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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1926.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years,

1023.

1924.

1925.

1928,

The number of cases reported to the Police

14,200

11,515

13,845

20,048

The unmber of persons apprehended by the Polico or summoned

before the Police Magistratos

27,123

35,484

32,358

36,976

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For Offences against the person

264

411

330

813

1. Gambling

1,754

1,958

1,921

1,504

1. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

1,368

2,018

1,600

1,552

1. For other Uffencos

11,818

18,728

17,847

22,881

1. For Opium Odloneos

3,218

45,457

3,895

6,189

The number of porsons aequitted in the Inferior Courts

3,262

5,326

4,339

3,689

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Comparative TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensious, Convictions,

and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1223.

1924.

1925.

1926.

The number of offences roparted to the Police

26H

392

BON

393

The number of persons approbonded by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

644

1.006

721

720

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person

1. For bronching curgo.............................................................................................................................. 3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo.....! 4. For other offences,

2

243

375

207

**

379

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person

1. For offences against property

1. For other offences ........................*

The number of persons sequitted :-

1. In the Marino Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts................

70

20

11

28

3.79