Table VII.
J (1) 11 -
494
3833
523
35
568
91
1
853
81
725
84
ABSTRACT OF CASES BROUGHT UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATE'S COURT DURING A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Prisoners under each Head.
Total No. of Cases. Committed for trial at Supreme Court. Convicted and Punished. Discharged. 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 to answer any Charge. Escaped before being brought to trial. Did not appear and absconded. Punished for preferring false charge or giving false testimony. Undecided. Total No. of Defendants. Years. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1935 402 367 29 - 49 1936 374 371 26 44 10 ~ 1937 508 397 56 36 7 1938 403 667 37 138 15 1939 670 458 59 60 6 2 27 Total 2,621 1,996 207 12 327 24 7 55 Average per year. 524.2 399.2 41.4 2.4 65.4 4.8 1.4 A N 82 22 23 3 52 co 88 1 1 15 94 13 108 38 6 189 30 11 1 150 212 70 7 573 21 1177 42.4 14 1.4 114.6 4.2 .2 3,163 324 27 632.6 64.8 5.4 8888