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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1931.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

1928.

1929

1930.

1931.

483

The number of cases reported to the Police®

19.610

21,140

24,931

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates

31,276 34.368

12,325

42,466

The number of summary convictions :--

1. For Offences against the person..

249

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399

294

2. Gambling-

1,685

1,626

1,836

2,860

3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

2,067

2,111

2,424

2,643

4. For other Offences

22.631

23,874

29,453

30,388

5. For Opium Offences

544

782

1,299

979

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

3,379

5,075

6,395

4,478

Supplied by Police.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions,

and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1928.

1929.

1930.

1931.

The number of offences reporteu to the Police

392

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784

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

685

873

1.269

1,210

The umber of summary convictions :—

1. For offeners against the person

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

391

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609

751

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 arquitted :—

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

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