OFFENCES.
Table II.
POLICE COURTS.
LIST of OFFENCES TRIED during the year 1923.
OFFENCES. No. OF CASES. No. of PRISONERS. OFFENCES. No. OF CASES. No. of PRISONERS. Brought forward, 303 312 Contraventions of, 251 259 Accessories and Abettors Ordinance-3 of 1865, Coroner's Abolition Ordinance-5 of 1888, 2 2 Advertisement Regulation Ordinance-3 of 1918, 9 Bankruptcy Ordinance—7 of 1891,— 2 Common Law Offences, 52 60 Dangerous Goods Ordinance-1 of 1873,- Copyright Ordinance-11 of 1918, 7 2 Contraventions of Regulations made thereunder, 39 42 Arms and Ammunition Ordinance-2 of 1900,- Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance—7 of 1896,— 1+ 15 Contraventions of, Dangerous Smoking Prevention Ordinance-3 of 1900.... 6 3 Criminal Intimidation Ordinance-13 of 1920, 27 28 Boarding House Ordinance--23 of 1917, 1 Deportation Ordinance- 25 of 1917. 73 73 Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance--42 of 1912, ~ 2 Dogs Ordinance-5 of 1893,- Coinage Offences Ordinance—7 of 1865,—– Contraventions of 16 17 Offences relating to the King's gold and silver coin, Offences relating to the King's foreign coin, (Sec. tions 15-20), 2 2 (Sections 3-12), 15 15 Employers and Servants Ordinance-45 of 1902,— Proceedings under, 9 28 Extradition Acts-1870 to 1906,.... 1 1 Carried forward,. 303 312 Carried forward,. 530 568- H 3