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TABLE showing the number of Persons brought before the Marine Magistrate by Arrest Warrants or Suininons for Offences, and how their Cases were disposed of

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

for want of Prosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases Dismissed

on

the Merits.

Number of Persons summarily Convicted.

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts.

Offences against the Person,..

Gambling,

Offences against Property

other than Predial Lar- ceny,

Refusal of Duty,........

Offences against Master and Serrants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coulies,

Other Offences,

Total Number of Persona Summoned or Apprehended,..

* See foot note (*) to Table F.

7

15

:

:

17

8

76

:

:

10

18

148

27

-

33

239

III —SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court).

:

TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishment Inflicted.

Offences against Offences against

Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

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

Punishments.

Total Number

of

Assaults and other Ottences

the Person.

Ma- licious Injuries Gam-thian Malicious

to bling. Offences. ngainst Pro-

Offences against Pro- perty other

perty.

Injuries to Property or Prædial Larceny.

Fine,

5,038

274

39

157

300

4,185

Imprisonment,

in lieu of fine

or surety,

1,283

60

по

244

208

609

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,...|

1,016

57

1 86

702

7

Whipping,*......

25

:

23

Bound over with

or without

sureties,

******

105

41

1

3

97

Total,

8,157

411

03

490

1,320

93

4,954

Masters

and Servants

Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured

Coulies.

Other

Offen-

ces.

47

636

:

N

64

64

103

2

30

835

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

* 23 of these are in addition to other punishments.

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