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              V.—COMPARATIVE
            
            
              
                TABLE.
              
            
            
              COMPARATIVE T.ABLZ
            
            
              showing the number of oiteuces. apprehensions, convictions, and acquitt
            
            
              for the last four vears.
            
            
              1907-8
            
            
              1908-9
            
            
              lyOJMO
            
            
              1910-11
            
            
              The number of offences resorted to the Pol once
            
            
              X o return
            
            
              29,983
            
            
              32.927
            
            
              30.9
            
            
              ox
            
            
              The number of persons brought before the Magistral
            
            
              14.826
            
            
              17.377
            
            
              19.086
            
            
              21.910
            
            
              The numher of summary convictions :—
            
            
              with or without violence to the
            
            
              u...... J..
            
            
              1. Theft of
            
            
              persou
            
            
              2. Offences ::gai:;st property other than theft or animais
            
            
              with violence ro -.he j>erson
            
            
              3. Otiier offences against property
            
            
              4. Other offences against the person
            
            
              5. Other offences ...
            
            
              91
            
            
              165
            
            
              21 9
            
            
              ' 684
            
            
              1,176
            
            
              7.083
            
            
              605
            
            
              1,205
            
            
              9,144
            
            
              851
            
            
              1,588
            
            
              11,223
            
            
              :
            
            
              1,238
            
            
              1.384
            
            
              1 2.919
            
            
              The number of convictions in the 'Superior Courts: —
            
            
              1. Homicide
            
            
              2. Theft of animais win: or without violence to tne
            
            
              person not amoimting to homicide
            
            
              3. Offences us-rains: property other thau theft of animals
            
            
              with violence not amounting to homicide
            
            
              •4. Other offences against property
            
            
              5. Other offences against the person
            
            
              6. Other offences ...
            
            
              17
            
            
              •->•->
            
            
              25
            
            
              1
            
            
              50
            
            
              64 :
            
            
              11 !
            
            
              52
            
            
              tl
            
            
              48
            
            
              97 •
            
            
              21
            
            
              3s
            
            
              0
            
            
              32
            
            
              73
            
            
              1-i
            
            
              So
            
            
              0
            
            
              69
            
            
              58
            
            
              13
            
            
              The number of persons acquitted :—
            
            
              1. In the Inferior Courts
            
            
              2. In tbe Superior Courts
            
            
              1.742
            
            
              43
            
            
              1,720
            
            
              76
            
            
              1,755
            
            
              49
            
            
              1,762
            
            
              79