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Other Offences.
SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)
TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.
Punishments. Total Assaults and other Offences against the Person. Malicious Injuries to Property. Offences against Property other than Malicious Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny. Gambling. 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 Coolies. Fine 6,460 563 89 519 307 1,659 18 3,305 Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security. 1,349 91 45 120 235 308 9 541 Peremptory Imprisonment 1,564 146 1,082 2 2 331 Whipping 101 7 1 81 1 Escaped 1 1 Solitary Confinement 13 1 3 Exposed in Stocks 2 1 Sent to House of Detention Bound over with or without sureties 48 48 Total 9,640 852 135 650 1,725 1,978 29 4,271NOTE.-Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the case is entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.
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COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
Other Offences.
SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)
TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.
Assaults
and
Total
Malicious
other
Number
Punishments.
Offences
Injuries
of
to-
Offences.
against
the
Property.
Person.
Gambling.
Offences against Property other than Malicious
Injuries to
Property or Prædial Larceny.
Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,
Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the
Social Economy of
Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured
Coolies.
the Colony.
Fine
6,460
563
89
519
307
1,659
18
3,305
Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security.
1,349
91
45
120
235
308
9
541
Peremptory Imprisonment
1,564
146
1,082
2
2
331
Whipping
101
7
1
81
1
Escaped
1
1
***
Solitary Confinement
13
1
3
Exposed in Stocks
2
1
***
Sent to House of Detention
Bound over with or without sureties
48
48
***
102
44
1
7
9
41
Total
***
9,640
852
135
650
1,725
1,978
29
4,271
NOTE.-Where there has I een an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the case is entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.
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