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V.-COMPARATIVE TABLE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

The Number of Cases reported to tho Police,..

11,251

11,812

11,517

11,[44

The Number of Persons apprehended by the Police or snamoned

before the Police Magistrates,

16,442

16,459

18,475

20,128

The Number of Summary Convictious :-

1. For Offences against the Person,

1,470

718

614

767

2. Gambling,

1,082

823

1,106

2,402

3. For Offences against Proporty other than Prædial Larceny, 4. For other Ofscuces,

2,980

1,786

1,595

1,409

7,332

7,723

8,946

9,908

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For Offences nguinst the P'erson,

56

45

44

31

2. Predial Lareony,

8. For Offences against Property other than Prædial Larceny,

4. For other Offences,

29

37

9

13

14

6

The Number of Persons Acquitted :—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts,

2,271

72

2,176 29

2,823 92

2,400

25

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years. (Marine Magistrate's Court.)

1903.

1901.

1905.

1906.

17

56

75

27

The Number of Offences reported to the Police................

The Number of Persons approbendod by the Police or summoned

before the Marino Magistrate,

25

25

170

338

44

The Number of Summary Convictions :—

1. For Offences against the Person,.........

2. For Brnachlug Cargo,

8. For Offences against Property other than Bronching Cargo,

4. For other Offences,

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts:-

]. For Offences against the Person,

2. For Offoucos against Property,

1. For other Offences,

The Number of Persons Acquitted:-

1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court, 2. In the Superior Courts,...

2.

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19

116

262

41

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+

52

223

+

76

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