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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

Offences against the Person,

Gambling,

Offences against Property* (other than Prædial Lar- ceny),

Refusal of Duty,.......

Offences against Musters 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.

Number of Cases Dismissed

AN the Merits.

:

:

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

1

:

31

6

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts.

**

:

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

....

6

* See foot-note (") to Table 1.

11

III.—SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)

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

Assaults Mn.

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

and other Offences against the Person.

licions

Ollences against Pro- perty other

Injuries Gam- than Malicious

to bling.

Pro-

perty.

Injuries to Property or Prauliai Larceny.

Offences against Revenuo Acts, Highway Acts,

Ilealth Acts, and other Acts relating to the Social Economy of

the Colony.

Offences agaiust Musters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured Coolics.

Other

OfTeu-

ces.

Fine,

6,466

279

18

518

184

2,598

23

2,846

Imprisonment in

lieu of fine or surety, .........

2,057

125

6 297

392

578

13

646

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,... 1,139

Whipping,...

100

5

771

16

:

| 244

70

1

13

56

Sent to tho

House of

:

44

detention,

11

:

Bound over with

or without

Burotics,.

278

140

1

14

16

100

Total,..... 10,054

645

837 25

1,420

3,208

39

3,880

NOTE. Where there has been 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.