83 C ) ■ * '■'7 C.J' -j j (2.) Cases disposed of.

1912-13, 1913-14. 1914-15. 19i5-16, 1916-17, 1917-18. 1918-19.

■•Coiirfc of Appeal Central Courts— Appeal 1st; Iiistauce Summary Courts Markaz Courts Cantonal Courts Total ..

1,166 3,531 ' 6,564 207,312 9,956 216,487 1,290 1.572 1,049 962 445,016 4,282 : 4,449 . 3,984 4,208 6,119 I 5,572 I 4,952 4,637 108,941 140 533 ! 131,517 i 114,921 i ., I .. ! ' 245,181 : 418,8 I 241,988 j 189,372 365,813 570,854 | 383,490 ; 314,100 1,125 4,548 4,342 102,881 152,089 264,985 694 3,598 3,431 83,392 101,055 192,170 (3.) Oases awaiting Trial at the end of the Judicial Year.

1912-13.

■Court of Appeal ■Central Courts— Appeal 1st Instance Summary Courts Cantonal Courts Total ..

1,195 1,828 2,980 22,592 14,676 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18.

43,271 1,150 2,236 2,745 16,058 18,471 40,660 679 1,714 2,317 17,717 26,147 48,574 855 2,037 2,620 16,629 16,261 38,402 931 2,366 3,174 18,424 16,125 41,020 908 3,281 . 3,618 17,118 12,014 36,939 1918-19.

1,068 3,375 4,220 22,661 16,095 47,419 Penal Jurisdiction—Gases disposed of.

i 1912-13. t 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19.

Assize cases .. Misdeineanours-Appeal 1st Instance 'Contraventions— Appeal 1st Instance* Total ..

2,442 22,851 68,937 1,136 72,054 167,420 2,.504 24,650 73,922 1,349 77,596 180,021 2,533 25,825 72,858 1,069 78,396 2,525 24,823 67,653 1,141 73,886 2,383 23,296 70,560 1,505 95,645 2,382 22,322 66,483 2,232 62,564 2,209 18,063 63,-309 1,323 54,928 180,681 170,028 193,389 155,983 139,832 Including contraventions tried by Cantonal Courts.

MIXED COURTS.

(1.) Civil Jurisdiction.

1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19.

Court of Appeal— New cases Decided 'Courts of First Instance Appeal-Now cases .. Decided 1st Instance— New cases .. Decided Summary— New cases Decided Total-New cases Decided 1,492 1,514 704 682 8,557 9,063 16,123 15,699 26,876 26,958 1,365 1,489 646 680 7,640 8,050 13,909 13,368 1,281 1,318 797 882 9,406 9,228 19,277 19,154 1,421 1,808 823 749 8,(587 8,700 13,813 14,654 1,548 1,655 861 867 7,984 8,051 10,165 9,848 23,560 23,587 30,761 30,582 24,744 25,911 20,558 20,421 1,431 1,464 814 6,425 6,593 7,443 7,806 16,054 16,677 1,169 1,177 565 564 6,401 6,054 5,906 5,855 14,041 13,650 [3437 y-21 M 2 House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. Copyright (c) 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.