15
14
years of £185.17.6% .. I think, therefore, that
annual fixed
ou ar
Revenue under this head for years
to come, may
be
at about £11,000-
fairly
estimated
164
No 13. Returns showing the Criminal cases tried in the Supreme Court, and
1.13. the causes
brought before and decided by the Chief Magistrate and of Petty Sessions, respectively,
13. I consider that
Mir
Police Police.
p15. as
a
N. 14. the Count
during the past Return
of
the
prevention of
Crime within the
preeinets of
Vietoria, where its
Force is perfectly competent for
Лил
N11.
Service is mainly required.
attach a Return drawn up by
Superintendent May, showing the
of Felony cases coming
cognizance of
juumber of Felony
under the
Police from 1847 to 1850 inclusive, which it will be perecived
from
that Felonies have fallen from 856 cases in 1849, to 674 during the
last
year.
I likewise forward several
L;
year;
as well the number of
Civil cases tried by the Chief fuctice and actions commenced within the same
period.
14. On the whole, my Lord, I
hesitation in reporting
have
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the state of this Colony to be
The native Population
1
satisfactory.
is certainly
on the increase, and
from
This
the Police Returns it would
the decrease.
seem that crime is on
may
be attributed to the arrival here during the part year
of ce
a number
f
Artisans and