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:

Trial is

Cases

open bearing on

to

many objections .

this point may

be cited. A young

ManU

recently

A

here

stood his trial here for Combezzlement and the Chief Justice in discharging him observed that he left the

Court without & stain on his Character; in other words, his innocence had

been established;; and

yet

this

individual is still considered by the Police as quilty, and, as such,

returned with those convicted.

118.

All

Cases

of Drumstennis

Nuisance", and "No Pass" are also entered as convicted, although many of the accused parties get discharged 119.

Another instance may

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yet be given tending to illustrate the unreliableness of Returns compiled from the present imperfect system A number of

of Keeping records .

the charge sheets contaming

cases

that occurred in 1869 were discovered

at an Outstation when searching

for those for 1880. Therefore as it

clear that some of the

is

pretty

brought before the magistrates

Caseg

during 1869, evere not included in the Police Returns, it would not

appear strange that others reported should also be omitted.

120.

only

the changes and

improvements required to perfect the syetime of sleeping records of