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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 84.
The following Supreme Court Returns for 1897, which were laid before the Legislative Council on the 23rd instant, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th February, 1898.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
No. 28.
SUPREME COURT,
HONGKONG, 10th February, 1898.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward to you herewith the return of Criminal cases in the Supreme Court for 1897.
The Honourable
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
J. W. NORTON-KYSHE, Registrar.
COLONIAL SECRETARY,
&c.,
&c.,
Se.
RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES that have been brought under the COGNIZANCE of the SUPreme Court,
during the last Ten Years.
Charges Abandoned.
Postponed.
YEAR.
Number Number
of
of Cases. Persons.
Convicted. Acquitted.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
No. of Cases.
No. of Persons.
1888, (g) 1889,
101
186
99
47
28
92
143
64
41
1890,
59
80
1891,
32
1892,
30
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43
20
37
26
44
18
=207
24
9
2272-
40
37
17
17
4
CEND
...
2
...
9
Total,
314
490
250
134
65
65
105
1893,
1894.
1895,
1896,
GRAC
43
57
33
16
56
44
21
17
5
26
39
23
9
64
60
27
26
(f) 1897,
52
67
39
17
11
11
1.
Total.
221
267
143
85
30
38
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2
6
Average of 1st)
624
98
50
261
13
21
Period, ....f
Average of 2nd }
44%
53%
283
17
7
Period,
:.
g. In one case the recognizance estreated; this case is included in the total, but not in any other of the above headings. 7. In one case the recognizance estreated.
Registry, Supreme Court. Hongkong, 10th day of February, 1898.
I}
J. W. NORTON-Kyshe,
Registrar.
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