THE CRIME YEAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 16, 20 January 1939, Page 10

THE CRIME YEAR.

CHRISTCHURCH CASES. FIRST ANNUAL RECORD. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH. this day, Crlmlnitl cases dealt, with by the Magistrate's Court. in Christehiirch during the twelve months ended December Ml Inst numbered 0870. which Included ftl.t cases tried in tho Children's Court. These figures, which ar« included in the llrst annual compilation of business done by the Court, have just been issued. The record also shows that the number of sittings presided over by a stipendiary magistrate was 051. compriscd of ">23 criminal and 12ft civil. One criminal sitting was presided over by a Justice <ef the Peace. Fee.* and fines amounting to £13,fi"7 Were collected. They were imide up as follows. Civil fees. ; criminal fees, £20(>l; fines, £.">771; licensing fees £l>v>. Quarterly figures covering the period ended December .11 last, show that 1781 criminal cases Avcro dealt with, compared with 1H45 for tho corresponding quarter in 11)37. This represents a decrease of 1(14 eases. Civil cases, however, showed a big increase, there beinjf ]Bfl more, though the total amount sued for, £22,1 HIM, was up only £1222. A summary of civil business for the quarter ended December 31. 1038 (with the figures for the 1037 quarter in parentheses! i» ms follows; N'tinibcr. 172H (I.">I2I; total amount sued ft»r. £22,(H1M (£2<>.Hllll. Cases disposed of either l>,v pavmciit into Court, or by judgment after lieai ing, or 11 \ default, consent, or confession, ds.'l (9(17) | amount claimed, £I2X">2 (£12.4(10); amount recovered, £11.0,H3 (£ll,3oti). Fines and fees collected in nil cis" S totalled £3711, compared with £'.237 for tho corresponding quarter in 19J7.