As anticipated in the report for June the new arrangement whereby each Assessor sits times in three weeks has resulted in a considerable decrease in the number of cases awaiting first hearing at the end of the month, decrease of 49 on 117 or 41.9 per cent. This is the first month in which it has been possible to show " decrease in the number of such cases on the total for the previous month.
arrangements for the summer vacation mentioned in the Report for June have been modified to the extent that during August one Court is sitting daily to conclude the hearing of number of cases which were commenced in the previous month.
CHINESE CIVIL CARES, Here follow returns of Offences, Sunimonses and Warrants dealt with, Petitions fied requiring " hearing by Sentences and Decisions, Prisoners in Court 12 custody, Foreign Civil Cases, Civil rejected Defendants under detention, and Chinese}—Ggmabiing Cases added to hearing list Civil Cases, Loitering with intent. "21 beard R. M. J. Mantis, Obstructing the Police" 18 io course of bearing' Registrar. Traticking in hemen waiting first hearing on July 81 Returning atter expulsion 10 cmmelatiel Countersigned y 2 un aces ehildeen 2g Ssimmontos issued...
Captain-Superintendent of Police. Keeping a disorderly Bouse 1 pete D. Brace, Geal bronking AY Wasfant ined 4—Miscellancous Cases... ssu 124 per arana war OFFENCES. Toraten 4,012 " appear ea first summons 21 failed to 2 1,—Offences Against the Person:——ea anaoabedl Abduction se 18 T withdrawn.
Number Charged " }) "not exaouted (claim sotted) a Allowing Children in Brothels 2 SENTENCES AND DECISIONS, Reopening orders executed Attempted Suicide Cruelty to Children Number Dealt with Intimi e Bail Forfeited... - 212 Hovse ov Derention. Malicious prosecution 108 xen coed Libel. 8 Coat Case ona 2.—Offences Against Property
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