CHANGES IN THE SECTIONS ON SUPREME, COUNTY, AND SURROGATE COURTS AND SHERIFFS' OFFICES INCLUDE ADDITION OF DATA ON ACTIONS COMMENCED AND JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS ISSUED, COMBINATION OF DATA ON MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ACTIONS AND OTHER ACTIONS, AND GREATER DETAIL IN TABLES ON COURT DISPOSITIONS. WHERE POSSIBLE, THE TABLES SHOW THE INFLOW AND OUTFLOW OF CASES THROUGH THE COURTS. FACTORS AFFECTING THE COMPARABILITY OF DATA ON THE CRIMINAL DIVISION OF THE PROVINCIAL COURT FOR 1976/77 AND PRIOR YEARS ARE NOTED. THE BULK OF THIS VOLUME IS DEVOTED TO TABULAR AND GRAPHIC DATA. THE TABLES AND CHARTS COVER THE FOLLOWING: ONTARIO'S SUPREME COURT (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS BEFORE THE APPEAL COURTS, CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE); COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURTS (CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS); SURROGATE COURT (APPLICATIONS AND GRANTS UNDER PROBATES, ADMINISTRATION, AND GUARDIANSHIP); SHERIFFS' OFFICES (SEARCHES, PROCESSES, AND EXECUTIONS); AND PROVINCIAL COURT (CRIMINAL AND FAMILY DIVISION). STATISTICS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY REGION, COUNTY, AND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (LKM)