NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN, AND QUANTITY AND KIND OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEAR 1928.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, H-37

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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS (CHARGES AND CONVICTIONS FOR DRUNKENNESS IN, AND QUANTITY AND KIND OF LIQUOR SENT INTO) DURING THE YEAR 1928.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated Saturday, 25th day of October, 1930. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing separately —(1) The number of charges and convictions for offences for drunkenness, and the number of persons so convicted under twenty-one years of age, between twenty-one and twenty-five, and above twenty-five years of age, in each no-license district from the Ist January to 31st December, 1928 ; and (2) the quantity and kind of liquor sent into each no-license district from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1928." —(Mr. McCombs.)

(1) Return showing the Number of Charges and Convictions for Drunkenness, and the Number of Persons so convicted under Twenty-one Years of Age, the Number between Twenty-one and Twenty- five Years of Age, and the Number above Twenty-five Years of Age, in each No-license District, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1928.

Ages. I District and Court. Under 21. 121 and under 25. 25 and over. Not stated.* Totals. Convie-L, Convie-™ Convie-Convie- n . „ „ ConvicChar § es tions. | Char g eS i tions. Char § es tions. Char 8 es tions. ChaL 'g eS tions. Masterton — Eketahuna .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. ! . . I Masterton .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 32 2 j 1 34 33 Pongaroa . . .. . . .. . . • • 2 2 J . . 2 j 2 Totals 34 ! 34 2 1 36 j 35 Oamaru — Hampden' .. .. j .. ! . . Oamaru .. .. I 1 1 • • 25 24 1 1 j 27 26 Palmerston .. .. j . . J . .. .. .. j . . | | . I 1 Totals .. .. 1 1 .. 25 I 24 1 1 27 26 1 Clutha — Kaitangata .. .. j ! .. . . I Lawrence .. .. j 1 1 | . . .. 2 j 2 . . . . 3 i 3 Milton .. .. .. .. | .. | ... j • • ..... Balclutha .. .. . . .. .... 1 i 1 j . . 1 1 Clinton .. . . .. .. ■ • • • 2 2 . . .. 2 2 Owaka .. .. . • •. . ■ • ■ • • 1 j 1 j 1 1 2 2 I. I ; Totals . . .. 1 1 . - 6 | 6 1 1 j 8 8 i I " ~ Mataura — Gore .. .. 1 1 •• 7 6.. .. 8 7 Mataura .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 •• •• 1 1 Tapanui .. .. .. .. .. j .. 3 3 .. .. 3 3 Wyndham .. .... .. | .. 1 1 3 3 4 4 Totals .. .. 1 1 .. 12 11 3 3 16 | 15 Invercargill— Invercargill , .. 8 7 13 13 79 77 13 10 113 i 107 Grand totals . J 11 10 13 | 13 156 152 20 16 200 i 191 * Summons cases

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(2) Return showing the Quantity and Kind of Liquor sent into each No-license District for the Year ended 31st December, 1928.

R. P. Ward, Under-Secretary. Department of Justice, Wellington, 20th March, 1931.

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Place. jBeer and Stout.; Brandy, Rum. Whisky. Wine. j Total. | Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Clutha .. .. 21,6924 78f 76f 89 1,319$ 605$ 23,8611 Eden .. .. 8,102f 8O4 70$ 3f 399$ 328| 8,9851 Orey Lynn .. 5,189$ 20 20$ 3± 166f 288$ 5,688| Invercargill .. 76,375 132# 228| 248$ 2,081$ 1,514 80,580$ Masterton.. .. 37,680 96 178 46 1,588 1,219 40,807 Mataura .. .. 29,426$ 111 141f 400$ 1,283$ 808 32,170 Oamaru .. .. 21,118# 201$ 120$ 60f 1,511-f 703f 23,715$ Boskill .. .. 8,555$ 251$ 118$ 18| 644$ 940$ 10,529| Wellington Suburbs.. 10,811$ 32 § 107$ 5f 288$ 657| 11,903$ Wellington South .. 7,320$ 3 11$ 43$ 71 142 7,592 Totals .. 226,272$ 1,007 l,073f 918$ 9,354$ 7,206f 245,832$