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

311

YEAR.

Number

ul Cases.

Number of Persons.

Charges Abandoned.

Postponed.

Convicted. | Acquitted.j

No. of Casey.

No. of Persons.

No. of

Cases.

1910,

115

1911,

134

94

1912,

1913,

1914,

Total,.

341

---

1915,

1916,

1917,

1918,

1919,

ཅི༅།=།3ཚོ།

60

103

76

94

66

th

49

495

359

100

87

105 *

65

101

63

94

**** 8123922

HK (a)

27

40

27

28

35

136

70

65 (a)

85 (c)

79 (c)

78

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5

6

5

}

1

No. of Persone.

1(b)

2 (6)

14

1

1

13

24

نت

かつ

*

30

3

1

1(b)

22

4

7

20

1

92

16

2

1

Total.

820

487

877

110

14

Average of 1st

Period,

}

681

99

71%

27}

2#

41

Average of 2nd Į

64

972

75%

22

21

21

Period.

**

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

judgment when called upon.

OFFENCES.

(b) Recognizance estrented,

(c) In one case the prisoner was ordered to be detained in Grol

until His Majesty's pleasure be known.

POLICE COURTS.

1.—List of Offences Tried during the your 1919,

Nuxker Nu, or

1'at- Cases, BoxËRË.

or

OFFENCES.

OF CAPES.

|Suppen, No, or

PNI- SOSTAR,

Bankruptcy Ordinance—7 of 1891,—

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

JANA

Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance—7 of 1896,—

Uontraventions of,

Boarding House Ordinance-28 nf 1917,

38

BR

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

552

644

Accessories and Abeltors Ordinance—3 of 1865,

Advertisements Regulation Onlinance—19 of 1912,..

to

16 Dogs Ordinance—5 of 1893,— Contraventions of

1

Electricity Supply Ordinance-18 of 1991,

01

91

9

13

Arms and Ammunition Ordinance-2 of 1900,—

Contraventions of,

210

Asiatic Emigration, Ordinance—80 of 1915,

4

256 Employers and Servants Ordinance—45 of 1902.—

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

Explosive Substance Ordinance 23 of 1913.

+ Ferries Ordinance-28 of 1917,

C

Forest Fire Prevention Ordinance—5 of 1917..........................

Forgery of Exchequer Bills, &0,(Sections 10—13),...

14

Forgery Ordinance—4 of 1865,—

1

Boycott Prevention Ordinance—41 of 1912,

1

Hank Notes Sections 14—15),...............

H

Н

Chinese Extradition Ordinance-7 of 18AD,—

Proceedings under,

GI

03

Making and ungraving plates, ke, for bank notes,

(Section 16-—21),

Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordluancy-12 of 1912,

3

+

3

A

Forgery of Deeds, Wills, Bills of Exchange, (Sections

**2—28), "... -

7

Coinage Offences Ordinance-7 of 1865,-

Offences relating to foreign coin, (Sections

15-20).

Colonial Books (Presefvation and Registration) Ordiu-

ance-2 of 1888,—

Contraventions of and Offences under......................

Dangerous Goods Ordinance-1 of 1873,—

Defence (Sketching Prevention) Orlínauce—1 of 1895,-

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

(Sections 3-12),

201

23

Demanding property upon forged instruments,

(Section 33).

17

==

3 Forta Protection Ordinance—8 of 1691.-

Coutraventions of,

- AL

102

Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881,—

Proveedings under,

Gambling Orlinance—2 of 1891.—

Contraventions of,

Offences

under,.

Deportation Ordinance~# of 1812.

110

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Carried forward,

562 014

18

23

Contraventions of and Offences uniler,

310 1,705

I

Gunpowder and Fireworks Ordinance—14 of 1901.—

Contraventions of and Offences ander,

109 Hongkong Extension Exemption Ordinance—10 of 1890.

Carried forwar mal,

1,053 | 2,310