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3.—RETURN OF PUNISHMENTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF OFFENCES, DURING THE YEAR 1916.

Description Assaults and other offences against the person Malicious injuries to property Gambling Offences against property other than malicious injuries to property or prædial larceny Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies
Fines 12,441 212 12 1,301 90 1,750
Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security 1,519 48 2 150 62 640
Peremptory Imprisonment 635 55 1 385 ... ...
Whipping 118 6 1 32 393 65
Solitary Confinement ... ... ... ... ... ...
Exposed in Stocks 599 1 538 ... ... ...
Sentenced to House of Detention 13 ... ... ... ... ...
Bound over with or without Sureties 353 205 2 34 17 ...
TOTAL 15,678 527 18 1,544 1,174 2,455

Additional summary line from source: 8,990 | 617 | 182 | 61 | 13 | 95 | 6 | 9,965

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4.—ABSTRACT OF CASES BROUGHT UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS 1907–1916.

Year Total Cases Convicted & Punished Discharged Committed for Trial at Supreme Court Committed to Prison / Ordered to Find Security Detained Pending Governor's Order To Keep Peace / Good Behaviour Absconded Did Not Appear / Escaped Before Trial Escaped Punished for False Charge / Testimony Undecided Total Defendants
1907 18,414 15,538 732 2,563 160 105 3 47 403 77 4 87 18,742
1908 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1909 10,771 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1910 11,688 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1911 10,555 11,473 991 11,008 12,380 741 482 10,471 11,000 906 2,781 246 15,119
1912 13,450 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19,012
1913 14,218 15,945 19,856 641 877 3,027 2,559 329 157 181 431 119 28,046
1914 11,192 12,890 267 2,401 115 116 18 296 22 2 3 63 13,789
1915 12,463 12,788 305 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15,320
1916 16,037 14,881 485 2,056 2,233 111 149 10 7 272 20 48 17,825
Total 123,079 188,914 6,397 26,777 2,086 1,400 102 199 10 8,758 676 ... 171,679
Average per Year 12,307.9 18,891.4 639.7 2,677.7 208.6 140 10.2 19.9 1 875.8 67.6 ... 17,167.9

Note: The original table contains additional columns for male/female breakdowns under each disposal category. The above reconstruction captures the principal summary columns only; many cells are incomplete due to severe OCR corruption in the source text.

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3.—RETURN OF PUNISHMENTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF OFFENCES, DURING THE YEAR 1916.

Description Assaults and other offences against the person Malicious injuries to property Gambling Offences against property other than malicious injuries to property or prædial larceny Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies
Fines 12,441 212 12 1,301 90 1,750
Imprisonment in lieu of fine or security 1,519 48 2 150 62 640
Peremptory Imprisonment 635 55 1 385 ... ...
Whipping 118 6 1 32 393 65
Solitary Confinement ... ... ... ... ... ...
Exposed in Stocks 599 1 538 ... ... ...
Sentenced to House of Detention 13 ... ... ... ... ...
Bound over with or without Sureties 353 205 2 34 17 ...
TOTAL 15,678 527 18 1,544 1,174 2,455

Additional summary line from source: 8,990 | 617 | 182 | 61 | 13 | 95 | 6 | 9,965

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4.—ABSTRACT OF CASES BROUGHT UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS DURING A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS 1907–1916.

Year Total Cases Convicted & Punished Discharged Committed for Trial at Supreme Court Committed to Prison / Ordered to Find Security Detained Pending Governor's Order To Keep Peace / Good Behaviour Absconded Did Not Appear / Escaped Before Trial Escaped Punished for False Charge / Testimony Undecided Total Defendants
1907 18,414 15,538 732 2,563 160 105 3 47 403 77 4 87 18,742
1908 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1909 10,771 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1910 11,688 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1911 10,555 11,473 991 11,008 12,380 741 482 10,471 11,000 906 2,781 246 15,119
1912 13,450 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19,012
1913 14,218 15,945 19,856 641 877 3,027 2,559 329 157 181 431 119 28,046
1914 11,192 12,890 267 2,401 115 116 18 296 22 2 3 63 13,789
1915 12,463 12,788 305 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15,320
1916 16,037 14,881 485 2,056 2,233 111 149 10 7 272 20 48 17,825
Total 123,079 188,914 6,397 26,777 2,086 1,400 102 199 10 8,758 676 ... 171,679
Average per Year 12,307.9 18,891.4 639.7 2,677.7 208.6 140 10.2 19.9 1 875.8 67.6 ... 17,167.9

Note: The original table contains additional columns for male/female breakdowns under each disposal category. The above reconstruction captures the principal summary columns only; many cells are incomplete due to severe OCR corruption in the source text.

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3.- RETURN of PUNISHMENTS in respect of Certain Classes of OFFENCES, during the Year 1916.

PUNISHMENTS.

Assaults and other offences

¡Number of

Description.

each kind inflicted.

against the person.

Malicious injuries to property.

Gam-

bling.

Offences against

property other than malicious injuries to pro- perty or prædial larceny.

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acta, and

other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony.

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts,

Other

including Acts relating to

offen-

CCS.

indentured coolies.

Fines.

12,441

212

12

1,301

90

1.750

Imprisonment in lieu

of fine or security,

1,519

48

2

150

62

640

Peremptory Imprison-

ment,

635

55

1

385

*

Whipping,.....

118

6

:

1 32 393

65

40

Solitary Confinement.....

-

Exposed in Stocks,

599

1

538

Sentenced to House of

Detention, ...........................................

13

:

Bound over with or

without Sureties,

353

205

2

34

17

TOTAL.........

15,678

527

18

1,544

1,174

2,455

E

•

#

·

8,990

617

182

61

13

95

6

9,965

4.—Abstract of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE Magistrates' COURTS during a period of ten years 1907-1916.

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, and the Number or MALE AND FEMALE PhisonerS UNDER EACH Heap.

Years

Total number of

cases.

Convicted and punished.

Discharged.

Commit-

ted for

trial at

Supreme

Court.

Committed Ordered to to prison or find security

detained

pending or- der nf His

Excellency

the Governor.

To keep the pesce, to be of good beha- rlour, and to дет яну charge.

abscondled.

Did not appear and

Escaped before

being

brought

for trialat

the Ma-

Escaped.

Punished for preferring

false charge or giving falso testimony.

Undecided.

Total number

of defendants.

gistracy.

2

M.

F.

**

3

4

5

6 7

8

9

10

11

E

12 13

14

14

16

17

M.

F.

M. | F.

M.

F. M. F. M. M. F.

M.

M.

F.

**

18

19

20

21

M.

F.

M. F.

1907,

18.414 15,538 732

2,563

160 105

3

47

403

KA

に

77

4

I

87

1

+

18,742 974

-

1908,

1909, 10,771

1910, ... 11,688

1911, ...

10,555 11,473

991 11,008

12,380 741

482 10,471 11,000

906

2,781

246

86

I

18

297 108

1

2

3

43

G

14.6961,270

2,670

303 117

6

24

***

562 229

1

'

...

**

78

12

15,119|1,541

3,655

278 | 198 | 23

27

858 105

3

+

123

17,248 | 1,153

2,832

217 187 23

23

391

59

I

1

2

45

14,482

787

Tomi... 36,899

62,354 8,832

14,501 1,204 693 06

184

1 2,011 678

1

1

5 26

4

371

30

80,287 5,725

Average per Star,

|11,379-8 12,510-8 770-4

2,000-2240-8 138-611-2

26.8

-2 402-2 116-6-2

دي

1 3-2

00

71.2

.6

16,057-4 | 1,145

1912,... 13,450

1913, ... 14,218

15,945

19,856 641

877

A

3.027

2,559

329 157

181

U

5

1

431 | 119

25 169 24

*

8

415

22

HA

4

7

1th

16

19,012 1,882

97

12

1

28,046

952

1914..

11,192

12,890

267

2,401

115 116

el

18

296

22

2

3

63

13,789 400

-

1915, ... 12,463

12,788

305

1916,... 16,037

14,881

485

2,056

2,233

111 149

10

7

**

272

ลี

20

...

***

---

48

15,320 | 416

96 116

4

10

40 313

72

17,825 | 595

Ag

Toul

66.180

76,360 2,540

12,276

832 707 46

60

91.747 298

2

4

10

221

91,392 8,731

1

ATEINO]

18,236 15,2720 | 5090 | 2,455-2 166-4

9.2

13:0

18 349-4 69'0

4

-8

2:0

442

51

18,278-4 746:2

IH

per

Year.

Grand

Total

for the

123,079 188,914 |6,397 | 26,777 2,086 1,400 102

199

10 8,758 676

3 6

5

20

孟

""

Yently

Average)

Jar

Year,

12,307-9 18,8914 639-7 2,6777 2006 140 10-2

19-9

1876-887-8-8

រ

4 592

91

171,679 | 9,456

-5

2.6

24

69-2

81 17,167-9943-0

7

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(Y6)

3.- RETURN of PUNISHMENTS in respect of Certain Classes of OFFENCES, during the Year 1916.

PUNISHMENTS.

Assaults and other offences

¡Number of

Description.

each kind inflicted.

against the person.

Malicious injuries to property.

Gam-

bling.

Offences against

property other than malicious injuries to pro- perty or prædial larceny.

Offences against Revenue Acts, Highway Acts, Health Acta, and

other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony.

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts,

Other

including Acts relating to

offen-

CCS.

indentured coolies.

Fines.

12,441

212

12

1,301

90

1.750

Imprisonment in lieu

of fine or security,

1,519

48

2

150

62

640

Peremptory Imprison-

ment,

635

55

1

385

*

Whipping,.....

118

6

:

1 32 393

65

40

Solitary Confinement.....

-

Exposed in Stocks,

599

1

538

Sentenced to House of

Detention, ...........................................

13

:

Bound over with or

without Sureties,

353

205

2

34

17

TOTAL.........

15,678

527

18

1,544

1,174

2,455

E

•

#

·

8,990

617

182

61

13

95

6

9,965

4.—Abstract of CASES brought under COGNIZANCE of the POLICE Magistrates' COURTS during a period of ten years 1907-1916.

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, and the Number or MALE AND FEMALE PhisonerS UNDER EACH Heap.

Years

Total number of

cases.

Convicted and punished.

Discharged.

Commit-

ted for

trial at

Supreme

Court.

Committed Ordered to to prison or find security

detained

pending or- der nf His

Excellency

the Governor.

To keep the pesce, to be of good beha- rlour, and to дет яну charge.

abscondled.

Did not appear and

Escaped before

being

brought

for trialat

the Ma-

Escaped.

Punished for preferring

false charge or giving falso testimony.

Undecided.

Total number

of defendants.

gistracy.

2

M.

F.

**

3

4

5

6 7

8

9

10

11

E

12 13

14

14

16

17

M.

F.

M. | F.

M.

F. M. F. M. M. F.

M.

M.

F.

**

18

19

20

21

M.

F.

M. F.

1907,

18.414 15,538 732

2,563

160 105

3

47

403

KA

に

77

4

I

87

1

+

18,742 974

-

1908,

1909, 10,771

1910, ... 11,688

1911, ...

10,555 11,473

991 11,008

12,380 741

482 10,471 11,000

906

2,781

246

86

I

18

297 108

1

2

3

43

G

14.6961,270

2,670

303 117

6

24

***

562 229

1

'

...

**

78

12

15,119|1,541

3,655

278 | 198 | 23

27

858 105

3

+

123

17,248 | 1,153

2,832

217 187 23

23

391

59

I

1

2

45

14,482

787

Tomi... 36,899

62,354 8,832

14,501 1,204 693 06

184

1 2,011 678

1

1

5 26

4

371

30

80,287 5,725

Average per Star,

|11,379-8 12,510-8 770-4

2,000-2240-8 138-611-2

26.8

-2 402-2 116-6-2

دي

1 3-2

00

71.2

.6

16,057-4 | 1,145

1912,... 13,450

1913, ... 14,218

15,945

19,856 641

877

A

3.027

2,559

329 157

181

U

5

1

431 | 119

25 169 24

*

8

415

22

HA

4

7

1th

16

19,012 1,882

97

12

1

28,046

952

1914..

11,192

12,890

267

2,401

115 116

el

18

296

22

2

3

63

13,789 400

-

1915, ... 12,463

12,788

305

1916,... 16,037

14,881

485

2,056

2,233

111 149

10

7

**

272

ลี

20

...

***

---

48

15,320 | 416

96 116

4

10

40 313

72

17,825 | 595

Ag

Toul

66.180

76,360 2,540

12,276

832 707 46

60

91.747 298

2

4

10

221

91,392 8,731

1

ATEINO]

18,236 15,2720 | 5090 | 2,455-2 166-4

9.2

13:0

18 349-4 69'0

4

-8

2:0

442

51

18,278-4 746:2

IH

per

Year.

Grand

Total

for the

123,079 188,914 |6,397 | 26,777 2,086 1,400 102

199

10 8,758 676

3 6

5

20

孟

""

Yently

Average)

Jar

Year,

12,307-9 18,8914 639-7 2,6777 2006 140 10-2

19-9

1876-887-8-8

រ

4 592

91

171,679 | 9,456

-5

2.6

24

69-2

81 17,167-9943-0

7

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