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MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
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1.-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 predial fur- · ceny),
Refusal of duty,
Offences against Masters and
Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies,
Other offences,
Number discharged
for want of prosecution by the party complaining or for want of evidence.
Number of
cases dismissed
Op
the merits.
:
Number of persous summarily convicted.
1
]
11
29
522
Number of persons committed for trial in the Superior Courts.
Total number of persons
suunaoned or apprehended,
11
29
* Include both offences against rights of property and injuries to the subjects of property,
524
2.—TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences,
and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.
Punishments.
Offences against pro- perty other
than malicions
bling.
property or predial larceny.
injuries to
Offences against Harbour regula- duty.
tions.
Refusal of
Other offences.
Assaults
and I Ma-
Total other licious
number offers injuries · Gam-
to
of Jagainst offences. the property.
person. Į
Fine,
Imprisonment in lieu of fine
or surety...**
Peremptory imprisonment,
Bound over with or without
suretics,
Forfeiture of pay,
Reprimanded,
211
==
13
12
Total.....
247
168
7
*
183
:
42
6
10
1
62
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.