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TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and

the kind of Punishments Inflicted.

(Marine Court.)

Punishments,

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults

and Mu- other licious Offences Injuries against

the Property.'

Offences nguinst Pro-

Gum-

perty other than Malicious

to

bling.

Injuries to

Property

Person.

or Predial

Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lien of fine or

surety,

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Bound over with

or withont

suretics,

Forfeiture of

Pay,

11

:

86

I

1

Total,........

48

:

:

Larceny.

Offences against

Harbour Regulations.

:

to

2

:

Duty.

Refusal of Other

Offences.

2

:

9

29

6

1

30

15

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, 1899.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Showing how the enses

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

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

!

Total.

:

1:

A

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Marder,

Concealment of Birth,

Judgment for the Crown,... 77

6

Judgment for the Prisoners, 12

2

Prisoner found Insane,

:

Cases which fell through

for want of proscention or alwence of necused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

Cases postponcil,

:

:

:

98

8

:

FE

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with Violence.

Other Offences against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

Abortion.

:

:

:

...

:

B

:

:

:

:

2

34

G

19

10

c:

1

1

:

41

出

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:

11

24

11