423
( Y 22 )
Writs issued from Magistracy during the year 1939.
District Office South.
1. Summonses for Dofendants
2. Summonses for Witnesses
3. Notice of rehoaring
4. Warrants for Arrest
5. Warrants for Distress
6. Warrants for Search....
7. Warrants for entering Gambling house
8. Warrants for Ejectment
9. Magistrate's Order
19
1
Nil
8
15
Nil
Total.......
47
CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1939.
MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT OFFICE SOUTH.
Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Conviction and Acquittals for the last four Years.
1936
1937
1938
1930
The number of Cases reported to the Police
374
508
667
670
The number of Persons apprehended by the Police or
summoned before the Police Magistrate....
567
659
943
817
The number of Summary Convictions :-
1. For offences against the person
25
27
77
85
2. Gambling
59
GO
234
92
For offences against property other than predia! larceny.
121
187.
170
190
4. For Opium offences
117
107
82
70
5.
For other offences
191
207
209
223
The number of persons acquitted in the inferior Court
51
58
158
157
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