HIER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
Marine Magistrate's Court.
The cases before the Marine Magistrate's Court during the last five years were as follows:
Years. Number of Cases. Number of Defendants. Defendants how disposed of. Imprisoned. Fined. Forfeiture of Pay. Reprimanded. Sent back to duty. Discharged from Ship. To be discharged. Dismissed. Committed for trial. 1391* 78 100 85 32 11 9 ** 3 28 1835 111 221 130 47 14 1 21 1338 87 43 21 0 2 1 11 1887 90 182 47 37 6 21 15 3 $3 1888 70 107 66 38 2 2 53 1 13 Total 407 700 377 179 33 29 70 7 88 Average of last 5 years 81.4 159.2 75.4 35.6 7.8 5.6 15.8 1.4 17.0 Average of 6 years ending 1883 83.6 166.0 66.8 33.0 13.2 6.8 13.0 2.0 26.8Police.
The cases brought under the notice of the police during the last five years were as follows:
Years. Serious Offences. Minor Offences. Number of Cases. Convicted. Discharged. Number of Cases. Convicted. Discharged. 1884 2,652 1,207 680 7,551 4,743 1,102 1885 2,400 1,298 601 4,300 3,707 757 1886 2,500 1,389 472 6,336 6,457 672 1887 2,577 1,234 565 5,904 6,310 1,214 1888 2,436 1,116 566 5,679 5,772 1,105 Total 12,631 6,391 2,714 20,778 20,939 4,850 Average of 5 years 2,326.2 1,266.8 542.8 5,955.6 6,397.8 970.0 Average of 5 years ending 1883 2,350.2 1,312.4 473.4 4,291.2 3,794.6 869.0