CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] — Page 383

872

15

378

Magistrates during the same period

Before the Police Courts the total numbers

They

exhibit results not very

very dissimilar.

have been

1st period and period

from the Police returns. In the deprence

Court there were

during the two

quinquennial periodo

Cases tried.

44324

40,693

Number of prisoners.

58507

48,640

number convicted.

45,754

35347

jet period 2nd period

Number committed for?

573

1.03%

Cases tried.

288

698

Number of persons.

500

911

number convicted.

309

664

or an increase of 118 per cent in

mumber of cases, of 82 per

cent in

-number of persons and 115 per cent in number of persons convicted. during the second period.

Before..

trial by Supreme Court S

The second period in this case exhibits:

a considerable decrease in the number

of cases and prisoners tried, and of prisoners convicted, though the number of the latter committed for trial before the dupreme Court has been nearly double during the latter period.

Before the Marine Magistrates the

numbers