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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