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3.—Return of Criminal Cases that have been brought under Cognizance

during the last ten years,

329

Number Number

Charges Abandoned.

Postponed.

YEAR,

of Cases.

of Persons.

Convicted. Acquitted.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persous.

No. of Cases.

No. of Persons.

1911.

97

134

1912,

60

103

1918,

66

94

1914,

30

49

1915,

54

100

BREOR

94

76

66

35

70

Total..

308

480

341

139

1916.

64

Чт

65 fa

1917.

73

105

*5 (e)

1918.

101

79 (c)

1919,

63

91

78

1920.

69

160

KI

Total,

334

187

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2

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1

21

3

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2 (6)

1(b)

7

20

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16

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99

10

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Average of 1st

Period,

613

96

68

26

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-13

14

Average of 2nd

Period,

66%

993

77%

194

2

2

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

judgment when called upon.

OFFENCES.

() Recognizance estreated,

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

until His Majesty's pleasure be known.

POLICE COURTS.

List of OFFENCES TRIED during the year 1920,

Nomu No. of

or

PRI- CASES. BONERS.

OFFENCES.

OP

CASES.

NEHMER No. of

I'RI- BONERS.

Bringht forward............

517

530

Accessories and Abettors Ordinance-3 of 1865,

2

Advertisement Regulation Ordinance—19 of 1912,

Arms and Ammunition Ordinance-2 of 1900,—

Contraventions of.

2

2

Evidence Ordinance-2 of 1889,—

4 Employers and Servants Ordinance—45 of 1902,—

Offences under,

Contraventions of and Offences under,

·

13

33

1

૧

206

Extradition Acts—1870-1906,-

Births and Deaths Registration Oislinaneg-7 of 1896,—

Contraventions of.

Proceedings under.

.

Fisheries (Dynamite) Ordinance-4 of 1911,

1

Boarding House Ordinance—23 of 1917,

S

8

Forgery Ordinance—4 of 1865.—

Boycott Prevention Ordinance-41 of 1912,

1

-Chinese Extradition Orduance-7 of 1889,-

Forgery of Transfers of stork. &c. (Sections 4—8),... Forgery of Deeds, Wills, Bills of Exchange, (Sections

22-23).

2

11

12

Proceedings under.

5

7

Demanding property upon forged instruments,

(Section 39).

2

-Chinese Marriage Preservation Ordinance—12 of 1912,

*

3

Gambling Ordinance-2 of 1891,—

· Coinage Offences Ordinance-7 of 18635,—

Contraventions of and Offences under,

113 1,668

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

(Sections 3-12),

19

19

Offences Belating to foreign coin, (Sections 1ā—20), 11

Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co's

Opliance-6 of 1908. —

Cominon Law Offences,

H

Copyright Ordinance– 11 of 1918,

Cremation Ordinance—6 of 1914,

Criminal fatimidation Ordinance-13 of 1920,

Dangerous Goods Ordinance—! of 1973,—

Contraventious of,

Simple Larceny,

Deportation Ordinance—25 of 1917,

Dogs Ordinancee-5 of 1893,-

Contraventions of,

—

Electricity Supply Ordinance—18 of 1911,

Carried forward,

Contraventions of By-laws made thereunder.......

I

50

Indecent Exhibition Ordinance-3 of 1918.

T

7

3

Traportation and Exportation Ordinance-32 of 1915,.....

151

153

Interpretation Ordinance-31 of 1911,

2

Larceny Ordinance—5 of 1865,—

31

37

107

107

Larveny of eattle and other animals, (sectious 9—17), Lameny of things attached to or growing on laud,

(Sections 22-28),

1.155|1,203

T

10

结】

109

from the person

and similar Offences,

(Sections 29—37)........-..

406

150

60

70

Sterilege Borglary and house breaking, (Sections

38—47).

66

90

3

3

Largeng in dwelling houses, (Sections 18 -19),...

اذ

517

535

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

2,889 | 4,382