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OFFENCES.

Table II.

POLICE COURTS.

1.—List of Offences Tried during the year 1918.

NUMBER OF OFFENCES. No. of CASES. No. of PRISONERS. NUMBER OF OFFENCES. No. of CASES. No. of PRISONERS. Brought forward,......... 103 128 Accessories and Abettors Ordinance-3 of 1865, Advertisement Regulation Ordinance-19 of 1912, ....................... Asiatic Emigration Ordinance—30 of 1915, Arms and Ammunition Ordinance—2 of 1900,— Contraventions of, Bankruptcy Ordinance-7 of 1891,- 4 Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance-42 of 1912,... 3 3 N 2 Coinage Offences Ordinance-7 of 1865,- คง 2 Offences relating to the King's gold and silver coin, (Sections 3-12), 3 3 Offences relating to foreign coin, (Sections 15-20),.. 3 58 82 Common Law Offences,........ 63 73 Offences under................... 1 1 Coroners Abolition Ordinance-5 of 1888,- Offences under,......... 1 1 Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance-7 of 1896,— Contraventions of, 9 10 Cremation Ordinance-5 of 1914, 2 Offences under,..... Boarding House Ordinance-23 of 1917, Censorship Regulations 1917,- Chinese Extradition Ordinance-7 of 1889,-- Proceedings under, 22 22 Dangerous Goods Ordinance-1 of 1873,— Contraventions of, 31 34 1 1 Dangerous Smoking Prevention Ordinance-9 of 1900,- Contraventions of, 4 4 Deportation Ordinances-9 of 1912 and 27 of 1917, ...... 83 83 Carried forward, 103 128 Curried forward, 296 335-

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