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TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted. (Marine Court.)

Offences against Pro-

Punishments.

Total Number of

Assaults

and Mn- other licious Offences Injuries Offences. "gainst

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

Injuries to

to

the Property.

Person.

Property or Prædial

Larceny.

Offences against

Harbour Regulations.

Refusal of

Other

Duty.

Offences.

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Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or surety, Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Forfeiture of pay,

Bound over with

or

without

suretics,.....

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NOTE. Where there has been an Appea! from the Marine Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally

docided, and not uenessarily according to the Marino Magistrate's original decision.

IV. INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, ie: District Courts, &c. (Year, 1894.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offencos.

Total,.........

41

1

Showing how the cases

triod in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each Prisoner tried counts as a separate caso; where a large number of Prison- ors have been convicted together, the fact is men- tioned in a note.)

Total.

Rape.

Unuatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence,

Other offences against the

Person,

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous offences,

Manslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Murder.

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Judgment for the Crown,...

Judgment for the Prisoner,

Prisoner found Insano,

Casos which fell throngl for want of prosecution or absence of acensed, and eases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

Cases postponed, .

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10

5

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Abortion.

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