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Title: Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 1. 28th February 1973

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, 28 February 1973, Wellington

Part of: Salient : An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z.

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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 1. 28th February 1973

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1970 1971 1972 MAORI 18.5 17.7 79.2 non maori 42.0 32.1 54.9 a Percenlages are based on the number of offenders with or without counsel. Unrelated court appearances throughout the year count separately.

Table 1. Representation by Counsel in Nelson Magistrate's Court (percentages)^a

YEAR GROUP TOTAL CASES OFFENCE PLEA D PENALTY F PROR B GOOD JUSTICE PERSON ERTY ORDER ADMIN. G. N. G. PRISON PROBATION FINE SUSPENSION C&A DISMISSED WITH-DRAWN 1970 MAORI NON-MAORI 115 280 4.3 53.0 30.4 12.5 13.6 41.9 35.5 8.9 94.8 1.7 86.1 8.6 36.5 18.3 37.4 1.7 2.6 0.0 3.5 27.4 15.0 42.1 1.4 2.1 5.0 6.8 1971 maori non-maori 80 333 11.2 46.2 22.5 20.0 12.9 40.8 40.5 5.8 96.2 2.5 88.2 9.0 312 15.0 40.0 5.0 7.5 0.0 1.2 24.6 17.5 42.9 2.7 6.9 2.4 2.7 1972 MAORI NON-MAORI 81 304 9.9 50.6 23.5 16.0 10.9 54.9 20.4 13.8 91.4 8.6 878 7.9 198 4.9 60.5 4.9 7.4 2.5 0.0 27.0 17.8 37.5 2.6 5.3 2.3 7.6 NOTES: a A 'case' includes one or more related offences dealt with simultaneously. Where several offences are involved only the principal offence is included here. Unrelated offences count as separate cases. b Includes forgery. c Includes driving while disqualified and miscellaneous offences. d No plea where charges are withdrawn. e Includes Detention Centre, Borstal, Prison. f Only the most severe penalty is recorded here.

Table 2. Details of Police Summons and Police Arrest cases^a in Nelson Magistrate's Court: 1970, 1971, 1972 (percentages).

OFFENCE PENALTY GROUP TOTAL PERSON PROPERTY GOOD ORDER JUSTICE ADMIN. PROS-ATION SUSPENDED DISMISSED PRISON FINE ENDED C&A & WITHDRAWN MAORI 6852 NON-MAORI 16682 19.2 40.8 32.9 7.1 14.3 36.2 41.3 8.2 21.0 12.8 45.7 3.6 5.6 9.9 15.1 16.2 48.8 3.2 7.7 13.1

Table 3. Details of N.Z. Magistrates' Courts Statistics, 1970. Arrest cases only (percentages). Taken from N.Z. Justice Statistics, 1970 (Department of Statistics)

TOTAL YEAR CASES COUNSEL PLEA PENALTY G. N. G. PRISON PROBATION FINE SUSPENDED C&D DISMISSED WITHDRAWN 1970 & 1971 195 1972 81 18.1 79.2 95.5 2.1 91.4 8.6 34.4 16.7 38.5 3.1 4.6 0.0 2.6 19.8 4.9 60.5 4.9 7.4 2.5 0.0

Table 4. Representation, Plea and Penalty of Maori Offenders in Nelson Magistrate's Court 1970 & 1971, 1972. Taken from Table 2 (percentages).