# CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES
## Table III
### ABSTRACT OF CASES under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' Courts during the Year 1919
CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD
TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TOTAL NUMBER OF PRISONERS Convicted and Punished Discharged Committed for Trial at the Supreme Court Committed to Prison or Detained pending Orders of H.E. the Governor Ordered to find Security Witnesses punished for preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony Undecided Assaults and other offences against the person, Malicious injuries to property, Gambling M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. To keep the Peace M. F. M. F. Offences against property other than malicious injuries to property or predial larceny 358 462 222 71 108 31 30 22 27 16 10 Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony 360 1,705 1,638 22 41 2 Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies 2,134 2,422 1,820 15 481 10 88 2 2 Other offences 2,070 2,759 2,412 124 201 20 11 14 10 3 Total 8,006 8,759 7,670 130 818 431 26 108 146 2 **WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES DURING THE YEAR** Warrants M. F. M. F. M. F. To be of Good Behaviour 5 55 7 To answer any Charge 18 11 70 7 M. F. M. F. Witnesses punished for preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony 4 360 102 4,525 11 Undecided 198 ... 384 320 26 1,679 26 2,395 27 ... ... 2,616 143 13 1 32 1 **TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES** 8,584 176 13,673 475 4,525 11 198 **TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES** 16,189 Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment 5,438 384 320 5,438H 8
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES.
Table III.
ABSTRACT OF CASES under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE MAGISTRATES' Courts during the Year 1919.
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.
Assaults and other offences į
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 Masters and
Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coo- lies, Other offences,
Convicted and
Punished.
Discharged.
Committed for Trial
at the Supreme Court.
Committed to Prison
or Detained pending Orders of H.E. the Governor.
To keep the
Peace.
M. F.
M.
F. M.
F.
M. F.
358
462 222 71 108
31 30
22
27
16
10
360 1,705 1,638 22
41
2,134 2,422 1,820 15
481
10 88
2
2,070 2,759 2,412 124
201
20
11
14
10 }
3
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8,006 8,759 7,670|130 818 431 26
Total,
|12,961 16,148 13,788 364 1,662 | 108 | 146
2
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To be of Good Behaviour.
To answer
any Charge.
Witnesses punished for preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony.
Undecided.
M. F. M. F. M. F.
5
55 7
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11
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70
7
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M. P.
M. F.
M.
F.
4
360
102 4,525 | 11
198
...
384 320
26.
1,679
26
2,395
27
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2,616
143
13
1
32
1: 8,584
176
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39
2 13,673
475 4,525
11
198
* TOTAL MALES AND FEMALES,......... 16,189
Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to Imprisonment.
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:
5,438
384
320
5,438
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