Page 185 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

158 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROVINCE

of Canada in connection with lands, effects or monies held by the latter
or concerning claims arising from contracts made by the Government of
Canada or in its name. .
The Admiralty Court whiclI is in reality a division of the Exchequer
Court. It has jurisdiction in aH cases of contract, damages and proceed-
ings arising from navigation, shipping, trade and commerce and other
matters connected therewith.
The Supreme Court, wrnch sits at Ottawa, consists of six judges
appointed by the Government of Canada and has appellate j urisdiction
in criminal matters as well as in civil matters when the amount in
litigation exceeds $2,000.00.
The Privy Council which sits in London and consists of members
of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, has appellate
jurisdiction in matters where the amount at issue exceeds $12,000.00
and also in cases relating to i:nmovable property, annual rents, monies
payable to the Crown, etc.
CRIMlNAL STATJSTICS.
The figures relating to criminal justice are compiled and published
every year by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The offences are clas-
sified into two categories according to the criminal code: lst cr mes and
serious offences ; 2. minor offences and contraventions. The serious
offences are subdivided into six categories according to the nature of
the crime or offence: (1) offences agninst the person; (2) offences against
property, with violence; (3) offences against property, without violence;
(4) malicious offences against property; (5) forgery and offences against
currency; (6) other offences not included in the foregoing classes.
The following table shows the number of charges, convictions and
acquittais for each Province in Canada, in 1924 and 1925.

21-Charges. Conviclions and Acquittais.
1925
-------------1 ----. --------
PnOVIKC~. Numbcr 1 _ 1 Number
Number Numher of Iperoontolre Number Numbcr 0; Percentage
of of r.on- "cQuitta]. of cou· of of con- aCQuit- 1 of con·
ch Tgee vielions (l) 1 virt.ioHI' chaI'C • victiona tal. (1) vietioog
-----1---1---11---1---- ----~
Pricce Edward laland. 10 3 7 30.0 29 25 4 8U.2
Nova ,-'<:(')tia 827 1;2-1 20:l 75.4 789 .'ID<; 194 75.1
1\(~W Bruuawi~k:: ..... 2()6 244 52 82.4 251 22·1 37 85.8
Qll(:h.~l'..........•. 1,2:1.1 3,0~1 : I,H9 72.8 3,440 2,729 711 79. ~
Onhl.J"io .......... 9,B:lS 7,7J1 2.0S7 78.7 9,409 7.lliO 2,22!l 76.:~
rvfa.oit,uh;J, ..... 1,445 1,2L; ~:lO &4.0 1,IOJ t. H.iO 2-t5 82,5
H:I~k3ttchùwaD. 1.791 l,lln·l 1:l7 ~2.~ J.I;·19 1,6H 202 89.0
Alherta ..... 1,571 1.~;j4 :J17 7D.S 11,~~7 1,42:l 4fi·l 75.1
B,·it,"h Culumbia ..... l,ôô~ t;3~" ~~l ~~.~ ],5S8 l,2(j~ 1 32J 1bg g
Yukon ........ 2 2 1 100.0 9
N. W.Territories ... 3 ~ 1UO.0 1 1 100.0
ChNADA ...•. 21,685 17,219 21,685 79.4 20.~7 16,258 4,409 78.6
(1) lnclllding c~rt;thl pr-TSOIlB detained for iwmnity.
There was a slight increasc in the number of charges and convictions
throughout the country, in 1925. Saskatchewan has the highest percent-
tage of convictions in proportion to charges, in 1925.