CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES

• Assaults and other offences against the person
• Malicious injuries to property
• Gambling
• Offences against property other than malicious injuries to property or predial larceny
• Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony
• Offences against Opium Ordinance (No. 30 of 1923)
• Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies
• Other offences

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ABSTRACT of Cases under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS during the Year 1927

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD

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I'LASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES,

Assaults and other offences

against the person, ..................... Malicious injuries to property, Gambling,

Offences against property other

than malicious injuries to property or predial larceny, Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts, relating to the social economy of the Colony,

Offences against Opium Online ¿

sce No. 30 of 1923,. Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts, relating to indentured coo- les...... Other offences,

ABSTRACT of Cases under CoGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS during the Year 1927.

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

Ordered to find Security.

WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES

DURING THE YEAR.

Warrants.

TOTAL NUMBER

OF CASES.

TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS.

Convicted and

Punished.

Disebarged.

Committed for Trial

at the Supreme Court,

Committed to Prison

or Detained pending Orders of H.E. the Governor.

To keep the

Peace.

M.

}.

J.

=

629

790

279 119

19

17

26

7

758 2,106 2,085 65

250

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AM.

=

L

=

J/

2,066|| 2,179 1,629 71

891

25

46

-

L

To be of Gorl Behaviour.

A M. P.M.

196 19

I

A

2

6

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~

To answer

nny Charge.

Witnesses punished for preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony,

Undecided.

=

A

A. M.

=

M.

Total Number of

Prisoners,

Summons for

Defendants.

Smamous for Witnesses.

Notices of Re-hearing.

Arrest.

Distress.

Search.

For entering

Gambling Houses.)

Magistrates'

613

167

9,063 79

23

3

+

| 2,335

71

2,079

=

:

1,371

1,924 | 1,642 56 219

:

ม

1,875 :

61

5,163 7,869 | 6,610|150

1,077 28

:

:

E

:

:

7,691

175

40 41

14

20

:

||21,578|23,199 26,844 | 853 | 1,387

24

1

233 22

39

4

22,639 947

Total,

|32,122 |38,746,33,114|1306| 3,591 160

93

414 45 35

12

100

87.329 1,516

9,663 79

|238

JOTAL MALES AND FEMALES,

Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment,

38,815

Orders.

TOTAL.

258 99 473

642

79/11,293

99

གྲྭ

173 642

79 | 11,299

389

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