H.—26.

Return of all Criminal Cases brought before Magistrates' Courts in 1898— continued.

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Classification of Summary Convii itions, with the Punishments awarded. Licensing Districts. Taken into Custody, summoned, or apprehended. Discharged by the Magistrate for Want of Prosecution or Want of Evidence. Dismissed on the Merits. Committed for Trial. Summarily Summary Convictions. Punis] .meuts. Orders made. Offences against the Person. Offences against Property. Drunkenness. Other Offences. Fine. Imprisonment in lieu of Fine or Surety. | Peremptory Imprisonment bC _ j. +3 CO M.andP. Wellington City and 2,806 Suburbs of Wellington Nelson .. .. 263 Motueka .. .. 61 Wairau .. .. 224 Buller .. .. 326 Grey .. .. 219 Westland .. .. 143 Ashley .. .. 127 Kaiapoi .. .. 259 Christchurch Gity.Avon, 2,560 and Biccarton Lyttelton .. .. 368 Ellesmere .. .. 172 Selwyn .. .. 114 Ashburton .. .. 287 Geraldine .. .. 90 Timaru .. .. 375 Waitaki .. .. 136 Oamaru .. .. 272 Waihemo .. .. j 150 Waikouaiti .. .. ! 202 Dunedin City and ; 1,867 Caversham Taieri .. .. ! 106 Bruce .. .. I 60 Tuapeka .. .. 230 Clutha .. .. j 142 Mataura .. .. ! 207 Wakatipu .. .. j 165 Wallace .. .. | 126 Invercargill .. .. I 777 Awarua .. .. 151 M. 2,440 233 59 211 283 194 122 123 247 2,140 335 169 111 277 87 362 131 250 141 197 1,551 F. 366 30 2 13 43 25 21 4 12 420 33 3 3 10 3 13 5 22 9 5 316 M. 269 51 6 19 37 29 14 10 20 286 56 3 4 28 10 48 4 55 33 17 203 F. 25 4 2 5 4 2 2 42 6 2 M. 255 18 13 17 35 25 19 17 27 237 37 3 25 14 27 9 14 14 23 122 F. 45 3 1 2 5 2 5 2 2 39 1 2 2 M. 66 12 1 11 4 4 2 4 70 4 1 3 8 4 30 F. 3 1 4 M. 1,850 152 39 164 207 136 87 92 800 1,547 275 128 101 216 59 257 118 171 92 157 1,178 F. 293 22 1 9 33 19 14 2 8 335 27 2 1 6 3 11 1 20 7 5 271 M. 87 1 8 9 8 1 8 6 21 29 7 8 5 " i i F. 5 i 2 M. 189 8 8 8 16 5 6 8 14 194 23 11 16 30 6 35 7 29 20 20 82 2 1 1 i 17 F. 23 M. I F. 791 j 163 21 1 1 61 2 43 4 49 9 17 5 13 35 417 I 173 108 i 14 16 | 1 23 ! .. 55 .. 20 113 5 47 1 67 9 18 63 1 466 115 M . 783 123 29 87 139 74 63 63 145 915 115 94 54 126 33 102 60 69 - 51 69 609 F. 102 J 6 28 10 8 2 8 143 13 1 6! 2 6 M. 778 108 29 88 159 80 45 66 147 883 133 79 68 103 30 111 78 47 45 79 547 F. ! M. 58 ; 218 9 j 2 5 7 28 8 6 6 3 8 2 1 3 1 121 119 6 45 1 4 2 1 2 2 27 1 6 3 22 4 6 5 88 69 •• 5 2 3 - 56 4 P. 64 M. ! F. I 245 57 5 1 1 16 1 7 4 10 I 1 7 I 1 5 11 189 51 36 1 17 2 21 6 39 1 5 28 5 13 7 74 33 M. 5 i 7 1 M. 6 j 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 ••! F. 5 '2 M. 200 37 5 19 14 19 15 10 32 256 8 23 23 41 10 34 14 29 7 4 129 F.. 60' 11 3 2 7 5 4 45 7 2 2 1 3 2 ■• 1 2 4 1 10 2 7 4 6 3 5. 21 141 1 4 i i i 2 2 6 3 2 60 " 2 1 24 18 48 ■3 15 31 1 "• 105 51 211 137 194 157 120 686 147 1 9 19 5 13 8 6 91 4 2 6 31 45 25 29 29 77 6 2 3 3 1 2 11 15 2 16 11 18 4 13 72 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 10 1 7 3 •• 86 42 154 80 144 121 78 507 135 7 16 2 8 6 4 66 4 5 2 3 5 6 8 12 9 I •• 14 25 3 14 12 5 45 10 j •• i •• 16 9 2 26 I 2 2 i .. 60 i 2 40 I .. 10 j 1 107 ! 7 35 j .. 51 31 101 ' 72 65 63 55 343 81 *' i 5 14 2 6 6 3 49 4 58 17 100 71 69 56 50 278 80 10 1 6 2 1 I 4 I 6 j 1 26 ! '21 3 [ 9 632 j 1,175 2 !! 14 I "' I 1 '2 ■■ 1 8 10 17 7 19 17 10 80 14 5 8 1 2 •• 8 3 1 37 7 5 - ■••! 12 30 1 ] " ■■ 2 19 1 2 2 8 5 3 [ "' I " Totals .. 22,752 20,290 2,462 2,502 257 2,046 244 685 27 15,057 46 1,483 121 4,772 764 8,131 1,008 7,744 272 1,388 240 I 16 99 21 1,850 1,934 671 395 ' ISBB^nn^^