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IV.—INDICTMENTS A N D INFORMATIONS IN T H E SUPERIOR COURTS.
A . — T A B L E showing the number of cases tried in the Superior Courts and the result of the trials.
Nature of charge.
Number of l
Number of
Number of cases in which • Number of
cases in which cases in which •
A
t\ persons ' cases in which
there was a
there was a charjad were there was a
charge of. conviction for. i acquitted. ''• nolle prosequi.
Number of cases
in which no one
was convicted of
the charge, but
there was a
conviction of
another offence
setting out the
oifence.
Murder other chan wife, concubine or child
Manslaughter
Attempt at ranrder * ...
15
15
3
o
Murder of wife or concubine
Murder of child
JS ! .Assault wich inteud to kill
R*.i>e
12
in
Zi
m>
.2 ! I'tinacm-dl crimes
-W i
7 *-*| Th'cft of animals wich violence to
ml _Z ; che [jtrson
.— >
-± a !
_\
*-*•
= '£ Ocher cheft of animals
Offences against property (other than
theft of animals) with violence
co the person
lo
10
Other offences against property
Ocher offences against the person...
Miscella neons offences
Total
40
56
46
19
219
34 !
40
40
13
175
15
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• Murder includes any homicide punishable by death, and accessories before the fact.
Where there are different charges in the same information based on the same facts, the case is to be placed nnder the
heading of the more serious charge. Where there are different charges in the same information based on different
facts, each charge should be placed under its proper heading.