Table VII.
Abstract of Cases brought under Cognizance of the Police Magistrate's Court during a period of Five Years.
Years. Total of Cases. Convicted and Punished. Committed for trial at Supreme Court. Discharged. Cases, How disposed of, and the number of Male and Female Prisoners under each Head. Committed to Prison or detained pending order of His Excellency the Governor. Order to find Security. To keep the peace, to be of good behaviour, and Did not appear and 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. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. 1931. 159 164 15 1 50 0 13 1 113 15 2 12 1932. 125 133 11 I 39 4 I 16 1 1933. 276 259 97 3 30 1 - 68 48 I 1934. 521 535 10 81 2 16 1 75 1935. 402 367 29 49 1 I 1 22 4 52 F 1 I 1 Total **1,483 1,458 68 3 316 1124 Average per Year. 296.6 291.6 13.6 .6 68.2 2.4M.=Male.
F.=Female.
J.=Juvenile.