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Table II.

RETURN OF DISTRESS WARRANTS FOR RENT issuel during the year

{ Ordinance No. 1 of 1883.)

1905.

Number issued.

Sold to pay Claims.

Number withdrawn.'

435

256

179

Aggregate Rent involved.

$46,259.92

Aggregate Sum recovered on sales.

$20,092.47

Table III.

RETURN of CRIMINAL CASES tried in the SUPREME COURT of Hosezone, during the Year 1905.

Number of Cases.

Number of Persons.

1

2. Arson,

CRIME.

12

Armed Robbery,

2

Assault with intent to rob,

1

1

Attempting to myrder,

1

2

Conspiracy.....

Defiling a girl under 12.

2

Detaining for ransom,

1

1

I

2 Demanding money with menaces,...

1 Disobeying an Order of Banishment,

Embezzlement by person in the Public Service of

His Majesty,

11

Manslaughter, (a)

5

Murder,

22: 2

Perjury,

10

18

Robbery,.

2

1

»

1

1

I

2 | Robbery with violence,

Setting fire to a dwelling-house,

Throwing vitriol with intent to do grievous bodily

barm,

Uttering a forged Bank note,

Uttering a forged will,

3 Wounding with intent to maim,

41

71

Convicted.

Acquitted.

Death,

Death recorded.

over One Year.

Hard Labour

Year and under.. Hard Labour One

Solitary Confinenient-

Privately flugged.

No. of Cases,

No. of Persona.

No. of Cases.

| No. of Persons.

SENTENCE.

Charges

Спес

abandoned.

postpond.

**

:——

2

9

ASA

2

17

122

13

::AN

54 17

41

=

Note.-Of 76 Persons,

Five not indicted are included under the healing of "Charges abandoned,”

(4) In one case the Prisoner was fined $500.

Table IV.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

:

9

..

20 + 5 ---

71 were indicted.

5

76

APPEALS

COMMENCED.

APPEALS TRIED.

JUDGMENT.

Number of Cases.) No. of Cases.

Appellant. Respondent. Pending.

Withdrawn.

5

4

1

•

Actions instituted.

Table V.

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION.

Number heard.

Settled or withdrawn.

Pending.

2

1

6

In 3 actions the ships were arrested.