1896 — Page 280

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

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Punishments.

Total Number of

Assaults

and Mn- other licious Offences Injuries Offences against

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gum-thiau Malicious

Offences against

Refusal of

Other

bling.

to

Injuries to

the

Property.

Property

Harbour Regulations.

Duty.

Offences.

l'erson.

or Prædial Larceny.

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Fine,....

Imprisonment, in lien of fine or

surety,

l'eremptory Im-

prisonment,

Bound over with or without surotics,.....

Licence confis-

ented,

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67

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NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Marino Magistrnie'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, ¿e. District Courts, &c. (Year, 1896.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

Total,........

91

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Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

(Each Prisoner tried counts as a separate case ; where a large number of Prison- ers have been convicted together, the fact is men. tioned in a note.)

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the

Person.

Offences against Properly.

Miscellaneous Offences.

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Total.

Judgment for the Crown,...

Judgment for the Prisoners,

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Prisoner found Insane,

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Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absenes of neensed, and enses thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney Gencral),

Cases postponed, -

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Abortion.

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15

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