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TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted. (Marine Court.)
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Punishments.
Assaults
and. Ma- Total
other licious Number
Offences Injuries of Offences against
Offences against Pro-
perty other
Gam- bling.
thinu Malicious
Offences against
to
Injuries to
the Person.
Property.
Property
Harbour Regulations.
Refusal of Other
Duty.
Offences.
or Prædin!
16
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Fine,
Imprisonment, in
lieu of fine or
auroty,
Peremptory Im-
prisonment, ... 31
Bound over with
without
suretics,..........
or
Forfeiture of
Gunpowder,...
1
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2
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Larceny,
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25
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1
Total,......
48
4
25
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NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal 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, 1898.)
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences,
Showing how the cases
tried in the Superior Courts ended.
|(Ench 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 noto.)
Murder.
Manslaughter.
Attempt at Murder.
Concealment of Birth.
Total.
39
10
3
1
Judgment for the Crown,...
Judgment for the Prisoners,
Prisoner found Insane,
Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of acensod, and eases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponcil,...............................
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54
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Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against the
Persou.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous Offences.
Abortion.
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