# Table VII.
ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT during a period of Five Years.
Total Number of Cases.
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER of Male and FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.
Convicted and Punished Discharged Committed for Trial at Supreme Court Committed to Prison or detained pending Order of His Excellency the Governor Ordered to find Security To keep the Peace, to be of Good Behaviour Did not appear or absconded Escaped before being brought for trial at the Magistracy Escaped Punished for preferring False Charge or giving False Testimony Undecided Total Number of Defendants Year M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1928 89 14 3 27 15 6 1 * 2 164 35 1929 133 16 5 21 34 3 • : : 1930 197 15 8 18 47 2 7 + 1931 159 16 4 15 50 ގދ 3 1 : . 8 15 : 1932 125 13 3 11 39 2 2 16 68 : : Total 708 76 3 92 185 18 9 51 5 70 Average per Year 140.6 15 2.6 18.4 37 3.6 1.8 10.2 1 2M. = Male.
F. = Female.