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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1935.

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MAGISTRACY.

Comparative TaBLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years,

1932.

1933.

1934.

1935.

The number of cases reported to the Police

21,071

31,289

33,282

39.373

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or strmimone d

before the Police Magistrates.

36.333

48,618

56,370

58,472

The number of summary convictions:-

1.- For Offences against the person.................

642

400

292

290

2. Gambling..

2,217

2,361

2,442

1,570

3. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

3,110

2,770

2,932

3,212

4. For Opium Offences

905

4,468

2,147

1,790

5. For other Offences

24.714

34,728

37,623 40,979

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

1,647

3,851

5,146

8,174

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1982.

1933.

1934.

1935.

The number of offences reported to tho Polive

515

550

648

681

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or suomone!

before the Marine Magistrate

846

912

1,132

1,160

The number of anmmary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person

1

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

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3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo

479

527

621

647

4. For other offences,

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

f: For offences against the persou..

2. For offences against property.

8. For other offences

The number of persons sequitted :-

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

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