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Corruption involving other Government Departments

149. Reports involving other Government Departments numbered 198. 13 Government Servants were charged before the Courts. 9 were convicted and 4 acquitted.

150. Disciplinary action was taken against 46 officers. Of these 7 were dismissed from Public Service, 5 resigned, 20 were awarded punish- ments and 1 was acquitted. Action in 13 cases remained incomplete at the end of the year.

Corruption involving Members of the Public

151. A total of 38 members of the public were charged with corruption or kindred offences. Of these 29 were convicted and 9 acquitted.

PART V

TRAFFIC

VEHICLES REGISTERED

152. The total number of vehicles registered at the end of the year was 57,256, an increase of 6,393. Comparative figures over a five year period are shown at Appendix VIII, Table A.

ROAD ACCIDENTS

153. There were 15,007 road accidents of which 206 were fatal. Comparative figures over a period of five years are as follows:

Fatal

Serious

Slightly injured

Damage only

Total

1957-58 1958-59

1959-60

1960-61

1961-62

122

154

177

196

206

763

1,086

1,179 1,756

1,917

4,024

4,517

5,275

5,081

5,250

7,734

8,166

8,922 7,618

7,634

12,643 13,923 15,553 14,651

15,007

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

154. The number of prosecutions increased by 9,328. Appendix VIII, Table C, shows the trend over the last five years.

DRIVING LICENCES AND DRIVING TESTS

155. 60,662 test forms were issued, 33,882 tests were conducted, 24,359 candidates failed and only 9,523 passed. The number of licensed

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