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ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE at the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of
Ten Years, from 1st January, 1888, to 31st December, 1897, inclusive.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
YEARS.
TOTAL NUMBER
Committed
OF CASES.
Convicted and Punished.
Discharged.
for Trial at Supreme
Court.
Committed to Prison or detained pending Orlers of His Excellency
Ordered to find Security.
Punished for Preferring
the Governor.
To keep the Peace, to be of Good Beha viour, and to answer
False Charge Undecided.
Total Number
or giving
of
False
Defendants.
any Charge.
Testinouy,
I
2
3
+
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
1-1
15
16
17
J/.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
M. F.
M.
F.
M.
F.
1888,
11,647
9,700
232
2,704
145
168
6
98
11
177
15
3
48
2
12,898 411
! 889....
8,670
€,626 268 2,319 178
157
10
44
10
303
34
17
64
8
9,530 503
1890,
9,739
7,423 317 2,406 151
102
15
259
59
3
35
τώ
2
10,243 529
1891,
1892,
13,676
13,488 534 1,906
134
40
12
153
19
1
143
2 15,693 689
11,920
11,771 327 1,927
151
40
4
J
191
20
7
28
13,969 602
Total, 55,652
48,558 1,678 | 11,262
759
507
20
174
21
1.083
147
31
818
9
62,333 | 2,634
Average per
Year,
11,130-4: 9,791 6 335-6 2,252-4
151-8
101-4
40
348
4.2
216 6
29-4
6.2
63.6
1-8
12,466-6 526-8
893,
1894,
10,447
10,727 10,049 306 1.532
9,465 302
75
1,716
96
88888
102
63
เป
19
7
242
36
17
23
11,972 420
5
255
23
10
2
16!
11,530
423
1895,
1896,
17,016 15,058 725 2,345 196
17,767 16,659 797 1,371 203
51
3
232
77
12
199
17,897 1,001
62
21
1
232
72
28
115
1
18,408 | 1,100
1897,
10,237 11,185
518 1,481 151
73
12
1
183
88
25
4
79
12,079 807
Total,..... 67,142 61,4682,678 8,445 720
351
40
14
1,144
296
92
10
432
5
71,946 3,751
Average per }
Year,
13,428 4 12,293-6 535-6 1,689 0
144-0
70 2
80
2.8
0.4
228.8
59-2
13.4
2:0
86'4
10
으
14,389-2750-2
Grand Total'
for the 10 Years,.
122,794 | 110,426 | 4,856 | 19,707 |1,479
858
60
188
23
2,227
443 128
10
750
14
134,279 6,385
Average per12,279 4 11,042-6 | 435-6|1,970-7 | 147-9
Year,
85-8
60
18.8
28
222-7
443
12-3
1-0
75.0
13,427-9638:5
Magistracy, Hongkong, January, 1898.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate,
No. 2.
MAGISTRACT,
HONGKONG, 28th January, 1898.
SIR.I have the honour to forward herewith the usual Annual Returns for the year 1897 in connection with all cases of death brought to my notice during the year.
The Honourable
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Police Magistrate.