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V.—COMPARATIVE TABLE.

Comparative TabLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals, for the last Four Years.

1808.

1860.

1870.

1871.

The numbor of Offences reported to the Police,....

5,705

4,001

6,530

0,452

The number of Persons apprehended by the Polier or summoned

bofore the Magistrates,

12,247

8,038

9,708

10,656

The number of Summary Convictions:--

1. For Offences against the Person,

580

502

698

579

2. For Predial Larceny,

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,

510

461

531

505

4. For other Offences,

3,580

2,050

3,388

3,837

The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :-

1. For Offences ngainst the Person,

אין

E

90

15

20

2. For Pradial Larceny,

3. For Offences against Property other than Pravdial Larceny,

11

319

=

4. For other Offences,

19

7

21

=

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The number of Persons ncquitted :-

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts,

9,780

9,268

9,477

2,820

17

21

12