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acting for our Creagh in Mt Russell's place as senior Inagistrate. During 1878 I was acting as senior Magistrate. In 1879 I was Police Magistrate for nearly six mouths and again on the bench for a couple of months. I have been very much struck during my present short term of office by the very marked difference in the number and character of the cases brought before the Police Magistrates Court in 1880 as compared with 1878. Cases of serious crime have almost disappeared.
The bulk of the petty cases are Kareemie, most of them the result of poverty and destitution in the accused. The infractions of police rules are comparative trifles, and of little moment.
The work of the Court is now, in a very marked degree, smaller in amount and far less onerous than when I had the honour of first taking my seat here.
If I may be permitted to assign a cause for this very considerable improvement in the state of the Colony as regards crime, I would say that it is almost entirely attributable to the increased power and efficiency of the Police force, and that increase of power and efficiency is
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was
acting for our Creagh in Mt Russell's place as senior.
as senior Inagistrate. During 1878 I was
acting
six
in 1879 I was
Police Magistrate for wearly, mouths and again on the beach for a couple of m mouths. I have been
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brought...
very much struck during my present short term of office by the very marked difference in the mumber and character of the before the Police Magistrates Court in 1880 as compared with 1878, cases of serious crin have almost disappeared.
The bulk of the petty Kareemie, most of them the result of poverty and destitution
Cases are and
in the accused.
are
The infractions of police rules comparative, fees, and of little
moment.
The work of the Court is now,
in a very.
very marked degree smaller in amount and far lees
less overous
that when I had the honour
of first taking my
seat ilière.
If I may be permitted to
for this very
assigu
a cause
considerabl, improvement in the state of the Colony as regards
crive I would
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say that it is almost entirely attributable to the increased power and efficiency- of this Police force and that _ _ increase of power and efficiency-
is
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