Section II.—PRISONERS & PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS. No. 15.-PRISON ACCOMMODATION, 1895. Parramatta Gaol Lunatic Ward.-At this gaol there is a separate lunatic ward with twenty-two separate cells, which are not included in the number given in the following table. Trial Bay. In addition to the accommodation shown, there are " Associated Huts" at Trial Bay Prison, in which 108 prisoners may be placed. No. 16.-GAOLS-Gross and Net Expenditure, 1890–5. No. 12.-HIGHER COURTS. PERSONS Charged and Convicted-continued. (Quarter Sessions, Central Criminal, and Circuit Courts.) * Persons dealt with and convicted.-The 1895 figures include persons dealt with under the "First Offenders Probation Act.' No. 13.-LOWER AND HIGHER COURTS-Persons Convicted, 1887-95. Proportion Convicted to Total Population. Decrease in Returns of Magistrates' Courts.--See Note Table No. 5, page 9. IN EACH JURISDICTION. Quarter Sessions and Central Criminal and Circuit Courts. No. 14.-EXTRADITION. Extradition Court.-A person charged under the Extradition Act is brought before the Governor. The ConsI for the country to which the person charged belongs, the Crown Solicitor, the Inspector-General of Police, and usually the detective officers interested in the case, are present. Evidence is taken on oath, and, if the Governor is satisfied that the person is liable to be extradited, a warrant is made out, and he is sent to Darlinghurst Gaol for fifteen days prior to extradition, during which interval he may apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. Extradition Act, 1870 (Imperial Statute).—This Act provides for the surrender to Foreign States of persons accused or convicted of certain crimes within the jurisdiction of such States, and for the trial of criminals surrendered to the British Dominions. Treaties of Extradition for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals exist between Her Majesty's Government and the following Governments: Provision is made in this Act for the surrender from the United Kingdom to a British possession, or rice versa, or from one British possession to another, of fugitives charged with the commission of any offence which is, in the part of Her Majesty's Dominions where it was committed, punishable by imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months or more, or by some greater punishment; fugitives, however, in British possessions to which Part II of the Act applies, may be brought back for any offence punishable by law in that possession. These conditions have been extended to Australasia and Fiji. Persons apprehended under this Act are dealt with at a Magistrates' Court, and are not included with the figures in the Return of the Extradition Court. Section II.-PRISONERS & PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS. No. 15.-PRISON ACCOMMODATION, 1895. Parramatta Gaol Lunatic Ward.-At this gaol there is a separate lunatic ward with twenty-two separate cells, which are not included in the number given in the following table. Trial Bay. In addition to the accommodation shown, there are " Associated Huts" at Trial Bay Prison, in which 108 prisoners may be placed. Gaols. Principal Gaols 639 924 Campbelltown Casino ... II 12 33 12 15 20 20 26 12 20 12 30 16 Total all Gaols • Disestablished 20th May, 1895. No. 16.-GAOLS-Gross and Net Expenditure, 1890–5. |