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Number convicted and punished (fined imprisoned) by the Police Magistrates.

1844

7908

1878

7,794

1879

6,119

The Stead of the Police in his report, dated 23rd January 1880, says :-

"The Criminal Statistics show

that 6129 cases

were reported to the "Police during the past year, being a "decrease of 706 cases of 10:32 per

* cent, from the returns for 1878. In "the subdivision of these cases into "Serious brines (so called) and

"Minor Offences,

"Cases

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decrease of 214

or 8.19 per cent. is found

"Serious Crimes, and a

decrease of 492

"cases or 11.64 per cent. in Minor Offences."

9.

Finally, the experienced head of

the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Sir John Imale, in his report dated 19th April 1880, upon those criminal

returns, says:-

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"His Excellency

on his arrival

"here introduced many changes into

"the then existing methods of dealing

"with crime and criminals at

me and

appears by the papers before "by documents previously published; all

"changes, however

good

the ultimate

"results may be, are attended with

"some temporary inconveniencis