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

Total

Assaulta

and Ma- other licious

Offences against Pro-

Offouces

Punishments.

Number Offences Injuries | Gam-

perty other than Malicious

of

against to bling.

Offences.

the Person.

Property.

Injuries to Property

or Pradial Larceny.

tions.

against Refusal Harbour Regula-

of

Other

Duty. Offences.

Fine,

Imprisonment in lieu of fine

or surety,.

Peremptory Imprisonment,

Bound over with or without

Eureties,

Forfeiture of Pay,

180

12

Reprimanded,

Total,.............

201

:-

+++

...

:

75

1235

-

76

:

103

11

3

I

120

NOTE. Where there has been an Appeal from the Marine Magistrate's decision the ease is to be entered as finally

devided, 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 1907.)

Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.

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 fart is men-¡ tioned in a note.)

Total.

Murdler.

:

Manslaughter.

Attempt at Murder.

Concealment of Birth.

1

Judgment for the Crown,... 48

Judgmout for the Prisoner,

Frigoner found Insane,

Cases which fell through | for want of prosecution or absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),....

Cases postponed,

+

7

13

Οι

8

13

2

:

:

1

70

9

16

:

:

:

:

Abortion.

---

Rape.

Unnatural Crimes.

Robbery with Violence.

Other Offeros against the Person.

Offences against Property.

Miscellancone Offences.

:

:

:

:

:

2

K

:

:

:

18

M

7

2

1

:

-

27

2

14