# Table IV.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING THE YEARS 1936 AND 1937.
Classification of Offences.
Total No. of charges. Total No. of Convicted and sentenced. Defts. Discharged. Under Police supervision. Previously convicted. Bonds enforced, Order made. Committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Committed to prison or detained pending orders of H.E. the Governor. Bound over without further penalty. To keep the peace and be of good behaviour. To come up for judgment. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 1936 1937 OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS (a)-Against their property. 1. Larceny: Simple 1,135 1,760 1,105 1,147 31 105 147 297 469 209 478 262 431 28 36 28 30 Stealing from the person 1,699 2,592 1,709 3,657 1,116 1,757 Embezzlement and fraudulent conversion 61 32 61 34 25 Robbery 12 26 12 45 Piracy Burglary and house breaking 136 114 120 125 119 10 25 19 28 2 2 Demanding with menaces 14 18 15 24 9 13 4 10 False pretences and cheating 73 112 80 108 60 61 10 25 2 Receiving or in possession of stolen goods Larceny by servant 969 2,606 986 2,715 368 1,516 2. Arson 50 284 418 1,800 211 308 3. Malicious damage 96 109 92 109 49 52 1 4. Forgery 51 63 27 39 30 43 16 5. Other offences 250 550 203 621 195 400 (b)-Against their persons. 1. Murder 8 4 32 16 32 9 2. Manslaughter g 3. Ill-treatment and grievous harm 24 197 497 32 64 4. Common assault 230 165 245 187 93 5. Kidnapping 4 3 6. Sexual offences 55 43 18 13 7. Other offences 19 12 33 19 12 7 OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE. (a)-Against the Crown and Govt. 1. Passport and aliens registration offences 18 97 10 69 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Carried forward
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