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428

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Writs issued from Magistracy during the year 1938.

1. Summonses for Defendants

Co to

2. Summonses for Witnesses

3. Notice of rehearing

4. Warrants for Arrest

5.

Warrants for Distress

G.

Warrants for Searchi

District Office South.

7. Warrants for entering Gambling house

8. Warrants for Ejectment

9.

Magistrate's Order

47

Nil

1

Nil

6

3

7

8

Nil

Total.......

72

CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1938.

MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT OFFICE SOUTH.

Comparative Table showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Conviction and Acquittals for the last four Years.

1935

1936

1937

1938

The number of Cases reported to the Police

402

374

508

667

The number of Persons apprehended by the Police or

summoned before the Police Magistrate

527

567

059

943

The number of Summary Convictions :—

B

1.

For offences against the person

30

225

25

27

77

2. Gambling.

42

59

G0

234

3.

For offences against property other than predial larceny,

159595

4.

For Opium offences

5.

For other offences

65

121

137

170

72

117

107

82

204

194

207

209

The number of persons aquitted in the inferior Court

50

51

58

158