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V. COMPARATIVE TABLE.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals
for the last Four Years.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
The number of Offences reported to the Police,........
5,762
5,481
6,546
7,388
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Magistrates,
10,101
9,930
10,420
10,717
The number of Summary Convictions:-
1. For Offences against the Person,
428
413
411
441
2. For Gambling,.
193
155
249
490
3. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny, 4. For other Offences,
772
971
1,112
1,361
5,225
5,072
5,580
5,842
1. In the Inferior Courts,
The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts:—
1. For Offences against the person,
2. For Prædial Larceny,
3. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny,
4. For other Offences,
The number of persons acquitted:—
2. In the Superior Courts,....
33
12
10
19
22
12
45
51
104
20
11
15
12
1,920 23
1,013
2,044
25
24
2,330 39
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals; for the last Four Years. (Marine Magistrate's Court.)
1874.
1975.
1876.
1877.
The number of offences reported to the Police,
113
219
212
195
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Magistrate,
193
432
303
299
The number of Summary Convictions:-
1. For offences against the Person,
17
33
25
15
10
2. For Broaching Cargo,
3. For Offences against Property other than Broaching Cargo, 4. For other Offences,
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115
263
273
214
The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :—
1. For Offences against the Person,...
2. For Prædial Larceny,
3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny, 4. For other Offences,
The number of persons acquitted :—
1. In Marine Magistrate's Court, 2. In the Superior Courts,.....
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33
61
136
65
60
23
25
24