RETURN OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL BUSINESS IN THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS IN OTAGO.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1871 Session I, G-45

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RETURN OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL BUSINESS IN THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS IN OTAGO.

(Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated Thursday, 17th August, 1871.) That there be laid upon the Table of this House, " A Return of the Number of Oivil and Crimina Cases, also the Amount received by way of Fees and Fines, in the various Kesident Magistrates' Courts in the Province of Otago, for a period of Three Tears terminating 30th June, 1871." (Mr. Mervt/n.)

WELLINGTON.

1871.

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RETURN of the NUMBER of CIVIL and CRIMINAL CASES tried in the RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS in the PROVINCE of OTAGO during the Three Years ended 30th June, 1871.

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1868-69. 1869-70. 1870-71. Place. Total. Civil. Criminal. Total. CiTil. Criminal. Total. Civil. Criminal. Total. Dunedin 2,408 3,237 5,645 2,483 1,508 3,991 2,227 158 2,334 12,021 Dunedin, Mayor's Court ... Port Chalmers 163 299 462 162 243 453 140 227 367 1,234 Oamaru and Hampden 492 415 907 428 338 766 561 405 966 2,639 Tokomairiro and Woolshed 241 107 348 226 108 334 303 110 413 1,094 Hawksbury and Palmerston 168 179 337 129 142 271 160 141 301 909 Lawrence and Waipori 282 221 503 253 228 481 304 149 453 1,437 Queenstown 139 71 210 133 115 248 155 158 313 771 Clyde 118 104 222 101 103 204 116 113 229 655 Alexandra 51 54 105 62 36 88 89 29 118 311 Naseby and St. Bathan's ... 145 114 259 147 129 276 143 150 293 828 Roxburgh and Tapanui 84 33 117 101 50 151 268 Cromwell 32 67 99 174 118 292 266 129 495 886 Arrowtown ... 82 39 121 42 43 85 74 45 119 325 WestTaieri 38 47 85 59 49 108 30 45 75 268 Molyneux 65 79 144 98 70 168 141 78 219 531 Blacks 76 17 93 34 24 58 56 16 72 223 Switzers ... 96 105 201 115 76 191 97 67 164 556 Invercargill, Bluff, and Riverton ... 253 311 564 186 169 355 138 240 398 1,317 Orepuki 7 1 8 2 3 5 * # # 13 * Returns not received. 8th September, 1871. H. G. Fomm.nr.

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STATEMENT showing the Amount received by way of FEES and Tines, in various RESIDENT MAGISTRATES' COURTS in the PROVINCE of OTAGO, for a period of Three Years terminating 30th June, 1871.

Name of Court. 1868-69. 1869-70. 1870-71. Total. Dunedin £ s. d. 2,635 10 5 £ s. d. 2,015 16 10 £ s. d. 1,520 1 5 £ s. d. 6,171 8 8 Dunedin, Mayor's Court ... 268 2 6 268 2 6 Port Chalmers 174 15 6 222 18 3 212 4 6 610 18 3 Oamaru 689 17 6 416 13 5 559 3 2 1,665 14 1 Hampden ... 64 13 8 48 16 3 40 15 2 154 5 1 Tokoiuairiro and Woolshed 245 3 0 208 0 6 223 8 11 676 12 5 Hawksbury... 195 4 0 123 10 6 125 15 1 444 9 7 Palmerston ... 78 4 0 46 17 6 55 0 0 180 1 6 Lawrence ... .317 2 0 320 19 6 427 13 0 1,065 14 6 Queenstown 180 6 5 293 17 7 250 2 10 724 6 10 Charleston ... a 1 5 6 15 6 Clyde 193 12 8 18S 7 10 196 13 7 578 14 1 Alexandra ... 105 19 0 78 14 1 100 8 0 285 1 1 Naseby 281 8 8 216 2 5 144 1 2 641 12 3 Mount Benger (Roxburgh) 67 9 0 69 1 6 105 2 6 241 13 0 Cromwell ... 80 8 6 174 18 0 212 0 0 467 6 6 Arrowtown ... 64 9 6 67 16 0 123 15 6 256 1 0 "WestTaieri 57 0 6 114 14 6 56 8 4 228 3 4 Molyneux ... 73 17 0 94 3 0 127 16 0 295 16 0 St. Bathan's 30 12 0 67 1 0 40 1 0 137 14 0 1 Blacks 66 10 6 52 2 6 55 16 0 174 9 0 Switzers 170 7 3 222 2 3 187 9 6 579 19 0 Waipori 29 1 6 57 18 0 42 16 6 129 16 0 Invercargill... b 415 16 6 389 1 1 ] 388 15 9 1,265 0 4 Eiverton b 57 9 0 13 18 0 Oropuki b 6 4 6 0 10 0 3 2 0 9 16 6 6,283 8 1 5,504 0 C» 5,466 12 5 17,254 1 0 A To 18th September. B These were in Province of Southland till Gth October, 1870. J. WoODWAED, 24th August, 1871. Eeceiver-General.