. Person. *"*«*• Other Offences. Fine. Imprison- I g> Bound ment Peremptory -r* over, in lieu of Imprison- & with or Fine ment. 2 without or Surety. Sureties. M.&F. 373 131 197 3,508 M. 361 122 188 3,082 F. 12 9 9 426 M. 75 F. 1 1 M. 15 5 294 F. 1 2 M. 14 5 9 171 F. 3 M. 257 103 151 2,357 P. 7 6 9 320 M. 18 7 2 53 F. 1 M. 25 5 9 162 F. 5 1 M. 54 23 67 842 F. M. 160 68 73 1,300 F. 1 4 4 146 M. 164 73 99 968 F. 3 2 M. 1 1 2 215 F. 1 M. 5 1 2 269 F. 1 2 1 30 M. 19 2 1 21 F. M. 33 12 18 302 F. 1 Bay of Islands Kaipara Marsden Auckland City, Eden, Parnell, & Grey Lynn Manukau Franklin Thames Ohinemuri .. Waikato Bay of Plenty Waiapu Egmont Taranaki Hawera Patea Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Wairarapa .. Wanganui .. EangitikeL .. 160 265 355 178 511 495 520 179 359 453 • 377 376 684 548 231 503 155 883 391 153 260 335 167 470 465 500 177 343 538 353 361 621 540 222 465 150 810 378 7 5 20 11 41 30 20 2 16 15 24 15 63 8 9 38 5 73 13 '23 260 19 61 38 22 101 40 39 4 48 43 35 36 95 9 17 54 21 62 17 39 1 3 9 7 4 14 44 28 25 46 23 15 17 31 23 19 59 53 17 12 11 36 32 ei l 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 30 27 24 "e 1 's 'i 118 198 251 116 314 352 414 158 265 352 275 297 442 464 183 393 110 665 310 4 5 10 6 24 20 14 1 13 13 17 13 48 6 8 31 3 57 12 8 10 14 2 15 26 14 5 3 14 7 10 10 18 10 11 2 16 12 "l 2 2 1 1 18 13 20 10 39 21 44 6 20 12 23 15 45 47 21 19 5 38 17 ai i \% i 4 8 33 48 88 21 73 78 149 20 78 118 52 119 136 188 53 167 34 175 72 1 5 146 1 1 3 4 6 5 59 127 129 83 187 227 207 127 164 208 193 153 251 211 99 196 69 436 209 2 4 3 6 17 9 5 1 7 9 15 6 26 1 2 14 43 8 63 132 122 80 164 224 190 124 170 192 195 142 182 195 103 235 61 405 203 103 2 1 4 6 9 13 4 1 6 10 15 18 1 2 11 2 31 7 2 7 3 6 21 65 41 2 4 8 14 15 78 4 30 3 21 12 7 17 60 29 6 26 4 53 26 2 4 2 1 'k 8 1 1 1 3 1 5 'i 1 ■2 13 21 34 9 27 25 61 15 44 48 41 30 40 60 31 50 27 140 14 3 41 2 1 2 2 1 5 2 11 13 12 20 9 25 14 5 6 8 47 19 i 5 4 1 4 15 5 5 2 1 12 3 12 6 24 32 43 *2 4 1 1 2 5 i 3 7 1 3 10 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 2 6 1 ■8 12 27 2 46 5 "l 'k ■2 i i 4 2 8 2 1 21 1