QUARTERLY RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 4

QUARTERLY RETURNS.

- SUPREME COURT. ■ The_return of cases, criminal and civil, and of all the business transacted in-tlio various jurisdictions of the Supremo Court and Court of Bankruptcy at Wellington during the quarter ended March' 31, 1908, has been compiled. Following, aro tho most important details,, and. in parentheses* tlio figures, for the corresponding period of last year:—. - -| ;■ ; . ,-. ... ' , Criminal Cases.—Sitting days," 10 716) • •indictments, 13 (23)'; : indictments thrown 9ut by Grand' Jury, 1 (4)convictions, :includmg. committals for sentence, 27 (28) • acquittals; .4,(8)/ . /' Civil .Cases.—Sitting days, 14 (30): writs, ordinary, 33 (20); writs, bills of exchange lo (8); : trials by common jury, 1 (11); trials oy.spooia l jury, 0 (U) ; trials by judge,' 6 i judgments .entered, '23 (6); 'executions issued,'. 4' (4);.taxations,.s9 (63) i iln Chambers;— Sitting days, 38 (35); motions,' 187 ,(94); . summonses, 1 34 i(44); petitions, 9 (7); orders, -219 (136). o P anoo -~~Sitting days, 18' (16); riotions, 8 . (16) j. rules , and orders, 14 (16): appeals tram inferior Courts,-6 (5) ; special'cases, |1 ("/•-. - . .. - - In Divorce and Matrimonial Causes —Sitting days, , 2 (10)'; petitions filed, 16; (22) • answers filed, 2 . (4); motions in, Chambers, 0, (10) ; orders, 5, (10); trials,.9^(l7); decrees nisi, -(lo); decrees -,-absolute, 10 (11): taxations, ,1(0):, iPrpbatos. and Administration. — Probates, (71); administrations, 100 (84); exemplifications, 7 (5). . ; ■ • ' : : ■ -,' .Registration.— Bills of sale, mortgages of stock, 'bailments of .- stock land chattels, wool securities, and agricultural liens, 306 (236) • attorney,- 5 (0).; other matters,' u (72);; '•

; diys> .3 "(6) I ';,' ddbtors' petitions,. 6 (8); crcdito^s , petitions, 2 (1)'; deeds of ■ compositiohj 1 (0) ; discharges; 1 2k motions ■in Chambers, 2.'.(6);. hearings, 4 (2); taxations, 0. (2). 7 . ' ' Fees.—Mortgagesales, U. 6s. ,10d.. (£lO 25../6 d ).; bankruptcy,. £55 6s. (£72:165.); other than,'bankruptcy, £817s. 6s. 6d. (£BO7 , fines '-*- (£2);. totals, £876 19s. 4d.

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

■ The ■■ return. of ''tho criminal. • cases ..brought before the - Magistrates'. .Court ~..during the , quarter ■ ended ■ March 31 shows that • 1331 males and-; 110 females .were .taken .into cus- 1 tody, summoned, or apprehended; '128' males and 7 .females 'wore dischargiid for Want of, ovidenee; or; want of prosecution4l cases against ■ males arid; 1 against- a femalo were dismissed on the merits, and 20 males and 2 females',; were; committed, for ..trial or sen- : fcenee j 1142 males' :and 100 .females wer6 summarily convicted, 26 males; and 2 females lined, /37 males and 34 imprisoned ih lieu; of. fine-:or;surety, 111 males and 10 females sentenced to 'peremptory, . imprisonment, and 13 males : were, ordered t'o- be wlnpped. . , !