SUPREME COURT RETURNS.
THE QUARTER'S FIGURES
The following are details of the business transacted at the Auckland Supreme Court for the quarter endink March 31, 1013. The corresponding figures for the corresponding quarter of last year arc given in grackets:—
Criminal cases: Sitting-days 14 (14), indictments 30 (38), indictments thrown out by Grand Judy 2 (4), proceedings stayed 0 (2), persons convicted 19 (33), persons acquitted 11 (5), persona eominitted for sentence under the Justices of the Peace Act 14 (11), persons declared habitual criminals 1 (3).
Civil cases; Sitting-days S (8), writs, ordinary 20 (25), writs, bills of exchange 5 (3), trials by common jury 3 (nil). trials by special jury 0 (1), trials >by judge 3 (2). judgments entered 11 (11).
Compensation cases: Sitting days, 4 (nil); claims. 2 (1); awards, — (ml). Chambers: Sitting days, 2.'! (20); motions, IP!) (173); summons. 12 (0); petitions, f> (4); orders, 213 (181). Banco: Sitting days, 9; motions, 2; hearings, 14; rules and orders, 5; appeals from inferior courts, 2; special cases. 3. Divorce and matrimonial causes: .Sitting days, 13 (14); petitions filed, 24 (14); answers filed, 7 (2); motions in chambers, 13 (10); orders, 7 (10); trials by common jury. 1 (2): trials by jud<*e T I*l (8) : decrees nisi, 4 (!)) : decrees absolute. i-1 (15); petitions dismissed, 1 (1). l>robate and administration: Probates. 7« (90); administrations. 22 (2n). Jinnkruptcy: Sitting days, 7 (3); debtors' petition?, 17 (10); creditors" petitions, ;J .(nil); adjudications, 20 (13), Fees received, £704 12/ (£720 13/5),
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 78, 2 April 1913, Page 7
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