H.—26.

Note.—Of those summarily convicted, 2,493 men and 364 women were dismissed with cautions, without being sentenced to imprisonment, fine, or other punishment; 35 men and 3 women were released under " The First Offenders' Probation Act, 1886," and 6 men received compound punishments. The number of offences (included in the table) charged against persons of the Native race was 636: o f the persons so charged, 450 were summarily convicted, 28 committed for trial, and 158 dismissed.

Return of all Criminal Cases brought before Magistrates' Courts in 1896, arranged according. to Licensing Districts.

Return of all Criminal Cases brought before Magistrates' Courts in 1897— continued.

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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. Classification of Summary Convii itions, with the Punishments awarded. Punishments. Orders made. Offences against the Person. Offences against Property. Drunkenness. Other Offences. Fine. 1 * Peremptory I Fine or Su?ety. I-P™°nment £ „ I Bllesmere Salwyn .. Ashburton Geraldine .* Timaru Waitaki Oamaru Waihemo Waikouaiti Dunedin City and Caversham Taieri Bruce Tuapeka Clutha Mataura Wakatipu Wallace Inverca rgill Awarua M. and F. 198 125 274 145 466 177 263 176 180 2,030 M. 194 124 260 139 447 169 245 166 168 1,637 F. 4 1 14 6 19 8 18 10 12 393 M. 7 I 18 41 ! 17 46 10 17 47 11 200 F. 3 1 3 1 1 34 M. 24 8 11 16 34 8 22 18 11 138 F. 1 2 1 1 1 2 17 M. 1 16 7 11 2 16 2 F. 1 M. 162 98 192 99 356 149 190 99 146 1,270 P. 4 1 10 3 18 4 16 8 9 341 M. 6 9 14 4 21 16 3 6 35 F. 1 1 M. 9 3 27 16 22 11 22 4 10 121 F. 1 2 1 M. 17 35 46 19 185 63 56 10 51 j 477 F. 1 io M. 130 51 105 60 128 67 96 82 79 637 F. 4 1 8 1 7 3 14 5 9 151 M. 134 62 91 60 176 109 74 61 83 571 F. 2 1 2 7 1 6 2 4 89 M. 2 9 4 21 F. 'I M. 8 5 30 15 41 14 24 7 10 113 F. 1 1 M. i M. 1 . 2 3 F. M. 7 6 35 i 7 41 21 45 11 5 108 F. 2 4 6 3 9 1 2 59 1 3 '22 2 1 4 2 2 1 29 1 i 19 167 70 52 60 ■6 72 93 190 147 137 125 83 612 100 70 91 169 136 132 113 73 526 96 2 2 21 11 5 12 10 86 4 1 25 25 60 21 15 9 77 7 3 5 2 3 1 1 18 12 12 2 j 11 48 5 " 4 2 1 3 8 2 10 1 5 1 66 65 116 63 94 95 53 392 84 2 2 14 4 3 8 7 59 • 10 3 3 8 5 12 6 •• ■i| 7 4 10 2 3 4 1 '" 22 7 23 1 15 34 i 8 84 20 ; _ 1 31 54 73 57 73 49 40 235 50 1 2 12 4 3 8 6 35 34 45 88 50 64 47 38 199 52 1 1 4 4 1 4 2 17 1 1 6 4 1 2 2 22 6 1 ■i 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 9 8 14 3 14 18 80 [ 7 3 2 1 4 18 12 4 9 i 61 8 16 '8 4 2 8 2 4 ■3 ■• I •• I Totals 2,625 i i 262 1,614 177 544 37 13,584 1,739 766 41 1,432 135 4,401 753 6,985 810 6,583 439 1,136 308 1,473 258 98 14 •1,745 353 20,582 18,367 2,215 iS !

Classification of Summary Convi< :tions, 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. Suuimaril; convicted Summary Convictions. Punishments. Orders made. Offences against the Person. Offences against Property. Drunkenness. Other Offences. Fine. Imprisonment -d,™,,™,,*. -5 u° 5-2 I J fill Bay of Islands Marsden .. Waitemata Auckland City, Eden, and Parnell Manukau M. and F. 237 107 32 2,313 M. 228 100 32 1,952 F. 9 7 M. 44 8 2 264 F. 2 1 M. 20 7 4 123 F. M. 11 6 9 43 p. M. 153 79 17 1,522 F. 7 2 M. 27 1 1 57 P. 1 M. 31 4 4 167 F. 2 M. 17 .82 1 560 F. M. 78 42 11 738 P. 4 M. 103 51 13 570 F. 1 2 M. 5 F. M. 25 6 1 184 F. 3 M. M. 8 5 F. M. 11 13 F. 3 2 2 2 361 51 13 297 '6 2 180 89 53 2 210 86 56 7 - 3 248 40 38 35 3 1 11 1 23 2 2 4 7 10 2 15 2 3 2