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I.--OFFENCES.

TABLE showing the Number of Offences reported to the Police Magistrates during 1896.

Total Number of Offences

reported.

Offences against the Person.

Gambling.

Offences against Property (other than Prædial Larceny),

Other Offences.

Cases

17,767

831

133

1,695

15,108

Persons 19,568

1,080

749

1,917

15,822

TABLE showing the Number of Offences reported to the Marine Magistrate during 1896.

Total Number of Offences reported.

Offences against the Person.

Refusal of Duty.

Offences against Property (other than Predial Lareeny).

Other Offences.

Persons

Cases

97

16

29

68

13

• Include both Offences against lights of Property and Injurios to the Subjects of Property.

13

8

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IL-APPREIJENSIONS AND SUMMONSES.

TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the Police Magistrates' Court by Arrest Warrants or Summonses for Offences, and how their Cases were disposel of

in the Police Magistrates' Court.

Number Discharged

for want of Proscention by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases, Dismissed

ሶከ the Merits.

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

Number of Persons Committed

for Trial

in the

Superior. Courts.

Offences against the Person,...

Gambling, ....

59

58

141

1

16

605

:

Offences against Property

(other than Prædial Lar- ceny),

34

131

163

Offences against Masters aud

Servants Acts, including

Acts relating to Indentured Coolies,

1

85

107

4,418

Other Offences,

Total Number of Persons Summoned or Apprehended,...

• See foot-note (*) to Table T,

179

402

5,334

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