Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1916.
A-NORTHERN DISTRICT.
I. STAFF.
Mr. A. E. Wood acted as District Officer from the beginning of the year until the 20th April, on which date I returned from leave and resumed duty.
Mr. Chambers, Land Bailiff, went on leave on the 6th April and Mr. Hollands of the Police acted as Land Bailiff from that date until the end of the year.
There were no other changes in the Staff during the year.
II. MAGISTRACY.
The following Table shows the number of cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate and as judge of the Small Debts Court:
1915 1916 Cases heard, 200 232 Persons brought before the Police Magistrate, 420 352 Persons convicted and punished, 275 213 Persons bound over, 30 43 Persons discharged, 105 94 Persons committed, 10 2 Persons imprisoned, 84 61 Fines inflicted, $1,371.70 $1,820.75 Warrants executed, 41 35 Small Debts Court. Cases heard, 81 67 Writs of execution, 51 Summons fees, $58 $8Money loan association cases and cases in which there was no dispute are not included in the above figures. The Small Debts Court is in many cases merely a place to which two parties resort to record the fact that a certain debt has been contracted. There were one or two troublesome bankruptcy cases which entailed the hearing of dozens of cases in which trivial sums of money were owed to the bankrupt shops. According to local custom when a shop goes bankrupt all persons who owe money to that shop regard themselves as absolved from paying their debts. This is a very great
Appendix J.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1916.
A-NORTHERN DISTRICT.
I. STAFF.
Mr. A. E. Wood acted as District Officer from the beginning of the year until the 20th April, on which date I returned from leave and resumed duty.
Mr Chambers, Land Bailiff, went on leave on the 6th April and Mr. Hollands of the Police acted as Land Bailiff from that date until the end of the year.
There were no other changes in the Staff during the year.
II.
MAGISTRACY.
The following Table shews the number of cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate and as judge of the Small Debts Court:-
1915.
1916.
Cases heard,...
200
232
Persons brought before the Police
Magistrate,
420
352
Persons convicted and punished,
275
213
Persons bound over,
30
43
Persons discharged,.
105
94
Persons committed,
10
2
Persons imprisoned,
84
61
Fines inflicted,
$1,371.70
$1,820.75
Warrants executed,
4.1
35
Small Debts Court.
1915.
1916.
Cases heard,
Writs of execution,
Summons fees,
165
81
51
67
$58
$8
Money loan association cases and cases in which there was no dispute are not included in the above figures. The Small Debts Court is in many cases merely a place to which two parties resort to record the fact that a certain debt has been contracted. There were one or two troublesome bankruptcy cases which entailed the hearing of dozens of cases in which trivial sums of money were owed to the bankrupt shops. According to local custom when a shop goes bankrupt all persons who owe money to that shop regard them- selves as absolved from paying their debts. This is a very great
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