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TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the Marine Magistrate by Arrest Warrants or Summons for Offences, and how their Cases were disposed of

Offences against the l'erson,.

Gambling,

Offences against Property*

other than Prædial Lar- ceny, ...

Refusal of Duty,.......

Offences against Master and Servants Acts, including Acta relating to Inden- tured Coolies,.

Other Offences,........

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,.

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases Dismissed

on

the Merits.

Number of Persons summarily Convicted.

9

21

:

:

:.

88

G

18

280

31

401

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts.

:

NOTE.-Purely Civil Cases in which Magistrates exercise jurisdiction are not to be included in this or the following Tubic.

* See foot note (*) to Table I.

III. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court).

TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishment Inflicted.

Assaults und

Punishments.

Total Number of

Ma- licious

other Offences

Injuries Gam-

Offences.

against the

to bling. Pro-

Person. perty.

Offences against Pro-

perty other than Malicious Injuries to Property or Prandial Larceny.

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the Social Economy of the Colony.

3,020

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts. including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies.

32

Odier

Offen-

ces.

1,151

Fine,.....

5,518

208

51

114

252

Imprisonment,

in lieu of fine

or surety,.....

111

37

1

34

14

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,... 795

1

Whipping,...... 03

Bound over with

or without

sureties,

33

1

31

505

0

5

7

1

43

2

221

40

:

Co

78

16

Total,......... 6,711 413

50

155

912

3,001

:

:

25

110

62

32

1,070

NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.

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