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V.-COMPARATIVE TABLE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals

for the last Four Years.

1876.

1877.

1878.

1879.

The number of Offences reported to the Police,

6,546

7,988

6,835

6,120

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates,....

10,420

10,717

10,662

8,705

The number of Summary Convictions:-

1. For Offences against the Person,

411

441

687

681

2. For Gambling, ..

249

400

678

599

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny, 4. For other Offences,

1.112

1,361

1,493

1,944

5,580

6,842

5,271

9,778

The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts-

1. For Offences against the person,

10

19

2. Prædial Larceny,

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,

61

104

4. For other Offences,

10

12

28 8

50

95

19

The Number of persons acquitted:-

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts, .

2,044

2+

2,380 39

2,377 45

2,089

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years. (Marine Magistrate's Court.)

1870.

1877.

1878.

1879.

The number of Offences reported to the Police,

212

195

199

144

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrates,

903

299

293

299

The number of Summary Convictions :

1. For Offences against the Person,

20

15

2. For Broaching Cargo,

10

29

25

19

2

9. For Offences against Property other than Broaching Cargo, 4. For other Offences,

279

214

201

212

The number of Convictions in the Superior Coruts :-

1. For Offences against the Person,....

2. For Prædial Larceny,

8. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny,

4. For other Offences,.

The number of persons noquitted :—

1. In Marine Magistrate's Court,.. 2. In the Superior Courts,..

24

225

*

60

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85

85

68