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V.

COMPARATIVE TABLE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1870.

1871.

1872.

1873.

The number of Offences reported to the Police,.

5,530

6,452

**10,350

7,480

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

here the Magistrates,

0,703

10,000

16,190

13,015

The number of Summary Convictions:-

1. For Offences against the Person,

G93

675

783

579

2. For Gambling,

541

268

3. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny,

631

505

027

002

4. For other Offences,

3,388

3,837

0,457

6,127

The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts:-

1. For Offences against the Person,

15

20

7

2. For Predial Larceny,

9. 1o. Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,

44

04

34

30

4. For other Offences,

21

22

8

7

The number of persons acquitted:-

1. In the Inferior Courts,....

2. In the Superior Courts,

2,477

2,820

2,802

2,143

19

28

37

21

* Included under the Head of "Other Offences.

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