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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 against the Person Malicious Injuries to Property Gambling Offences against Property other than Malicious Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, 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 Offences
Fine 6,460 563 89 $19 307 1,659 18 3,305
Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security 1,319 91 45 120 235 308 9 541
Peremptory Imprisonment 1,564 146 1 1,082 2 331 :
Whipping 101 7 1 84 1 :
Escaped 1 1 :
Solitary Confinement 13 1 9 :
Exposed in Stocks 2 : : : :
Sent to House of Detention 48 1 48
Bound over with or without sureties 102 44 1 7 9 : :
Total 9,640 862 135 650 1,725 1,978 29 4,271

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 in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Offences Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended Number Discharged for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence Number of Cases Dismissed on the Merits Number of Persons Summarily Convicted Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts
Offences against the Person 2 1
Gambling 48 30
Offences against Property (other than Prædial Larceny) 17
Refusal of Duty 5
Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies :
Other Offences
Total

See foot-note () to Table I.

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.

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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 against the Person Malicious Injuries to Property Gambling Offences against Property other than Malicious Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, 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 Offences Fine 6,460 563 89 $19 307 1,659 18 3,305 Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security 1,319 91 45 120 235 308 9 541 Peremptory Imprisonment 1,564 146 1 1,082 2 331 : Whipping 101 7 1 84 1 : Escaped 1 1 : Solitary Confinement 13 1 9 : Exposed in Stocks 2 : : : : Sent to House of Detention 48 1 48 Bound over with or without sureties 102 44 1 7 9 : : Total 9,640 862 135 650 1,725 1,978 29 4,271 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 in the Marine Magistrate's Court. Offences Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended Number Discharged for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence Number of Cases Dismissed on the Merits Number of Persons Summarily Convicted Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts Offences against the Person 2 1 Gambling 48 30 Offences against Property (other than Prædial Larceny) 17 Refusal of Duty 5 Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies : Other Offences Total See foot-note () to Table I. 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.
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1 pop 1-2 wg. (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 Lar- ceny), Refusal of Duty, .... Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies, Other Offences,. in the Marine Magistrate's Court. Number Discharged for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence. : 2 Number of Cases Dismissed on the Merits. : : : Number of Persons Summarily Convicted. 1 : 30 17 5: Number of Persons Committed for Trin in the Superior Courts. : : Total Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended, 2 48 * See foot-note (*) to Table I. III.--SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.) TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted. i Punishments. Total Number of Offences.! Assaults: nl other Offences against the Person. Ma- licious Injuries | Gam- to bling. Pro- perty. Offences against Pro- perty other than Malicious ¦ Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny. Offences against Revenue Acts, ! Highway Acts, 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 Offen- ces. Finc, 6,460 563 89 $19 307 1,659 18 3,305 Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security,......... 1,319 91 45 120 235 308 9 541 Peremptory Im- prisonment,.... 1,564 146 1 1,082 2 331 :. Whipping, 101 7 1 84 1 : Escaped, 1 1 : Solitary Confine- ment, 13 1 9 : Exposed in Stocks, 2 : : : Sent to Honse of 3 1 48 Detention, 48 : Bound over with ] or without suretics, 102 44 1 7 9 : : Total,...... 9,640 862 135 650 1,725 1,978 29 4.271 NOTE.—Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the ease is to be entered as linally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.
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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 Lar- ceny),

Refusal of Duty, ....

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies,

Other Offences,.

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

:

2

Number of Cases Dismissed

on

the Merits.

:

:

:

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

1

:

30

17

5:

Number of

Persons Committed for Trin in the Superior Courts.

:

:

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

2

48

* See foot-note (*) to Table I.

III.--SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)

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

i

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.!

Assaults:

nl other Offences against the Person.

Ma- licious Injuries | Gam-

to bling.

Pro-

perty.

Offences against Pro- perty other than Malicious ¦

Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny.

Offences against

Revenue Acts, ! Highway Acts, 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

Offen-

ces.

Finc,

6,460

563

89

$19

307

1,659

18

3,305

Imprisonment in

lieu of fine or

security,.........

1,319

91

45

120

235

308

9

541

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,....

1,564

146

1

1,082

2

331

:.

Whipping,

101

7

1

84

1

:

Escaped,

1

1

:

Solitary Confine-

ment,

13

1

9

:

Exposed in

Stocks,

2

:

:

:

Sent to Honse of

3

1

48

Detention,

48

:

Bound over with

]

or without

suretics,

102

44

1

7

9

:

:

Total,...... 9,640

862

135

650

1,725

1,978

29

4.271

NOTE.—Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the ease is to be entered as linally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.

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