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V.-COMPARATIVE TABLE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals

for the last Four Years.

1872.

1873.

1874.

1875.

The number of Offences reported to the Police,

10,350

7,480

5,762

5,431

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Magistrates,..

16,199

13,015

10,101

9,030

The number of Summary Convictions:-

1. For Offences against the Person,.

783

579

428

413

2. For Gambling,....

541

258

193

155

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Lurceny, 4. For other Offences,

927

902

772

971

6,457

6,127

5,925

5,073

The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts:-

1. For Offences against the person,.

8

7

33

12

2. For Prædial Larceny,.

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,

31

36

12

45

4. For other Offences,.

8

7

20

11

The number of persons aquitted:—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2,892

2,143

2. In the Superior Courts,....

21

1,920 28

1,013 25

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years. (Marine Magistrate's Court.)

1872.

1973.

1874.

1975.

The number of Offences reported to the Police,

418

215

112

210

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Magistrate,

755

409

193

432

The number of Summary Convictions:-

1. For Offences against the P'erson.....

07

27

17

33

2. For Broaching Cargo,

7

3. For Offences against Property other than Broaching Cargo,

36

4. For other Offences,

473

226

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115

203

The number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :-

1. For Offences against the Person,.

2. For Predial Larceny,

3. For Offences against Property other than Predial Larceny,

4. For other Offences,

The number of persons acquitted :-

1. In Murine Magistrate's Court, 2. In the Superior Courts,..

172

28

37

155

21

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