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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

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

Number of Persons Summarily Convicted.

the Merits.

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the

Superior Courts.

Offences against the Person, .........

Gambling,

Offences against Property'

(other than Prædial Lar- ceny),

Refusal of Duty, ..

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

Other Offences,

Total Number of Persons

Summoned or Apprehended,

:

|

2

:

51

56

|

52

1

2:

60

118

• See foot-note (") to Table 1.

III-SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. (Police Court.)

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

Punishments.

Total Number of Offences.

Assaults und other Offences

Ma- licious Injuries

against |

The Persout.

10

Gam- lding,

Pro-

perty.

Offences

against Pro- purly other than Malicious |

Injuries to Property for Pradiat Larceny.

:

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Arts, and other Acts relating to the Social Economy of the Colony,

Offences against Masters

and Servants Acts, including Acts relating

to Indentured

Coolies.

Other

Offen-

ces.

Fine,

9.236

143

21

639

290

2,258

26

5.357

Imprisonment in

lieu of fine or

security.......... 2,757

Peremptory Im-

prisonment,

Whipping......

Escapeil.

Solitary Coutine-

ment,

:

:

137

9 168

278

511

25

1,629

i

32

90

396

19

227

724

64

:

Exposed in

Stocks,

1,010

45

12

758

IN

Sent to House of

Detention,.

104

205

J01

Bound over with

or without

suretics,

247

102

12

Total,...... 14,188

820

33

x23

1.798

2,794

122

7,846

NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Magistrate's decision the ens: is to he entered as finally decided, and not necessarily according to the Magistrate's original decision.