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

Offences against the Person,..

Gambling,

Offences against Property

other than Prædial Lar- сепу,

Refusal of Duty,........

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

1

:

22

Number of Саяса Dismissed

their Merits.

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

10

10

:

:

22:

1

79

203

29

199

28

40

231

* See foot note (*) to Table I.

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts,

:

:

::

Punishments.

Offences Assaults

against Pro- and Malicious Total

perty other other Injuries Gam- than Malicious Number

Offences to of

bling. Pro- Offences against

the perty. Person.

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 Offences against

Revenue Acts,

Highway Acts,

Masters and Servants

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

Acts, including Acts rolating to Indentured

Coolies.

Other Offen-

c09.

Injuries to Property or Predial Larceny.

Fine,

3,420 939

27 270

92

570

988

2,094

Imprisonment,

in lieu of fino

or surety,

90 1,420

11

254

217

185

049

Peremptory Im- prisonment,..

1,289

114

1

69

029

3

173

Whipping,

Bound over with

or without

Buretics,..... 260

Total,..

:

:

129

1

0

61

0,402

681

40

699

1,304

704

05

99

2,081

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.