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APPENDICES
1995
1996
1997
Small Claims Tribunal
Number of claims filed
Labour Tribunal
41 694
41 936
39 196
Number of cases filed
7 645
7 862
6 319
Obscene Articles Tribunal
Number of cases filed for classification
2 225
1 212
1 004
Number of articles filed for determination
5 919
99 317
315 184
Total
8 144
100 529
316 188
Coroner's Court
Number of inquests held
299
202
Number of deaths inquired into
7 214
7 512
203 7 264
Lands Tribunal
Number of cases field
4 037
4 029
5 026
Magistracies
Charge sheets issued
155 665
147 152
132 094
Summonses issued
197 269
Department Summonses issued (7)
202 029
152 631
Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued (7)
5 063
6 703
Fixed Penalty Summonses issued (7)
2 162
1 852
Private Summons (7)
20
9
Miscellaneous proceedings issued
20 203
11 886
12 774
Anti-litter notices issued
Fixed penalty notices issued
Total
Defendants charged
Adults
Juveniles
Total
Defendants convicted
Adults
Juveniles
39 910
38 380
40 873
195 915
143 528
129 993
608 962
550 220
476 929
614 800
564 659
3 832
3. 307
488 169 3 326
618 632
567 966
491 495
554 275
2 208
529 567 1 817
398 716 1 978
556 483
531 384
400 694
Total
Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 July 1997 onwards.
(2) Figures are available from 1 January 1996 onwards. (3) Figures are available from 1 March 1995 onwards.
(4) Figures are available separately from 17 October 1994 onwards. Figures before that date are included in ‘High Court actions". (5) Figures are available from 1 January 1995 onwards.
(6) Figures are available from 24 June 1996 onwards.
(7) Figures are available separately from 1 January 1996 onwards. Figures before that date are grouped together as 'Summonses issued'.
Source: Judiciary.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2825 4667)