150
| Category | Number of Causes |
|---|---|
| Civil Causes | |
| Criminal Causes |
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Civil Causes | 10363 |
| Decree for Plaintiff | 372 |
| Decree for Defendant | 6484 |
| Nonsuited | 195 |
| Referred to Supreme Court | 392 |
| Undecided | 155 |
| Total | |
| Criminal Causes | 236 |
| Convicted and Punished | 243 |
| Discharged | 44 |
| Deported | 3 |
| Committed for trial at the Supreme Court | 5 |
| Ordered to find security to answer any charge | 68 |
| Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony | 5 |
| Total |
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Decree for Plaintiff | 1575 |
| Decree for Defendant | 1242 |
| Nonsuited | 151 |
| Referred to Supreme Court | 148 |
| Undecided | 606 |
| Total Number of Defendants | 523 |
| Convicted and Punished | 62 |
| Discharged | 4 |
| Committed for trial at the Court of Petty Sessions | 2 |
| Committed for trial at the Supreme Court | 253 |
| Committed to prison finding orders of the governor | 45 |
| Punished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony | |
| To Keep the Peace | |
| To be of good behaviour, or to answer any charge |
Civil Causes consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police and Lighting Rates; by seamen for wages; and for the monthly fee due on license for retail of spirits by Chinese, and monthly payments by Registered Brothels, under sec. XIII of Ordinance 12 of 1859.
Among the Criminal Causes, were
Ordinance 2 † Amended Ord: 9 of 1867Ordinance 12 of 1857| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Total Writs Issued by Magistrates | 876 |
| Warrants | 58 |
| Summonses to Defendants | 572 |
| Summonses to Witnesses | 32 |
| Notices of Judgment and Rehearing | 2 |
| Distress | 14 |
| Arrest | 4 |
| Search | 2 |
Under the head of Causes how disposed of are included all such causes as were brought before the Court for decision or investigation. Those which did not proceed beyond the issue of a Summons or Warrant will be found under the head of Total Writs Issued.
Ordinance 14 of 1865| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Total | 7435 |
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(signed) F. F. Callaghan, Chief Magistrate.
Colonial Secretary.
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Court of Petty Sessions
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Deported
Committed for trial at the Supreme Court
Ordered to find security to answer any charge
Bunished for preferring false charge, or giving false testimony
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Nonsuited
Total Number of Defendants_
Convicted and Punished
Discharged
Committed for trial at the Cout of Petty Sessions
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Civil bauses consisted of Claims for Debt or Damages not exceeding $50; for Police and Sighting Rates; by seamen for wages; and for the monthly fee due on license for retail of aperits by Chinces, and monthly payments ver by Registered Brothels, under dec: XIII of Ordinance 120 of 1859.
Among
Abduction of females
the briminal banses, were
Acting as money linders of sums under $500 without a license –
Arson attempting.
Assaults
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Biing at large in the streets at night, Contrary to the provisions of Ordinance: 2 † Amended Ord: 9
Breaches of Brothel Ordinance 12 of 1857..
Breach of Prison-
Breaches of The markets Ordinance.
Briaches
Registration Ordinance__
Breach of Hond
Burglary Rottery Tex.
Child Stealing,
Combination of Workmen.
21
16
15
Total Writs
Issued by Magistrates
Marrants
Defendants
Summonses to
Summmees and
2 Inpanas to Witneses
Summon
58
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Notices of Judgment and Rehearing
Distress
Arrest
Search
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Under the head of loances how. disposed of
are included all euch causes
as were brought before the Court for decision or investigation. Those which
did not proceed beyond the issue of a Summons or Warrant will be found under the head of Fotal Writ's isened.
Corwaying things to prisoners at work on the roads.
Dumduding property with menaces 100.
Desertion and Refusal of duty by seamen of British and Foreign Vessels.
Forgery-
Having false balances and weights for sale of wares.
Larceny
Sibel
Misconduct as Colice Constables too.
Murder, Piracy, and Confederating with fivates-
offences relating to Coins.
Sorjury, malicious prosecution, and false testimony-
Receiving stolen property.
futaiting spirits without license, and Breach of Spirit license Recognizanc
Trespass on brown lando, and Infractions of Building Regulations.
unlawful possession of property, and other Breaches of Police ordinance 14 of 1865. Unlicensed Banking-
unlicensed retailing of opium_
Unnatural offency
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133
147
5848
532
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(dignes) F. F. Callaghan, Chief Magistrato.
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