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- L 2
Brought forward
Convicted under the Police Regulations Convicted of removing dead body without permis-
**
sion
committing nuisance in the street..
unlawfully boarding steamers
hawking without a licence
3,294
16
3
9
41
278
12
cruelty to animals
8
keeping house for prostitution
24
illegal pawning
18
drunkenness
16
19
9
trespass
35
disorderly conduct
19
assault
48
obstruction
39
**
cutting trees
61
M
removing sand without permission
11
11
mendicancy
9
19
unlawful possession of lottery tickets . unlawful possession
82
445
stealing
176
ful purpose
21
offering bribe
9
possession of implement fit for unlaw-
obtaining by false pretences
2003
19
26
58
soliciting in a public thoroughfare for
the purpose of prostitution
1
unlawful receiving
96
+7
travelling on tram car without paying
legal fare
4
spitting in Court
6
Total
4,842
3. The above figures show that 74 per cent of the total admissions to prison were Revenue Grade prisoners.
The following table shows the number of prisoners com- mitted to prison without the option of fine and in default of payment of fine:-
In default of payment of fine.
Without
Served the
Year. option of
Paid full
fine.
imprison-
Paid part
Total.
fine.
fine.
ment.
1926
1,154
3,946
117
446
5,663
1927
1,740
4,220
190
432
6,582