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APPENDICES

1995

1996

1997

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of claims filed

Labour Tribunal

41 694

41 936

39 196

Number of cases filed

7 645

7 862

6 319

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed for classification

2 225

1 212

1 004

Number of articles filed for determination

5 919

99 317

315 184

Total

8 144

100 529

316 188

Coroner's Court

Number of inquests held

299

202

Number of deaths inquired into

7 214

7 512

203 7 264

Lands Tribunal

Number of cases field

4 037

4 029

5 026

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

155 665

147 152

132 094

Summonses issued

197 269

Department Summonses issued (7)

202 029

152 631

Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued (7)

5 063

6 703

Fixed Penalty Summonses issued (7)

2 162

1 852

Private Summons (7)

20

9

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

20 203

11 886

12 774

Anti-litter notices issued

Fixed penalty notices issued

Total

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

Total

Defendants convicted

Adults

Juveniles

39 910

38 380

40 873

195 915

143 528

129 993

608 962

550 220

476 929

614 800

564 659

3 832

3. 307

488 169 3 326

618 632

567 966

491 495

554 275

2 208

529 567 1 817

398 716 1 978

556 483

531 384

400 694

Total

Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 July 1997 onwards.

(2) Figures are available from 1 January 1996 onwards. (3) Figures are available from 1 March 1995 onwards.

(4) Figures are available separately from 17 October 1994 onwards. Figures before that date are included in ‘High Court actions". (5) Figures are available from 1 January 1995 onwards.

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

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

Source: Judiciary.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2825 4667)