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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.