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Offences against

Harbour Regulations.

Refusal of Duty.

Other Offences.

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

Offences against Pro-

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults

and Ma- other licions Offences Injuries against the Person.

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

to

Property.

Injuries to Property or Prædial

Larceny.

38

1

Fine,...

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or

surety,

Peremptory Im-

prisonment, ...

Forfeiture of pay,

05

63

Bound over with

or without sureties,..

3

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Total,.........

106.

4

*

8

9

29

2

32

28

32

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NOTE.-Where there has been an Appeal from the Marino 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, 1888).

Showing how the cases tried

in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each prisoner tried, counted as a separate caso; where a large number of Priso- ners have been convicted together, the fact is men- tioned in a note.)

Total.

Murder.

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion.

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violenco.

Other offences against the

Person.

Offences against Proporly.

Miscellaneous offences.

Judgment for the Crown,..

Judgment for the Prisoner,

99

2

4.

19

1

Prisoner found Insane.....

Cases which foll through for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out, by the Grand Jury (At- torney General),.........................

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

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186

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