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CLASSIFICATION UF ÖFFENCES,

TOTAL NUMBER

OF CASES.

TOTAL NUMBER OF I'RISONERS.

Convicted and l'unished.

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Pischarged,

2.—ABSTRACT of Cases under Cognizance of the Police MAGISTRATES' Coturs during the Year 1918.

CASES, HOW DISPOSED OF, AND THE NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PRISONERS UNDER EACH HEAD.

Ordered to find Security,

WRITS ISSUED BY THE POLICE MAGISTRATES

DURING THE YEAR.

Warrants.

Committed for Trial

# the Supreme Court,

Committed to Prison

or Detained pending Orders of 11.E, the Governor.

To keep the

Peace.

To be of Good Behaviour.

To answer

any Charge.

Witnesses punished for preferring False Charge or giving wilful False Testimony.

Undecided.

Assaults and other offences]

against the person, Malicious injuries to property, Gambling,

Offences against property other

than malicious injuries tu property or predial larceny, Offences against Revenue Acta, Highway Acts, Health Acts, and other Acts relating to the social economy of the Colony,

Offences against Musters and Servants Acts, including Aerts relating to indentureil con lico Other offences,

=

V.

F. J.

=

42

F J. A. M. F

120 23 27

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2

=

31

S: 2

71 6

-

M. P M. A M. E J.

46

1-

:

344

444 161

14

17

A

7

239 1.134

913

30

189

467

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1,462 1,703 1,087 22

1.704 1,893

1,550' 109

220 11

3

ITT

7

R

3

6,085 | 6,962 | 5,638 165 |

935 59

16

1

23

D 82 24

2

Total,

9,805 |12,161 9,359 373 1,947 127 117

10

33

7 137 25 12

*Consisting of Offenders not sentenced to himprisonment.

Į.

17

M. F

Total Number of Prisoners.

Summons for

Defendants.

Summons for Witnesses.

Notices of Re-bearing.

Arrest.

Distress.

Search.

For entering

Gambling Houses,

Magistrates'

=

V.

F

386

75 8,273 | 14

219

307 231

17

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1.102

32

1,643

60

1,794

121

5

3

6.718

251

19

| 11,665

645 3,273 14

219

307

231

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4,044

*IOTAL MALES AND FEMALES,.

............................ 12,210

291

Oders,

TOTAL.

4,044

(Y 5)