AY, 1886.
e numbers were asjer 91.
4
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVTM GAZETTE OF 8TH MAY, 1886.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPREME COURT, during the last Ten Years.
401
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
YEAR.
Number of
Cases.
Number of Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
,923.62
No. of Cases.
No. of
No. of
Persons.
Cases.
No. of Persons.
,490.86
(a.) 1876,..
64
109
76
24
(*.) 1877,
127
179
135
39
7
,567.23
1878,
157
216
163
45
1879,
148
202
135
54
the rent of w
1880,
91
160
120
34
10 10 003 to
01-616
13
6
ecovered from the bite Total,
587
866
629
196
38
41
:
1881,
105
154
111
39
......$ 513.14
1882,
124
187
124
$2,670.31
1883,
91
126
70
1884,
68
101
65
1885,.
91
147
103
2328
4
38
15
21
3
26
14
28(d.)
20
8
16
22
16
22
at Hunghòm an
Total,.
479
715
473
145
54
91
3
1.50 19.00
Average of 1st Period,.
1173
1731
1253
39
73
81
95$
143
9483
29
10%/
181
Average
of 2nd Period,
1
and is due to th ugh this decreas
punt of prosperity
ere was in the year
ent, including the 993
ease of $1,263.50|||||KA
Official Assigne ived in Sum
new Estate bu
rdinance No. 5
$1,037.72
*
..$ 688,248.49 . $1,496,222.00
$ 712,257.05° $1,140,789.71 $183,079.01 $ 169,051.10
(a.) In these years the Charges Abandoned" and "Postponed" are not included in the Grand Total in the published Returns; but
they are added here to make the figures tally.
(b.) 1. Under Offence of "Breaking into a D-velling House" out of 9 prisoners, 6 only are accounted for, the remaining 3 must have
been acquitted, and have been posted ac. Jagly
2. Under Murder" out of 3 prisoners, 2 only been accounted for, the 3rd was probably acquitted.
3. Under "Unlawfully giving false Statement to Registrar General the prisoner although convicted does not appear under the
heading, but the facts appear in a foot note on the Return,
(e.) In one case the recognizance was estreated, this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings. (d.) In one case the recognizance estreated, and one prisoner committed suicide in the Gaol:
INDICTMENTS and INFORMATIONS in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG, for the year 1885.
howing how the cases tried in
Superior Courts ended.
h prisoner tried, counted as separate case; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Total.
Murder, other than wife or child murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at Murder.
Murder of wife, Reputed wife, or Concubine.
Child Murder.
Concealment of Birth.
:
Abortion.
Rape.
:
10
00
:
61
20
20
Unnatural Crimes.
Other offences against the Person.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Robbery with violence.
Prædial Larceny.
Other offences against Property.
Miscellaneous offences.
hat the unclaime n 1884 amour
Tudgment for the crown,
Judgment for the Prisoner,.
Prisoner found Insane,
103
3
283
22
2
2
:
1920)
nt,
J. ACKROYD, Registrar.
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or ab- nce of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),.
Cases Postponed,................
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