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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 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.