1 ( &)
2 ‘ wealth .and civilization. But the privilege of appeal is much prized
3 by the people, and the number of appeals will probably increase, as
4 years roll on.
5 Part {].—Crminau Justice.
6 11. This sub-division will treat of Criminal Justice, for the years 1854
7 and 1855. For the Administration of Criminal, as
8 . well as Civil Justice, complete tabular returns have
9 been furnished by the Judicial Commissioner, in his annual review of the
10 Criminal Administration. It has been the Chief Commissioner’s practice
11 to analyse the averages deducible, from these returns, and thus to com-
12 pare the statistical results of one District with those of another, in the
13 same manner as in the review of Civil Justice. The advantages of this
14 practice are believed to have proved as great in the one Department as
15 in the other. It will now be proper to note those points in respect to
16 crime which bear on the social aspect of the country, and secondly,
17 _ those points which relate to the detection and punishment of the said
18 crime.
19 12. In reference to the social aspect, it is fit, first, to consider the
20 Ratio of Crime to Po. Tatio of crime to population, which for the two
21 pulation. years stands as follows :—
22 Judicial Statistics.
23 Total Crimes and Cri ate
24 YEAR. Miscellaneous | Total Population. | ~")2°S 9 ences
25 Offences. to Population.
26 ae 45,715 12,717,821 1 to 278
27 1855 ... 41,268 12,717,821 1 to 308
28 But from the above category of crimes and offences, the number of
29 miscellaneous offences should perhaps be struck out, because these latter
30 cases are not those which society is interested in putting down; but
31 merely those, which being of a trivial nature, the State consents to take