10
abstract the Rent Roll for 1853,
of and exhibits the fixed Revenue under
this head-
Land leard by Mercantile Firms £4,721. 12. 4/2
private Sidividuals. 4,437, 8, 10%/%
China
Police.
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1,586.10.9/2
£ 10.747.12.0/%2
10. The enclosed Return of Felony
cares coming under the
of
cognizance
the Police, chows a decuase of
52 cases in 1853.
11. I beg to transmit herewith two Statements for the year 1855,
No 11.
*
No 12.
No 13.
showing respectively:-
and
The causes under
217
cognizance
at the Chief Magistrate's officen
and the Court of Petty Sessions, -
The Criminal cases trich
in the Supreme Court. _ 1.1. also, a Return of the number of Civil
cases tried and actions commenced
in the Supreme and Vice-tħuiralty Courts, during the
same period.
General observations.
12. As I am about to quit the Colony in
a
few days, after having administered
its bovernment for upwards of 6 years,
N.15. I beg to annex come Statistical