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Writs issued from Magistracy during the year 1939.

District Office South.

1. Summonses for Dofendants

2. Summonses for Witnesses

3. Notice of rehoaring

4. Warrants for Arrest

5. Warrants for Distress

6. Warrants for Search....

7. Warrants for entering Gambling house

8. Warrants for Ejectment

9. Magistrate's Order

19

1

Nil

8

15

Nil

Total.......

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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1939.

MAGISTRACY, DISTRICT OFFICE SOUTH.

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

1936

1937

1938

1930

The number of Cases reported to the Police

374

508

667

670

The number of Persons apprehended by the Police or

summoned before the Police Magistrate....

567

659

943

817

The number of Summary Convictions :-

1. For offences against the person

25

27

77

85

2. Gambling

59

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234

92

For offences against property other than predia! larceny.

121

187.

170

190

4. For Opium offences

117

107

82

70

5.

For other offences

191

207

209

223

The number of persons acquitted in the inferior Court

51

58

158

157

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