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# Table IX.
4.—ABSTRACT of CASES brought under Cognizance of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS during a period of ten years 1924-1933.
Year Total number of cases Total number of defendants Convicted and sentenced Discharged Committed for trial at Supreme Court 1 2 3 4 5 6 1924 27,724 28,708 25,790 1,090 859 1925 34,585 35,509 30,696 1,864 1,695 1926 30,616 31,360 ... 1,592 1,379 1927 32,122 33,114 ... 1,516 1,306 1928 ... ... ... ... ... 1929 31,558 32,832 27,308 1,580 1,328 1930 38,646 39,878 ... 2,542 ... 1931 38,573 40,337 35,296 2,199 ... 1932 33,573 ... ... ... ... 1933 46,087 ... 26,725 2,822 1,011 Total 339,057 355,596 303,030 21,555 16,903 Average per Year 33,905.7 35,559.6 30,302.0 2,155.5 1,690.3 Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Defendants under each head Ordered to find security Committed to prison or detained pending order of His Excellency the Governor To keep the peace, to be of good behaviour, and to answer any charge Convicted and cautioned Did not appear and absconded Escaped before being brought for trial at the Magistracy Escaped, Punished for making false charge or giving false evidence Undecided M F J M F J M F J M F J M F J M F J M F J M F J 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 1924 172 * ... 171 * 6 * 876 28 ... 25,790 30,696 1,864 242 178 323 23 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1925 149 $8 ... 403 61 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 303,030 ... 21,555 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Average per Year 351.2 ... ... 549 ... ... 816 ... ... ... 30,302.0 ... 2,155.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...* Prior to 1982 Juveniles were included in Columns M. or F.
† Figures not available.