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III-SUMMARY CONVICTIONS.

TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of l'unislaments Juflicted.

Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the Social Economy of the Colony.

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults and other Offences against the

Ma- licious

10

Injuries Gam-

Street

Offences ngainst Pro- perty other than Malicious

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

Pro- perty.

bling.

Injuries to

Property or Prædial

person.

Larceny.

7,066

602

5

209

331

4,304

Offences against

Masters and Servants

Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies.

79

Fine,..

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or

I

surety,

110

39

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30

34

Peremptory In-

prisonment,

1,294

81

1

282

183

Whipping,.....

42

1

32

22

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Bound over with

or without

sureties,

196

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48

30

Total,... 8,703

783

12

511

915

1,311

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Other

Offen-

ces.

1,533

443

:

57

1

130

1,077

NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.

IV. INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURTS, Including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England-ie,

District Courts, &c.

Include in the Returns below the Indictments for Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several Offences.

tried in the

State how the Cases

Superior Courts ended.

(Each prisoner tried should be counted us a separate case; but where any large batch of prisoners have been convicted together, the fact might be men- tioned in a note below.)

Total.

Murder, other than Wife and Child Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Murder of Wife, Reputed Wife, or Concubine.

Child Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

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Other Offences against the Person.

Malicious Injuries to Property.

Robbery with Violence.

Pradial Larceny.

Other Offences against Property.

Judgment for the Crown, Judgment for the Prisoner,.

50

1

1

37

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1

1

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Prisoner found Insane,*....

Case fell through for want of Prosecution, including cases where a Bill was thrown out by Grand Jury,

31

* This case is included under the head of Acquittals.

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4

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Miscellaneous Offences.

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