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TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences, and the kind of Punishments Inflicted. (Marine Court).

Total

Number

Punishments.

of Offences.

Assaults and

Ma- other licious Offences Injuries

against to

the Property.

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-than Malicious

Offences against

bling:

Injuries to Property

Harbour Regulations.

Refusal of Duty.

Other Offences.

Person.

or Prædial Larceny,

1

37

8

8

A

23

Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or

surety,

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Forfeiture of pay,

Bound over with

or without

sureties,

14

54

1

ស

:

Total,.

107

9

T

6

18

35

+

1

1

:

31

67)

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

IV. INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF HONGKONG.

Including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, ie., District Courts, &c. (Year 1881).

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several Offences.

Showing how the Cases tried

in the Superior Courts ended.

1

***

:

:

+

20

:

:

34

1

17

:

2

***

18

:

Total.

Murder, other than Wife or Child Murder.

Mauslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Murder of Wife, Reputed Wife or Concubine.

Child Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Other Offences against the Person.

Malicious Injuries to Property. Robbery with Violence.

Predial Larceny.

Other Offences against Property. Z | Miscellaneous Offences.

51 14

(Each Prisoner tried, count- ed as a separate Case; where a large number of Prisoners have been con- victed together, the fact is mentioned in a note).

Judgment for the Crown, 111 1 3

Judgment for the Prisoner,...

30 1

+

Prisoner found Insane,

Cases which fell through,

for want of prosecution, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury, (Attorney General),

陋

:

...

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:

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:

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1

*

:

3