(Y3)
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 Lår- ceny),
Refusal of Duty,
Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolics,
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
011
the Merits.
1
E
Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.
10
:
12
5
Number of Persons Committed
for Trial in the Superior Courts.
...
Other Offences,
Total Number of Persons
Summoned or Apprehended,
9
114
10
* See foot-note (*) to Table I.
121
III.—SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)
TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.
Punishments.
Total Number of Offences.
Assaults and other Offences
Ma- licious
Offences against Pro- perty other
Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,
Injuries Gam- than Malicious
to bling.
against the P'erson.
Pro-
perty.
Injuries to Property or Pradial Larceny.
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
OlTel-
ces.
Fine,
11,718
334
70 416
344
5,630
43
4,881
Imprisonment in
lieu of fine or
surety,
2,681
123
61 247
477
1,245
524
Peremptory Im-
prisonment,...
1,309
142
5
931
1
223
50
Whipping,.....
56
1
Sent to the
House of
:
:
:
31
Detention,
:
31
:
Bound over with
or without
suretics,
309
140
3
22
3
1
140
Totul,...... 16,104
710
136
678
1,821
6,879
48
5,799
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.