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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

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

011

the Merits.

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

Number of

Persons Committed

for Trial in the Superior Courts.

Offences against the l'erson,

Gambling,

Offences against Property* (other than Pradial Lar- reuy),

Refusal of Duty,

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

Other Offences,

1

10

5

:

15

12

Total Number of Persons ;

Summoned or Apprehended, ...

16

+

A

24

128

* See foot mate (*) to Table 1.

182

III. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)

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

Offenens against Pro- perly other | Gam- than Malicious

Punishments.

Total Number

Offences.

Assaults ami other Offences against The Person.

Ma Helous ! Injuries

Pro-

perty.

A bling.

Injuries to

Property or Prædia! Larceny.

Offences against Revenuo Acts, Highway Acts, Health Arts, nud other Acts, relating to the Sorial Economy of the Colony.

Offences against Masters und Servants Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured Coolies.

Other

Olfen-

ccs.

Fine,

3,085

282

لاة

159

2,066

24

| 2,439

Imprisonment in

lieu of fine or

xurety,

1366

76

3

16

280

618

1

072

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,...)

1,258

72

3

65

996

122

92

Whipping...

82

1

1.

B

:

Exposed in stocks,

:

29

2,657

Bonnd over with!

or without

suretics,.

BIN

1:1

Total,....... 8,061

561

12

14.

1.547

1-49

27

$,082

NOTE.—Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistratu's decision the case is to be entored as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrato's original decision.