SUPREME COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 127, 21 February 1908, Page 4

SUPREME COURT.

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COiMMITi'VLS FOll ,SENTENCE.,;:' , ,| The total ..nuniber'>of',persons. brought be- ] foro the Supremo 'Court "at Wollington com- , , .mitfednfor .sentence was as, follows Males,. ] ' 51 x6rt- offences and lon 76' i- :j formations; lemales, 1 for ono offenco and on , : ono ■information.- -In .1906,* 65'.males'and no ■ iemales , were;.-conpHitted:. to V the . Supremo . Jmirfc'for scntciuSe.' Knc " n ' V".'.' i The aggregates of the various ' offences ■, committed by-prisoners split forward to the Supreme Court for sentence 1 (together with 1 tho total : number..oLJnformations) was as : follows:—Assault and. robbery, 1 mnlo (1 "assaulting shorift', Imale (1); j ' unde'eerit 'assauft', u l t inalo';(1) ; theft, 14 males \ (24); fii;!snvprj;te:ices; 3 nialos- f (B)bre'akjng fIM, ohtfermg and jthftf t. ;10,males,'. including ' ; 'IfeMaor® $4) f 2males (2); * forgervfaiid uttering,' 11' males'. (14),, 1 female (l); forgery, 6 males, including 1 Maori i i(6) iJionspiling to 1 male (1); re- . cciving. stolen maliv(1):'; false de-; claration junder tho 4Umago ;Aet; 1. malo felegrarii,: l r hifilb_:'(l); al- ; tering certified copy jog'birth-'■certificate, 1 makf(l). )'j •> " f CIVJL' BUSINESS ■ [ Tho figures -are. givcn ; in 1 'parentheses: — 'v*- r '-'''w . Writs: of summonsesT-t'Csted, lp9 (135); Actions IcommeniMViJfrdet;rulcs'.4ol-;to' 4G5 12-X9):- • Disposed of by. special icase. - 4 .(12);- ~ > •i ».-Discontinuance entered, 4 (8). -v ' Cases tried by common, jury, 9 (30).' • ; ' ,<Qases: 3 (3) 1 Jjidgcgalone, 22 (102) ' ; 20' (35). x'V-jW; • 1 defendant, : 15^(20).;' '' ' . . ' Judgments;,cptcre.d..- i itfter. trial, G (3). 1 ' confession, 2 , (2) , Jsy default, 16 (10). . 1 Totjil; jihtoiinjf for. \vhicli judgment re- » corded, v£932i:os. Bd. (£8726); ' •i:>}•;.J\\ ! execution issued, 8 (14). '** In"-divorce ; 'lii parfenthe^63;will'b l e''foiuid the figures-for I tho year 1906 :-r- . , ■ . Petitions 'for-; dissolution 67. (61). , .Debree'*msi •••' ...... 46' (37) r ■ Petitions ? :for?:separatioii.... ... 1 (2) j .Decree's, gifa'nt^d,T;'Jo;, (1) j- Petition?,jflijj'nuliiiy'«•.l. (1) • PetitionsVgranted_ ;j. v ; ;0 . (1). Petitions ifdi- .-restitution ...• 0 (18) f 'Potjjaosß , igra&fedj: pi, ... 0' (11)

v. Males. Females. Acfjuittetl ,, , , .. 03) ; '3(3) • 'Gouviotcd- o() (34) - yv ' Not'-prnsoclitod.'it • ! ... 2 (0) : 0 (0) ■ 2 (0) .0 (0) :Total .indicted..., .83 (o-) - o (6) ''' ■ D'oiails.of"' the charges are" as; undor '(tho figures foi JJ'l) appealing in parcn;thoscsfc-«'; £; r," %"4 ... OfEoncow .••-, ..Indicted. . Convicted. ■ , -: .1)1. f. 111. f. cliild ' 5 (1) 0 (0) .5 (0) 0(0) Indecent assault 1 5 (3) 0 (0) 4 (0)..0(0) i. !^,V( ; " (1) 0 (1) 1(1) 0 (0) Attempted .'lwirder,-.... : 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) .0 (0) ' ''ManslaiigiiRr" " "... 1 (0) 1 (2) .0 (0) .0 (1) Robbery ••• 0(3) 0(0) 0(3) 0(0) Robbory and assault (2) ;.,0 (1) /.4 (2). 0 (0) Woiiiidiug with intent 3 (2) 0(0) •2 (2): 0 (0) J (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) .0 (0) Concealment of bii'tli ,0(0) 0 (1) 0(0) 0(1) Incest ... . . •• 1(0) 0(0) 1(0) 0(0) Unnatnraboffenco "• 1(3) 0(0) 1(3). 0(0) r£(l) 0(0) '■ 0(0) 0(0) ■Attempted* • knowledge) 1 (3) 0 (0) 1 (1) 0 (0) Firing with intent ... 1 (0) 0 (0) ,1 (0) 0 (0) . Biiifglary ... ... 4(0) 0.(0) '1(0) 0(0) TAttompted"theft ... .0(1)0(0) 0 (IV 0(0) .Breaking.and-entering 10(6) 0(0) 8(o) .0(0) tfheft.i": ; ... ; 10 (12)1 (0) 6 (6) 1 (0) suieido ;i,. .0(2). 0 (0) ,0 (2) .0 (0) Theft,i. ffilso, 1 .pretences,-' 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 1 (0).-0 (0) : Abdttms; 'tjjbffc \ (0) 0.(0). 0 0); 0(0) False pretences '... . 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) Receiving stolen goods 0 (1) 1 (0) 0 (1); 1 (0) . Arson-,*1 ay,,,.:. 5(0),0(0) ; 2(0)'0(0) Counterfeiting 1(0) 0(0)1(0) 0(0) ' Mischief..' ti', !•••:. M U i'l (0) 0 (0) ■: •. l ; (0)-j 0 (0) .Bankruptcy, breaches 2 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0) .0 (0) ' .Cattle .stealing ..". 0(1) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) , ' ,0(3) 0 (0) ; 0 (1) 0 (0) 'Breach Post Offico Act. 0(2)-0(0)- 0(2),,0(0) - •False-statement'''•!-■" .i*' 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) JCceplng'gaiiiing-hoiisel.jf.li (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) Forgery . -. ... 3(1) 0(0) 3(1) 0(0) ' Conspiracy ■■■ 3 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) Perjury'; ... .1 (0) 0(0) 1 (0) 0(0) Criminal libel . ...... >1(1) 0(0) 0(1) 0(0) ' Extortion' by threats 1(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 'Rogue and .vagabond 1 (1V0 (0) 1 (1)1.0 (0V •Indecent language w-il (0) 0,(0) 1(0),0(0) '' Haliitual Offender ' '1 (0)' 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 | (52)5 (6),.5G (34)2 (3)