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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1929.

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SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.

19.20.

1927.

1928.

1929.

The number of cases reported to the Police*

20,048

24,444

19,610

21,140

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or -ummoned

before the Police Magistrates

36,978

38,746

31,276

34,368

The number of summary convictions:-

1. For Offences against the person

313

398

249

258

2. Gambling

1,504

2,140

1,685

1,626

3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

1,552

1.713

2,067

2,111

4. For other Offences

22,881

28,409

22.651

23,874

5. For Opium Offences

6,489

6.760

544

732

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

3,689

3,661

3.379

5,075

* Supplied by Pulice.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1926.

1927.

1028.

1020.

The number of offences reported to the Police

393

346

392

509

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

720

675

615

873

The number of summary convictions :-

1. For offences against the person

2

1

1

2. For broaching cargo...................

3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo.. 4. For other offences,

379

.342

391

485

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts:-

1. For offences against the person

2. For offences against property

3. For other offences

The number of persons acquitted:

1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts.....

28

36

38

41