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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

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

07

the Merita.

Number of Persons summarily Convicted.

Number of

Persous Committed

for Trial in the

Superior Courts.

Offences against the Person,..

1

11

25

:

Gambling,

Offences against Property * other than Prædial Lar-

ceny,

Refusal of Duty,....

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

Other Offences,

Total Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended,

'See foot note (*) to Table I.

:

:

19

*

2:

75

16

17

128

36

29

228

III.—SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court).

:

:

:

:

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

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

Health Acts, and other Acts

relating to the Social Economy of the Colony.

Offences against Masters and Servants

Acts, including Acts. relating to Indentured Coolies.

Other Offen-

ces.

1,091

43

3,116

Assaults

and Total

Punishments.

Number of Offences. against

other Offences

Offences Ma-

against Pro- licious

perty other Injuries Garn- than Malicious

to bling.

Pro-

the Person.

perty.

Injuries to Property or Prædial

Larceny.

Fine,....

*5,010 340

17

204

109

Imprisonment,

in lieu of fine

or surety,

1,496

130

6

224

840

203

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

1,279

77

1

49

966

7

Whipping,

21

22

:

Bound over with

or without

sureties, ....

120

40

1

32

Total,

7,927

587

26

670

1,408

1

1,350

61

:

:

525

185

1

97

9,864

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.