§ Mr. DAYasked the Home Secretary the number of persons apprehended or summoned in the Metropolitan Police District during the 12 months ended to the 31st December, 1929, distinguishing between indictable and non-indictable offences, and, if possible, give the result of the proceedings?
§ Mr. CLYNESIn the Metropolitan Police District during 1929, 125,170 persons were arrested or summoned for non-indictable offences and 11,332 for indict. able offences. The 125,170 charged with non-indictable offences were dealt with as follows: 8,918, charge withdrawn or dismissed; 11,828, charge proved and order made; 103,052, convicted; 1,372, disposed of otherwise. The 11,332 persons charged with indictable offences were dealt with by Courts of Summary Jurisdiction as follows: 457, discharged; 744, case withdrawn or dismissed; 4,485, charge proved and order made; 3,594, convicted; 2,004, committed for trial; 48 disposed of otherwise. The statistics of results of proceedings at Courts of trial are not in such form as to enable the figures for a given1784W police district to be stated. All the above figures are provisional.