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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 Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases Dismissed

On

the Merits.

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

Number

of

I'ersons Committed

for Trial in the Superior Courts.

Offences against the Porsou,

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,

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

:

:

71

158

:

4:.

2

104

76

262

"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.

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults and other Offences against the Person.

Ma- licions Injuries

to

Pro- perty.

Offences against Pro- perty other Gum- [than Malicious bling.

Injuries to Property

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

Other

Offen-

ces.

or Prædial Larceny.

Coolies.

Fine,

10,972

421

71 [1,140

3-59

2,326

17

6,044

Imprisonment in

lien of fine or

security..........

2,800

79

6 265

227

386

14

1,823

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

891

80

5

457

41

203

Whipping,.....

Escaped,

45

1

1

43

•

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Solitary Confine-

meut,

Exposed in

Stocks,

673

24

:

...

:

**

:

:

:

:

515

I

133

Sent to House of

Detention,

53

:

:

3333

$3

Bound over with

or without

sureties,

AURAALSEL

380

201

2

50

27

1

96

Total, 15,814 818

82 1,408

1,645

2,784

35

9,042

NOTE.-Where there has been an Appoal from the Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.