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APPENDIX 41

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Judiciary Statistics

Supreme Court

(i) Court of Appeal

Civil appeals

Criminal appeals

Total

(ii) High Court

Criminal jurisdiction

Criminal cases =

Appeals from Magistrates

Total

Civil Jurisdiction

High Court actions

Commercial cases

Construction cases

Miscellaneous proceedings

Adoptions

Divorce

Admiralty jurisdiction

Bankruptcy

Company winding-up

Appeals from Small Claims and

Labour Tribunals

Total

District Court

Criminal cases

Other cases

Civil actions

Stamp Appeals

Employee's compensation

Distress for rent

Divorce

Adoptions

Lands

Total

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APPENDICES

1991

1992

1993

206

211

588

548

218 738

794

759

956

419

424

1 190

1 112

1 609

1536

478 1 072

1 550

10 020 205

9 305 152

וי

11 863

20

13

3 997

4 206

10

8

6

1

421

335

859

887

422

423

98

84

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16 058

15 414

18 508

1 235

26 369

1 316

1 328

34927

21 638

55

37

88

784

693

689

4 557

4 381

5 038

7 287

8 067

8 626

341

319

332

4 875

5 373

4 724

45 503

55 113

42 463

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of cases filed

"

38 756

38 930

39 380

Labour Tribunal

Number of cases filed

4 964

5 199

5 194

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed

1 211

849

1 459

Coroner's Court

Number of death inquiries made

270

257

267

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

111 834

122 111

128 388

Summonses issued

345 977

360 536

414 037

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

16 753

17 131

17 898

Anti-litter notices issued

40 011

38 459

40 174

Total

514 575

538 237

600 497

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

520 803

551 113

2 858

2 541

591 610 3446

523 661

553 654

595 056

Defendants convicted

Adults

479 607

469 245

Juveniles

2 135

1 782

539 720 1961

481 742

471 027

541 681

494

Total