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APPENDICES

1994

1995

1996

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of claims filed

Labour Tribunal

41 455

41 694

41 936

Number of cases filed

5 967

7 645

7 862

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed for classification

2 301

2 225

1 212

Number of articles filed for determination

10 504

5 919

99 317

Total

12 805

8 144

100 529

Coroner's Court

Number of inquests held

249

299

Number of deaths inquired into

6 955

7 214

202 7 512

Lands Tribunal

Number of cases field

4 963

4 037

4 029

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

142 759

155 665

147 152

Summonses issued

192 923

197 269

Department Summonses issued (6)

202 029

Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued (6)

5 063

Fixed Penalty Summonses issued (6)

2 162

Private Summons (6)

20

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

19.993

20 203

11 886

Anti-litter notices issued

Fixed penalty notices issued

Total

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

36 699

39 910

38 380

235 175

195 915

143 528

627 549

608 962

550 220

623 350

614 800

4 121

3.832

564 659 3.307

627 471

618 632

567 966

Total

Defendants convicted

Adults

Juveniles

Total

581 257 2 254

583 511

554 275 2 208

529 567 1 817

556 483

531 384

Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 January 1996 onwards.

(2) Figures are available from 1 March ‍1995 onwards.

(3) Figures are available separately from 17 October 1994 onwards. Figures before that date are included in ‘High Court actions*. (4) Figures are available from 1 January 1995 onwards.

(5) Figures are available from 24 June 1996 onwards.

(6) Figures are available separately from 1 January 1996 onwards. Figures before that date are grouped together as 'Summonses issued'.

Source: Judiciary.