The number of cases tried by the respective branches of the Shanghai Virst Special Area District Court as follows Police Court,08,571 cases were tried In 1940, a8 compared with 59,- '792 cases in 1999, Summary Court,—G,217 cases were tried in "A Division" and 5,837 cases. were tried in "B Division pared with 8,609 in "A. Division," and 5873 in "B Division" in 1999, District Court—3451 cases, were tried in No, 1 Division, 3009 in No, 2 Division, and 3,633 in No. 9. Divis lon, as compared with 2844 in No. 1 Division, 2.104 in No. 2 Division and 2,680 in No, 3 Division in 1999.
No less than 00,5 per cent, of the persons charged in Criminal Cases and 00,0 percent, of the persons charged in Administrative Cases were convicted, making an average perteentage of convictions for the year 1040, Of 05,1 per cent., as compared with 93,1. per cent, in "1030, 91.4 per cent, in' 1931, 925 per cent, in 1032, 92,5 per cent, in 1993, 93,9 per cent, In'1094, 98 per cent, in 1935, 90.6 per cent, in 1026, 93,3 per cent, in. 1937, 80,8 per coni, in 1998, and '95.28 per ent, in 1939, The percentage of con-Vietions from April 1, 1930, "upon Which date the Shanghai First Spe-lal Area District Court and the Kinngsu High Court, Second Branch, commenced to operate, Is 93,5 per cent. This percentage of convictions compares favourably with the records of other prosecuting offices.
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