SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL AND CIVIL BUSINESS (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1889.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1889 Session I, H-43

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H.—43.

1889. NEW ZEALAND.

SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL AND CIVIL BUSINESS (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1889.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 11th July, 1889. Ordered, "That a return of the criminal and civil business in each of the various judicial districts of the Supreme Court of New Zealand for che year ending 31st March, 1889, be laid before this House; such return to show (1) the number of criminal cases on the calendar; (2) the number of criminal cases actually tried ; (3) the number of criminal cases in which the persons charged pleaded guilty, or in which the charges were otherwise disposed of than by trial; (4) the number of writs or citations issued in civil or divorce cases; (5) the number of such cases set down for trial; (6) the number of such cases actually tried; (7) the number of motions or other applications in Banco ; (8) the number of summonses or other applications in Chambers ; (9) the number of applications in each Superior Court of Bankruptcy dealt with by the Judge ; (10) the number of such applications dealt with by the Registrar." —(Mr. Samuel.)

Return of Criminal and Civil Business in the various Judicial Districts of the Supreme Court of New Zealand for the Year ended 31st March, 1889.

C. J. A. Haselden, Under-Secretary. {Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation nil; printing (1,200 copies), £I.]

Authority: Gbobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB9.

■Judicial District. l. 2. No. of Criminal No. of Criminal Cases on Cases the Calendar. actually tried. 3. No. of Criminal Cases in which Persons charged pleaded " Guilty," or Charges disposed of otherwise than by Trial. 4. No. of Writs or Citations issued in Civil or Divorce Cases. 5. No. of such Cases set down for Trial. Northern Wellington Nelson Canterbury Westland Otago 125 48 128 56 30 21 82 32 2 1 104 56 48 56 21 32 1 56 72 9 50 1 48 2G4 357 48 186 27 245 86 70 13 28 14 70 Totals 471 214 256 1,127 281 6. 7. 8. e. 10. ■ Judicial District. No. of such Cases actually tried. No. of Motions or other Applications in Banco. No. of Summonses or other Applications in Chambers. No. of Applications iu Superior Court of Bankruptcy dealt with by the Judge. No. of such Applications dealt with by the Begistrar. Northern Wellington Nelson Canterbury Westland Otago 47 49 12 28 4 58 55 58 7 36 6 38 562 372 87 438 44 377 232 114 5 188 46 269 11 22 125 15 Totals .. 198 200 1,880 664 363