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SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1905.

1906.

1907.

1908.

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

11,517

11,144

11,640

9,562

The Number of Persons apprehended by the Police or sunimoned

before the Police Magistrates,

18,475

20,128

19,716

15,966

The Number of Summary Convictions :-

1. For Offences against the Person,

614

767

559

438

2. Gambling,

1,406

2,402

2,461

2,185

3. For Offonces uguinst Property other than Praslinl Larceny, 4. For other Offences,

1,595

1,409

1,170

1,039

8,9-16

9,998

8,685

6,358

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For Offences against the Person,

44

31

40

31

2. Prædial Larceny,

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4. For other Offences,

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3. For Offences against Property other than Prælial Larceny,

The Number of Persons Acquittel :—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts,

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2,323 22

2,400

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2,723 21

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MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1905.

1906.

1907.

1908

The Number of Olfences reported to the Polier,

T5

27

145

32

The Number of Persons apprehended by the Polica or summoned

before the Murino Magistrate,

338

44

217

51

The Number of Summary Convictions :—

1. For Offences ngainst the Person,.

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2. For Bronching Cargo,

3. For Offeners against Property other than Bronching Cargo,

4. For other (Mences,

The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For Offences against the Person,

2. For Offences against Property,

3. For olber Offences, i

The Number of Persons Acquitted :—

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

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262

41

200

76

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