1910 — Page 500

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MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

1.—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.

Number Discharged

for want of Proscention by the Party complaining or for want of Evidence.

Number of Cases Dismissed

OTI

The Merits.

Number of Persong Summarily

Convicted.

Number of Persons Committed for Trial in the

Superior Courts.

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

Gambling,

Ofences agaiust_Property*|

(other than Prediu!" Lar- ceny),

Refusal of Duty,

Offences against Masters nul Servants Acts, including Acts relating to Indentured Coolies,

Other Offences,

Total Number of Perrous

Summoned or Apprehended...........

--

:

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:

+

41

|

18

138

15

Include both Offences against Rights of Property and Injuries to the Subjects of Property,

180

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

Punishments.

to

Property

Ma-

Asenulis and Total other licious Number Offences Injuries Gam- | thầu Malicions

of against Offences. the

Offences against Pro- perty other

Offences

against Harbour

Refusal

of -Other

bling.

Person.

Injuries to Property or Predial Larceny.

Regula-

Duty. Offences.

rions.

87

41

128

:

:

Fine,

Imprisonment in lieu of fluo

or surety,......AKKE NORSUAS Peremptory Imprisonment, Bonud over with or without

Burotics,

Forfeiture of Pay,

Reprimanded,

a:

45

1

Total...

180

:-

+

J

B

+

41

3

90

41

48

NOTE.—Where there has beau 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.