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Appendix 41

(Chapter 15: Public Order) Judiciary Statistics

Supreme Court

(i) Court of Appeal

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

Total

1986

1987

1988

173

168

628

637

164 627

801

805

791

(ii) High Court

Criminal jurisdiction

Criminal cases

270

234

296

Appeals from Magistrates

1.330

1 090

1 814

Total

1 600

1 324

2 110

Civil Jurisdiction

High Court actions

7 397

8 648

8 303

Commercial cases

114

101

271

Construction cases

12

27

15

Miscellaneous proceedings

Adoptions

2 789

2 757

2 642

9

2

Divorce

9

6

5

Admiralty jurisdiction

228

204

208

Bankruptcy

1 055

956

845

Company winding-up

398

252

219

Appeals from Small Claims and

Labour Tribunals

146

109

111

Total

12 157

13 060

12 621

District Court

Criminal cases

Other cases.

Civil actions

Stamp Appeals

Employee's compensation

Distress for rent

Divorce

Adoptions

Lands

Total

1479

1 369

1 824

495

4 065

5 339

300

322

4 229

50 980

5 121

47 261

36 538

14

32 314

41 534

3 182

5 747

43 060

19

655

3 850

5 893

ן'

292

5 841

59 610

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of cases filed

32 557

33 243

36 022

Labour Tribunal

Number of cases filed

5 485

4 426

4 312

Obscene Articles Tribunal

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Number of cases filed

300

1771

Coroner's Court

Number of death inquiries made

224

305

333

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

172 459

167 623

147 045

Summonses issued

370 605

342 213

311 792

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

14 207

18 452

18 638

Anti-litter notices issued

49 968

46 851

48 311

Total

607 239

575 139

525 786

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

633 488

574 086

3 310

3 471

636 798

577 557

515 192 3.498

518 690

Defendants convicted

Adults

592 807

Juveniles

2 626

544 138 2 861

Total

595 433

546 999

481 261 2 717

483 978