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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 prosecution by the party complaining or for want of evidence.

Number of

cases

dismissed

ON

the merits.

Number of persons summarily convicted.

Number of persons committed for trial in the Superior Courts.

Offences against the person,

Gambling,

Offences against property*

(other than predial lar- ceny),

Refusal of duty,

Offences against Masters nud Servante Acts, including Acts relating to indentured coolies,

Other offences,

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18

8

1,061

Total number of persons

summoned or apprehended.

18

C

8

1,061

* 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.

Assaults

and MA- other licious offences injuries against to

the

person.

Gam- bling.

Offences against pro- perty other than malicious

property.

injuries to property or predial larceny.

Offences Against Refusal Harbour of regula- duty.

tions.

Other

offences.

302

132

7

Fine,

Imprisonment in lieu of fine

or surety,

Peremptory imprisonment,

Bound over with or without

sureties,

Forfeiture of pay,

Reprimanded,........

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20

Total,..

461

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259

43

132

5

UTA

WIL

:

20

416

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

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

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