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

Punishments.

Total Number of

Offences.

Assaults

and Ma- other licious Offences Injuries

against to

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

Injuries to

the Property.

Person,

Property or Prædial

Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or surety, Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Forfeiture of pay,

47

14

***

136

6

14

1

Bound over with

ог without

suroties,

:

Total,........ 197

21

:

:

Offences against

Harbour Regulations,

Larceny.

...

20

:

⠀

Refusal of Duty.

Other Offences.

:

:

20

20

13

107

23

13

107

49

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 Marino Magistrate's original decision.

IV.-INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

Including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, i.e. District Courts, &c. (Year, 1885).

-

Including Attompts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences,

Total.

Murder, other than wife or child murder.

Mauslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Murder of wife, Reputed wife, or Concubine.

Child murder.

Concealineut of Birth.

Abortion.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Other offences against the Person.

Malicious Injuries to Property. Robbery with violence,

Prædial Larceny.

Other offences against Property.

Miscellaneous offences.

Showing how the casos triod

in the Superior Courts endod.

(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separato caso; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted to- gether, the fact is men- tioned in a note.)

103

≈

22

2

ស.

Judgment for the Crown, ....

Judgment for the Prisoner,...

Prisoner found Insane,...

Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or ab- sence of accused, aud cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

Cases postponed, .......................

3

1

2

:

:

22

1

1

:

:

147

3

6

1

:

10

8

***

61

20

1 4

2

2

6

+

:..

:

:

:

:

...

1

-

:

.:

2

::

...

16

1

15

2

12

83 1 24

Note.—In one case 14 Prisoners were concerned, and in another 10.

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