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TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the Marine Magistrate by Arrest Warrants or Suminonses 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 Prædial Lar

ceny,.

Refusal of Duty,..

Offences against Masters and Servante Acts, including Acta relating to Indentured Coolics,

Other Offences, ......................

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

3

5

---

22

11

* See foot note: (*) to Table I.

47

73

**

:

III-SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court).

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

Panishments,

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults and other Offences

Ma. licious Injuries

to bling.

against 1be Person.

Pro-

perty.

Offences against Por- perty other

Gam-than Malicious

Injuries to

Property or Predial Larceny.

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

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

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured Coolies.

Fine,

9,533

329

22

795

218

3,003

Imprisonment in

-lieu of fine or

surety,

2,205

98

1 443

282

417

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,...

1,185

116

5

7

800

Whipping.

35

:

35

35

:

Bound over with

or without

sureties.-.-.-.-.

969

137

1

49

93

93

Total,... 13,927

680

29|| 1,294

1,428

3,515

:

Other

Offon-

ces.

12

5,154

964

1

254

592

17

6,964

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