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# OFFENCES.

## Table IV.

### POLICE COURTS.

LIST of OFFENCES TRIED during the year 1927.

OFFENCES. No. OF CASES. NO. OF PRI-SONERS. OFFENCES. No. of CASES. No. of PRI-SONERS. Accessories and Abettors Ordinance—3 of 1865 Brought forward.................... 152 170 Advertisement Regulation Ordinance—19 of 1922 Common Law Offences 55 101 Arms and Ammunition Ordinance—2 of 1900, Coroners Abolition Ordinance—5 of 1888.. 3 Contraventions of Criminal Intimidation Ordinance—13 of 1920.... 25 36 Bankruptcy Ordinance—7 of 1891 101 106 Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance—7 of 1896, Dangerous Goods Ordinance—1 of 1873.— 2 2 Contraventions of Contraventions of Regulations made thereunder...... Boarding House Ordinance—23 of 1917 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance—22 of 1923 223 00 Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance—42 of 1912 ... 3 + Coinage Offences Ordinance—7 of 1865, Deportation Ordinance—25 of 1917 22 8 Offences relating to the King's gold and silver coin, 190 194 (Sections 3—12) .. 20 20 (13—14). *7 Dogs Ordinance—5 of 1893, Cinematograph Film Ordinance—23 of 1923 Contraventions of 618 616 Carried forward.... 152 170 Emergency Regulations Ordinance—5 of 1922.... 5 12 Electricity Supply Ordinance—18 of 1911 3 3 10 10 Eating House Ordinance—9 of 1911 15 15 5 15 2 2 Employers and Servants Ordinance—45 of 1902, Proceedings under 37 41 152 170 Carried forward 1,163 1,222

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