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

Punishments.

Total Number of

Assaults

and Mn- other licions Offences Injuries Offences. against

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-

than Malicious

bling.

to

Injuries to

the Person.

Property.

Property

or Predial

Fino,

6

Imprisonment, in

lien of fine or

Burely,

1

Peremptory Im-

prisonment, ... 44 Forfeiture of pay,

Bound over with

or without

19

Buretics,..

Total,.........

70

:

...

::

Larceny.

:

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Offences against

Harbour Regulations.

Refusal of

Duty.

Other Offences

.:.

G

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43

1

19

...

:

62

11

NOTE.—Where thero has been an Appeal from the Murino Magistrato's decision the case is to be entered as finally

decided, and not necessarily according to the Marine Magistrate's original decision."

JV.—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, 1893.)

Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ondell.

(Each Prisoner tried counts as a separato caso ; wliere a large nıtınbor of Prixon- ers have been convicted together, the fact is mon- tioned in a noto.)

Total.

Murder.

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Abortion,

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the

Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous offences.

1

2

16

...

Judgment for the Crown,....... 83

Julginent for the Prisoner,

Prisoner found Insano,

·

Cason which foll through for want of prosecution or absonco of aco11so1, and casos thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

Cases postponed,

:

57

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...

1

...

:

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7

7

16

1

***

...

4

11

:

:

...

:

:

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1

:

***

...

...

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1

7 12

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