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Blue Books 香港計冊 All

(Y3)

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

Offences against the Person,

Gambling.

Offences against Property

(other than Prædial Lår- ceny,.

Refusal of Duty, ....

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies,

Other Offences,

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

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

1

4

...

Number of Cases Dismissed

оп

the Merits.

3

:

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

N

14

31

16

71

Number of

Persons Committed

for Trial in tho

Superior Courts.

:

:

:

Total Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended, ...

39

23

90

:

:

* See foot note (*) to Table I.

III. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court).

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

Punishments.

Total Number of

Assaults and other Offences

Ma- licious

Offences against Pro- perty other

Injuries Gam-than Malicions

the Person.

to bling. Offences. against Pro-

perty.

Injuries to Property or Predial Larceny.

Offences against Revenne 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,

Other Offen-

CCB.

Fine,

7,713

321

15

928

197

3,032

25

8,195

Imprisonment in

lieu of fine or

surety,....

1,926

110

8 486

269

6-12

407

Peremptory In-

1

114

prisonment,..

1,014

77

2

25

795

Whipping,.......

31

1

J

31

Bound over with

Reformatory,...

9

1

1

or without

E

sureties,.

163

128

1

17

32

54

211

Committed sui-

cide in Gaol

while under

remoud,

1

1

Total,...... 11,157

638

26 1,457

3,728

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

1,351

30

| 3,927

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