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Appendix H.

REPORT OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS FOR THE YEAR 1920.

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe acted as Captain Superintendent of Police throughout the year.

Mr. J. R. Wood acted as First Police Magistrate and Coroner from 1st January to 29th February and as Puisne Judge from the 1st March.

Mr. E. A. Irving acted as First Police Magistrate from March 1st to 21st.

Mr. R. O. Hutchison acted as First Police Magistrate from 22nd March to 12th September.

Mr. G. N. Orme acted as First Police Magistrate and Coroner from 13th September.

Mr. N. L. Smith acted as Second Police Magistrate from 1st January to 10th September and from the 15th October to the end of the year.

Mr. A. Dyer Ball acted as Second Police Magistrate from 10th September to 15th October.

Mr. G. A. Woodcock, First Clerk, retired on pension on the 8th April and Major C. Willson, O.B.E., was appointed in his place.

The number of cases was 15,304 as compared with 12,998 in 1919 and the Revenue was $103,132.51 as compared with $90,851 in 1919.

Table I shows the total number of cases tried and the Revenue and Expenditure of the Magistracy for the years 1911-1920.

Table II shows the List of Offences tried during the year.

Table III gives an Abstract of Cases under Cognizance of the Police Magistrates' Courts during the year.

Table IV gives a return of Punishments awarded in respect of certain classes of offence during the year.

Table V gives an Abstract of Cases brought under Cognizance of the Police Magistrates' Courts during a period of the last ten years.

G. N. ORME,

Police Magistrate.

16th March, 1921.

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