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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

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults

and Ma- other licious Offences Injuries against the Person.

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

to

Injuries to

Property.

Property or Prædial

Larceny.

385

92

1

01

26

1

Fino,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or surety, Peremptory Im-

prisonment,...

Bound over with

or without suretics,.......

Licenco confis-

cated,

1

Total,......... 121

2

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

Harbour Regulations.

90

1

Refusal of

Duty. Offences.

Other

92

:

1

20

22

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

decided, and not necessarily according to the Marine 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. e. District Courts, &c. (Year, 1895.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

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

Total.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Murder.

17

I

2

4

1

:

Judgment for the Crown,...

Judgment for the Prisoner,

Prisoner found Insane,

...

Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury

(Attorney General),

Cases postponed,

1p

5

:

:

:

36

26

2

1

F

Abortion.

:

:

:

:

:

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes,

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:

:

:

:

3

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7 Persons in all.

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1

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10

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