CIVIL AND CRIME RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 858, 2 July 1910, Page 10

CIVIL AND CRIME RETURNS.

, ' 0 : — : ' MAGISTRATE'S COURT. During the quarter just ended 146 sittings wore held at the Magistrate's Court in Wellington. There were 701 civil cases, the amount,sued for being £20,082,25., of which £10,896 18s. lid. was recovered. In tho .corresponding quarter of the previous year the amount sued for was £35,695 ss. 3d., of which £15,258 13s. 6d. was recovered. Of the criminal business dealt with, it is stated in the return that 1445 persons were- taken into custody. Ninetythree were discharged for want of prosecution or eriilcnce, .43 wero dismissed on their merits, ,; and 27 committed for trial or sentence. Summary convictions totalled _ 1282, of which number 174 suffered imprisonment in lieu of debt or fine. Criminal' fees paid in stamps totalled £121 Is,, and jn fines £658 18s. The number of persons dealt with by the. Court in its criminal jurisdiction for tho corresponding quarter of 1909 was 1255. Particulars of summary convictions for tho most serious offences were as follow:— March Juno quarter, .quarter.

Bigg9-"Do you believe that the use of wbncco impairs the memory?" Disss— "Not necessarily. I haven't been able to forgot that cigar yon gavn 1110 two works ago—but perhaps thero was no tobacco in it. BEST FOR CROUP. A child may go to bed at night in his usual health except, perhaps, for a cold, only to waken a fow hours later with a well developed attack of croup, and the remainder of tho night, is spent by the anxious parents in trying to relieve his suffering, which is usually more or less experimental. A bottle of Chamberlain's Cough ltemedy in the houso will save anxiety, expense, and perhaps tho life of the child. When' this modicino is given at tho first indication of croup tho attack may be avoided and often after the" croup,y cough has appeared it will' prevent tho attack—Advt,

Assaulting polico ... 2 6' Theft 95 43' By-laws 140 '82 Being in gaming ' house 16 6 ■Drunkenness 466 58S Drunk and disorderly 25 14 Improper acts 11 ' 7 Obsccno language ... 21 27 Idle and disorderly... ■ 3 • 17 Sunday trading 5 1 Breach of peace ... 21 12 Selling liquor without license 3 4 On licensed promises after hours D 4 Prohibition orders ... 27 31 Lunacy 10 10 Soiling adulterated food 0 6