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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1934.

MAGISTRACY.

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

1931.

1932.

1933.

1934.

495

The number of cases reported to the Police

22,728

21,071 31,289

33,282

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates.

42,166

36,333

48,618

56,370

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For Offences against the person....

294

642

400

292

2. Gambling.

2,860

2,217

2,361

2,442

3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

2,643

3,110

2,770

2,932

4. For Opium Offences

979

905

4,468

2,147

5. For other Offences

30,388

24.714

34,728

37,623

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

1,478

1,647

3,851

5,146

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1931.

1932.

1933.

1934.

The number of offences reported to the Police

784

515

550

648

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

1,210

846

912

1,132

The number of summary convictions :-

1

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1. For offences against the person

2. For bronching cargo.............

3. For offences against property other than broaching cargo

4. For other offences,

The number of convictious 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

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751

179

527

621

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