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SUMMARY.

Return of Judgment Summonses, Commitments, Terms of Incarceration, &c., for Debt, for the Years 1891, 1892, and 1893— continued.

0. J. A. Haselden, Under-Secretary for Justice. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), £1 is. 6d.

By Authority : Sajiuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1894. Price 6d.]

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1803. 18S2. 1891. Court. I Number of i Number of Number of Average , Number of [ Number of Number of Average ■ „ Number of Number of Number of Average Avpracp Judgment Orders of Persons Period of ."3^ Judgment \ Orders of Persons | Period of A™£n?nf Judgment Orders of Persons Period of; t5££j& o f Summonses Commit- committed Impjjison- Debt Summonses! Commit- committed Imprison- jVpht Summonses Commit- committed Imprison- " De^ t# issued, ment made, to Prison. merit. issued, inent made, to Prison. ment. jjcud. issued. ment made.j to Prison. ment. Pro vii NCIAL DlST] i i EICT OP WESTLAND. Ahaura Brunncrton Goldsborough and Stafford .. Greymouth Hokitika Kuraara Okarito Ross 5 1 23 9 27 Nil 3 2 |Nil 3 8 2 10 Nil Nil " Nil £ s. a. 3 18 0 6 9 6 10 0 0 7 13 0 14 6 8 8 19 8 Nil 4 6 6 i Nil 1 18 25 Nil 5 Nil Nil 1 3 4 2 2 Nil Nil Nil 21 days Nil & s. d. Nil 10 0 0 12 10 4 9 19 -1 2 10 6 Nil 3 10 0 I .... ! j... I Nil Nil 6 1 19 8 14 6 5 2 Nil Nil 2 1 47 17 Nil "l Nil Nil Nil 7 15 0 16 0 0 2 months ! 14 12 0 Nil ,900 i 1 0 7 Nil 1 month 9 12 0 » "l " " I Totals .. 72 I 26 Nil ! I 54 15 2 I ! ! I 2 •• •• •• ..

1893. 1892. 1891. Provincial Districts. Number of Judgment Summonses issued. Number of Orders of Commitrnent made. Number of Persons committed to Prison. Number of Judgment Summonses Issued. Number of Orders of Commitment made. - Number of Persons committed to Prison. Number of Judgment Summonses issued. Number of Orders of Commitment made. Number of Persons committed to Prison. Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay .. Marlborough .. Nelson Otago Taranaki Wellington Wcstland 520 220 238 28 52 344 60 775 72 1G8 59 117 11 23 167 18 306 26 9 2 9 1 Nil 9 3 12 Nil 503 211 210 29 71 303 77 637 54 160 62 108 12 27 139 25 227 15 11 3 6 Nil 3 7 4 13 2 485 190 154 37 147 280 67 551 47 127 33 74 16 55 139 26 148 17 4 3 11 Nil 2 7 2 10 2 Totals 1,958 635 41 2,309 895 45 2,095 775 id