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'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF ADEN FOR 1892-93' [18v] (32/97)
The record is made up of 1 item (49 folios). It was created in 1893?. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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24
(^) t —CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
173. Shipping cases and offences of a cognizable nature occurring within
_ ^ , civil limits at Steamer Point were disposed of by the
Locality of Courts. Magistrate residing there ; all other cases were dis
posed of in the Crater, where one of the Magistrates sits daily. The Special
Magistrate of the Third Class at Shaikh Othman disposes of petty cases arising
there, and not of sufficient importance to send into Aden for trial.
174. The number of cases and offenders tried by
Offences and offenders. Magistrates are given below :—
Cases. Offenders.
Average for ten years ... ... 496 /84
Maximum ... ••• ... 696 1,C54 in 1886.
Minimum ... ••• ... 370 602 in 1884.
175. The number of cases and offenders tried
Offences and offenders, ^ Assistant Resident in charge Perim were as
Penra. 0
ioliows i —
Cases.
Offenders.
Average for nine years
• ' •
25
44
Maximum...
* * *
.35
56 in 1890
Minimum ...
• • •
12
17 in 1887
176 .
Sessions trials.
On an average two cases were tried by the Court of Sessions during
each year; the extreme penalty of the law was
inflicted on three persons within the last ten years.
177. The Resident disposed of 12 appeals on an average yearly during the
Appeals, last ten years from the judgments of the lower Courts.
178. During the last ten years the Court receipts averaged Ps. 12,024,
Bevenne and expenditure and the expenditure, being the pay of the establishment
of Courts. from the Registrar downwards, averaged Rs. 11,024.
179. On an average Rs. 375 were realized per annum by sale of Court-fee
stamps for plaints and processes, since the Small
Cause Court was established in December, 1886.
Revenue, Perim,
Aden Cantonment : Offen- ISO. The numbers of cases and offenders tried
ces, &c, by the Magistrate were as under :—
Cases,
Offenders.
Average for last ten years
• • • ? • •
151
296
Maximum
• • • » • •
253
529 in 1887.
Minimum ...
1S92-93.
78
13 in 1889.
181, The total number (excluding the Cantonment and Perim odven
Oases and affenders. separately) of cases and ogenders during the yeaU 892
is as under :—
Reported.
Tpukd.
Otherwise
disposed of.
Cases.
Offend
ers.
Cases.
Offend
ers.
Convict
ed.
Acquit
ted or
dis
charged.
Cases.
Offend
ers.
Cognizable offences
Kon-cognizable offences
Complaints for offences dismis
sed under Section 203, Crimi
nal Procedure Code
Complaints compounded
Complainants did not appear
after taking out processes
Complaints otherwise disposed of.
233
194
28
94
31
27
331
377
41
121
44
35
233
194
• • «
331
377
258
289
73
88
• c#
28
94
31
27
41
121
44
35
Total ...
607
949
427
708
547
161
180
241
Results in 1891
630
960
488
798
609
189
142
162
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Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1892-93.
The main body of the report is headed 'PART II'. The first part is not present. Part II of the report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- 'I.–PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY, AREA, CLIMATE AND CHIEF STAPLES' (f 8)
- 'II.–POLITICAL' (ff 8-16), consisting of: Historical Summary; Form of Administration; Character of Land Tenures; Civil Divisions of British Territory; Details of Census; Changes in Administration; Relations with the Representatives of other Powers and with Tributary States and Foreign Affairs
- 'III.–PROTECTION' (ff 16-31), consisting of: Legislating Authority; Jurisdiction; Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
- 'IV.–PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 31-37), consisting of: Weather; Trade; Public Works; Telegraph; Post Office
- 'V.–REVENUE AND FINANCE' (ff 37-42), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
- 'VI.–VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES' (ff 42-45), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Medical Relief
- 'VII.–INSTRUCTION' (ff 45-46), consisting of: General Remarks; Education; Literature and Press.
The report includes appendices (ff 46-47) and a 'STATEMENT' (ff 48-51), the latter consisting of reports and statistics on weather, health, and sanitation.
An index listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 4-6. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling or phrasing of sub-headings between the index and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.
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