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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.

Assaults

and. Ma- Total

other licious Number

Offences Injuries of Offences against

Offences against Pro-

perty other

Gam- bling.

thinu Malicious

Offences against

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Injuries to

the Person.

Property.

Property

Harbour Regulations.

Refusal of Other

Duty.

Offences.

or Prædin!

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Fine,

Imprisonment, in

lieu of fine or

auroty,

Peremptory Im-

prisonment, ... 31

Bound over with

without

suretics,..........

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Forfeiture of

Gunpowder,...

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Larceny,

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NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Marine Magistrate'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, 1898.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences,

Showing how the cases

tried in the Superior Courts ended.

|(Ench 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 noto.)

Murder.

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

Total.

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Judgment for the Crown,...

Judgment for the Prisoners,

Prisoner found Insane,

Cases which fell through for want of prosecution or absence of acensod, and eases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),

Cases postponcil,...............................

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Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with violence.

Other offences against the

Persou.

Offences against Property.

Miscellaneous Offences.

Abortion.

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