CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 221

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abstract the Rent Roll for 1853,

of and exhibits the fixed Revenue under

this head-

Land leard by Mercantile Firms £4,721. 12. 4/2

private Sidividuals. 4,437, 8, 10%/%

China

Police.

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〃

1,586.10.9/2

£ 10.747.12.0/%2

10. The enclosed Return of Felony

cares coming under the

of

cognizance

the Police, chows a decuase of

52 cases in 1853.

11. I beg to transmit herewith two Statements for the year 1855,

No 11.

*

No 12.

No 13.

showing respectively:-

and

The causes under

217

cognizance

at the Chief Magistrate's officen

and the Court of Petty Sessions, -

The Criminal cases trich

in the Supreme Court. _ 1.1. also, a Return of the number of Civil

cases tried and actions commenced

in the Supreme and Vice-tħuiralty Courts, during the

same period.

General observations.

12. As I am about to quit the Colony in

a

few days, after having administered

its bovernment for upwards of 6 years,

N.15. I beg to annex come Statistical