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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

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

for want of Proscention by the Party complaining or for want of Evilener,

Number of Cases Dismissed

Number of Persous Summarily Convicted.

the Merits.

<:11

Number of

Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts,

Offences against the Persou, ....

Gambling,

Offences against Property* (other than Pradial Lar eeny),

Refusal of Duty,.

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

Other Offences, ·

:

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

: 01

2

3

:

39

38

78

:

• See foot-nute (*) to Table 1.

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

Ma- licious

Offences

Injuries ¦ Gam-

Offures against Pro- Perly other than Malicious

against the Person.

to bling.

Pro-

perty.

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.

3,550

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts. including Acts relating to Indentured

Coolies.

395

Other

Offen-

CUS.

36

6,423

:

Fine,

11,819

479

80 1,001

250

Imprisoument in lien of fine or security,.........

79 2,024 |

35

256

266

319

20

1,020

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

1,708

78

:

1.325

14

287

62

1

54

3

Whipping...........

Escaped,

Solitary Confine-

ment,

:.

:

+

8

Exposed in

Stocks,

10

:

10

Sent to House of

Detention.

81

:

Bound over with

or without

surerios,

290

197

5

5

10

Totul,....

16,002

834

124 1,290

1,918

3,879

:

:

:

$1

73

70

7,847

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.