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MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

1.-TABLE showing the Number of Persons brought before the Marine Magistrate by Arrest

Warrants or Summonses for Offences, and how their Cases were disposed of.

Number discharged

for want of proscention by the party complaining or for want of evidence.

Number of

Number of persons summarily convicted.

the merits.

enses dismissed

00

Number of persons committed for trial in the Superior Courts.

Offences against the

persou.

Gambling,

Offences against property (other than predial lar- ceny),

Refusal of duty,

Offences against Masters and Servants Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies,

Other offences,

114

:

:

54

9

1,097

Total number of persons

summoned or apprehended,

54

1,097

...

:

• Include both offences against rights of property and injuries to the subjects of property.

2.—TABLE showing the Number of Summary Convictions for various Classes of Offences,

and the kind of Punishments Inflicted.

Punishments.

Total number of offences.

Assoulta

Ma- and other licious offences injuries against

the property.

Offences against pro-

perty other

Gam-

than malicious

Offences against

Harbour

bling.

injuries to

to

regula-

Refusal of duty.

Other offences.

property

rions.

or predial

person.

Jarceny.

Fine,

Imprisonment in lieu of fine

or surety,

Peremptory imprisonment,

Bound over with or without

sureties,

Forfeiture of pay,

Reprimanded,..

431

232

1

+

4

17

Total,..

684

:

:

:

A

⠀

350

215

15

584

:

:

81

17

+

100

NOTE.-Where there has been an appeal from the Murine Magistrate's decision the case is to be entered as finally

decided, and not necessarily according to the Marine Magistrate's original decision,