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V.
COMPARATIVE TABLE.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
The number of Offences reported to the Police,.
5,530
6,452
**10,350
7,480
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
here the Magistrates,
0,703
10,000
16,190
13,015
The number of Summary Convictions:-
1. For Offences against the Person,
G93
675
783
579
2. For Gambling,
541
268
3. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny,
631
505
027
002
4. For other Offences,
3,388
3,837
0,457
6,127
The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts:-
1. For Offences against the Person,
15
20
7
2. For Predial Larceny,
9. 1o. Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,
44
04
34
30
4. For other Offences,
21
22
8
7
The number of persons acquitted:-
1. In the Inferior Courts,....
2. In the Superior Courts,
2,477
2,820
2,802
2,143
19
28
37
21
* Included under the Head of "Other Offences.
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