Appendix I.
REPORT ON THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE YEAR 1914.
A.-NORTHERN DISTRICT.
I.-STAFF.
The Staff was increased by the addition of one 4th Grade Clerk, there were no other alterations in the Staff throughout the year.
II.-Magistracy.
The following Table shows the number of cases heard by the District Officer sitting as Police Magistrate:-
1913 1914 Cases heard, 287 221 Persons brought before the Magistrate, 549 455 Persons convicted, 390 257 Persons discharged, 76 105 Persons imprisoned, 96 69 Fines inflicted, $1,611.50 $2,158.00 Warrants executed, 44 37 Civil (Small Debts). Cases, 116 42 Writs of execution, 37 41 Summons fees, $71.00 $8.00There was very little serious crime during the year under report and the number of persons imprisoned has steadily decreased.
A large number of Money Loan Association cases was heard which are not included under the heading Small Debts.
III. LAND OFFICE.
The number of sales of land and other transactions affecting land which took place during the year are set forth in Table A.
The number of documents affecting land registered during the year was 2,886, as against 3,390 in 1913, but the registration fees paid amounted to $1,713.80 as against $1,659.50 in the previous year. Therefore, though there was a decrease in the number of transactions, the transactions covered larger and more valuable areas than those dealt with in 1913.