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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

the Property. Person.

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

Property

Injuries to

Offences against

Harbour

Regulations.

or Prædial

37

12

Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or

surety,

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Forfeiture of pay,

Bound over with

ог

without

suretics,.........

35

a

:

19

:

Total,......... 90

2

:

Larceny.

:

:

:

ال

5

Refusal of Duty.

Other

Offences."

:

3

:

32

2283

12

14

69

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 COURT OF HONGKONG.

Including Courts analogous to the Courts of Quarter Sessions in England, i.e. District Courts, &c. (Year, 1887).

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

4

---

1

:..

5

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16

19

37

ลง

2

1

14

14

=

11

Total.

Murder, other than wife or child murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Murder of wife, Reputed wife,

or Concubine.

Child murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion.

Rapo.

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 cases tried in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separate case; where s large number of Prisoners have been convicted toge- ther, the fact is mentioned in a note.)

Judgment for the Crown,....

Judgment for the Prisoner,...

Prisoner found Insano,.....................

82

36

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

Cases postponed,

(a)

29

2

8

155

11

:

:

1

-

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•

:

כי

00

18

21

2 14

64

43

+

Note.-29a Including three who did not appear and whose recognizances were estreated,