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APPENDICES
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Table showing the Comparative Numbers of Accused for Three past Years, in Favour of or Against whom Judgments have been pronounced in First Instance in the Empire of Japan.
Nature of Cases. 34th Year
of Meiji
(1901).
33rd Year
of Meiji
(1900).
32nd Year
of Meiji
(1899).
Infractions of the penal code:
Felonies
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
103,323 103,136 103,315
Misdemeanours
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
140,124 141,599 144,568
Contraventions
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
103,810 103,247 102,809
Infractions of other laws and regulations 161,041 151,315 150,441
Nature of felonies and misdemeanours committed:
Offences against the public welfare
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
166,638 165,909 163,860
Offences against the person
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
110,612 110,536 111,038
Offences against property
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
166,197 168,290 172,985

Table showing the Comparative Numbers of Convicts in First Instance for Three past Years in the Empire of Japan, calculated according to the Nature of their Punishment.
Nature of Punishment. 34th Year
of Meiji
(1901).
33rd Year
of Meiji
(1900).
32nd Year
of Meiji
(1899).
Deaths
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
100,049 100,060 100,047
Penal servitudes
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
100,591 100,605 100,731
Confinements
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
101,419 101,399 101,378
Imprisonments
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
130,275 130,790 132,810
Attachments
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
102,388 102,308 102,239
Fines
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
144,066 136,093 134,403
Fines of the police
…          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …          …
112,955 111,140 111,529