(Y3)

3.—Return of Criminal Cases that have been brought under Cognizance during the last ten years.

289

YEAR.

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

Charges Abandoned.

Postponed.

Couvicted. | Acquitted.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

No. of Cases,

No. of Persons.

1909,

1910,

1911,

1912,

1913,

Total,.

366

4

1914,

1915,

1916,

1917.

1918,

8258888BZR8

55

100

73

27

115

88 (a)

27

97

134

94

40

60

103

76

27

66

94

66

546

397

30

49

35

55

100

70

64

87

65 (a)

73

105

85 (c)

65

101

79 (c)

SKENA 198888

11

20

6

1

"i (b)

5

1

26

11

2

2 (6)

23

43

3

no

3

14

1

1

30

3

22

20

22

Total,

287

142

384

108

10

13

Average of 1st

731

109

79%

291

+3

83

4

Period,

-

મ

Average of 2nd

Period,

57/

H?

664

213

24

(a) In one case the prisoner was bound over to come up for

judgment when called upon.

(7) Recognizance estreated.

(e) In one case the prisoner was ordered to be detained in Gaol

until His Majesty's pleasure be known.

POLICE COURTS

1.-LIST of Offences Tried during the year 1918,

KUBER! No, or

NUMBER NO. OF

OFFENCES.

OFFENCES.

UT

PRC-

CANES. GONE BL.

OF CAIDS, | BONERS,

PH-

Brought forward..........

178

214

Accessories and Abettors Ordinance-3 of 1865,

4

+

Advertisement Regulation Onlinance—19 of 1912,

2

2

[Dangerous Goods Ordinance-1 of 1873,-

Contraventions of,

31

34

Asiatic Emigration Ordinance—80 of 1915,

+2

2 Dangerous Smoking Prevention Ordinance-9 of 1900,-

Contraventions of,

+

---

Arms and Ammunition Ordinance-2 of 1900,—

Contraventions of,

58

$2 Deportation Ordinances-9 of 1912 nud 27 of 1917,

83

83

Bankruptcy Orfinance —7 «f 1891,—

Dogs Ordinance-5 of 18993,-

1

Contraventions of,

53

33

AMANA

Offences under,

Births and Deaths Registration Onlinance-7 of 1898,

Contraventions of,

Boarding House (rdinance-23 of 1917,

Censorship Regulations 1917,—

-

2 2

Education Ordinance-26 of 1913, –

Part I. (Sections 1 to 8)...................

22 | Electricity Supply Ordinance—18 of 1911,

Employers and Servants Ordinance—45 of 1902,

Offences under....................

2

2

+

Offences under...........................................--STA

1

1

—

7

B

Chinese Extradition Ordinance-7 of 1889,—

Proceedings under,

+

Extradition Acts. 1870 to 1996,—

Procurdlings under,

Chinese Marriage Preservation Onlinance –42 of 1912, ...

...

3 Ferries Orlinance-2s of 1917.

1

1

Coinage Offences Ordinance—7 of 1865,—

Offences relating to the King's gold and silver coin,

(Sections -12),

3

Offences relating to foreign coin,

(Sections

3

18-20),

Common Law Offences,

63

73

Forest Fire Prevention Ordinance—5 of 1917...

3 Forgery Ordinance—4 of 1865,—

Forgery of Deeds. Wills, and Bills of Exchange,

(Sections 22-28),

Offences under the Supplemental Provisions. (Sections

42-52),

મ

22

29

1

Coroners Abolition Onlinance-5 of 1888,-

1

Offence under,

1

Fugitive Offeniters Act. 1881, —–

Proceedings under,

AER

Cremation Ordinance-5 of 1914

2 | Gambling Ordinance-2 of 1891.–

Contraventions of and Offences under,

249

1.134

Carried forward,

178

214

Carried forward..........

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