# Table IX.
ABSTRACT of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS during a period of ten years.
Total Year. number of cases. Total number of defendants. Committed for trial at Supreme Court, Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Mate, Female and juvenile Defendants under each bead. Convicted and sentenced. Discharged or Order made. Committed to prison or detained pending oriler of His Excellency the Governor. To keep the peace, or to be of good behaviour, and to answer any charge. Did not appear and absconded. Enforcement of bonds Punished for making false charge or giving false evidence. Undecided. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. J. M. F. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 1930 38,646 39,878 2,542 33,387 2,024 5,931 404 48 2 5 410 52 1931 38,573 40,387 2,190 1932 33,573 1933 1934 32,531 2,422 46,087 41,750 5,087 53,817 47,655 6,625 35,290 1,802 1,041 26,726 2,097 549 4,868 1,807 35,084 3,423 816 5,924 2,147 30,483 4,044 1,361 7,432 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 210,696 202,151 19,275 160,876 14,090 2,720 28,338 4,078 1,781 333 7 12 Average per Year 42,180.2 40,430.2 38,075.2 5,667.0 984.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 817,500 266,338 51,533 15,210 224,706 44,072 9,491 29,740 5,516 8,173 1,053 61 2 8 1 1 1 Average per Year 69,513.8 58,267.6 10,300.6 3,042 44,941.2 8,814.4 1,898 5,948 1,103.2 684.6 210.0 13.2Grand Total for the ten Years... 528,265 468,489 70,808 394,82 58,162 57,078 10,189 |1,301 68 20
Average per Year 52,826.5 46,848.9 7,080.8 39,458.2 5,815.2 5,707.8 1,018.0 — 139.1 6.8
Prior to 1932 Juveniles were included in Columns M. or F.
Figures not available,
Not included in total,