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TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the Marine Magistrate by Arrest Warrants or Suminonses for Offences, and how their Cases were disposed of

Offences against the Person,

Gambling,

Offences against Property* (other than Prædial Lár-

ceny),

Refusal of Duty,.

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

Other Offences,

in the Marine Magistrate's Court.

Number Discharged

for want of I'rosecution by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases Dismissed

011

the Merits.

~

:

Number of Persons Suminarily Convicted.

4

:

25

19

Number of

Persons Committed for Trial in the Superior Courts.

Total Number of Persons

Suminoned or Apprehended,

6

48

"See foot-note (") to Table I.

:

1

Other Offcn-

CCS.

III. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)

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

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam-than Malicious

Punishments.

Total Number of

Assaults and other Offences

Ma. licious Injuries

to bling.

against Offences.j

Pro-

the Person.

perty.

or Prædial Larceny.

Injuries to Property

Offences against

Revenue Acts, Highway Acts,

Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the Social Economy of the Colony.

Offences against |

Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured Coolies,

Fine,

9,231

581

24 825

418

2,462

27

4,914

Imprisonment in

lien of fino or

surety,.

2,034

133

7 216

359

433

17

869

Peromptory Im-

prisonment,....

2,125

271

18

977

3

23

831

Whipping,

96

29

13

58

:

:

:

1

1

:

Did not appear and absconded,

Escaped before being brought for trial at the Magistracy,....

Sent to the House of Detention,... Bound over with

or without

1

:.

24.

**

:

:

:

:

:

:

1

19

9

33 1,073

1,826

2,907

1

24

92

67

6,733

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.

Buretics,

252

131

Total,...... 18,784

1,145