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RETURN showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the POLICE COURTS in the AUCKLAND CONSTABULARY DISTRICT by the ARMED CONSTABULARY, from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1873.

Abbests. 1 1 Number of Convictions. Number Discharged. it b^-r 1 Summons. I Is 2ff Eemabks. Bemabzs. 1,292 4 1,094 1 M. T. M. F. ■a g 1° 31 Nature of Offence. 3 En «l fcg Nature of Offence. 187 31 9 40 I Drunkenness ... ... Drunk and Disorderly Threatening Language Breach of Vagrant Act Assault, common Assault on Police Assault, indictable Larceny, summary Larceny, indictable ... Forgery and Uttering ... Embezzlement Obtaining Money, &c., by False Pretences Malicious Injury to Property ... Neglected and Criminal Children Breach of Master and Apprentices Act ... Lunacy Arson Attempting Suicide, summary ... Attempting Suicide, indictable ... Keceiving Stolen Property Rape Breach of Foreign Seamen's Act Breach of Merchant Shipping Act Breaking and Entering Houses Manslaughter ... ... Indecent Assault ... Attempt to Murder Scuttling a Vessel ... ... ... Breach of Customs Regulations... Libel Breach of Municipal Police Act Horse and Cattle Stealing Perjury Breach of Arms Act ... Personation at Elections Murder Breach of the Peace ... Disobeying Summons ... Illegally Pawning ... ... Breach of Quartz Crushing Regulations ... Robbery from Post Offices Bobbery with Violence Absconding Witnesses Stealing from Vessels Sheep Stealing ... Attempt to procure Abortion ... 233 26 218 70 35 7 187 25 5 5 7 36 30 1 53 6 3 3 3 27 35 6 7 4 2 3 2 1 6 6 2 3 10 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 201 22 132 67 33 6 159 24 5 5 7 33 15 1 37 6 3 2 3 1 27 36 6 5 4 2 3 2 1 6 6 2 2 9 3 9 2 198 32 4 86 3 2 1 28 1 1,065 193 16 106 41 29 5 105 16 5 2 5 28 15 32 4 72 3 2 8 4 27 26 4 1 54 8 1,252 225 20 178 44 31 5 127 16 5 2 5 31 29 8 6 40 26 4 2 60 9 965 of these were first convictions ; the remainder reconvictions. 193 of these were first conviction b ; the remainder were re-con-victions. Breach of Municipal Police Act Drunkenness Breach of Dog Nuisance Act Breach of Vagrant Act Illegal Sale of Poison Breach of Impounding Act Breach of City By-laws Breach of Protection of Animals Act Breach of Licensing Act ... Breach of Arms Act Breach of Kural Police Act Breach of Slaughter-house Act Larceny, summary Assaults on Police Breach of Millers and Bakers Act ... Breach of Destitute Persons Belief Ordinance Breach of Quartz Crushing Regulations Breach of Neglected and Criminal Children's Act Malicious Injury to Property Breach of the Peace 294 10 40 19 3 12 179 17 55 2 20 3 6 1 5 248 9 29 12 2 9 168 14 31 46 1 11 7 1 3 11 3 24 2 6 2 13 22 1 14 3 1 1 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 1 1 12 5 2 1 2 '5 ... 3 15 3 14 "l 16 28 1 1 2 1 1 25 22 5 4 2 13 1 9 5 2 3 41 1 1 2 1 1 26 22 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 ... 1 1 12 1 1 7 1 "2 "l 5 2 2 13 1 2 2 2 ... ... "2 2 13 1 3 2 2 2 ... "l 2 ... ... "l 2 "l ... 1 6 1 "*5 2 2 9 1 1 ... ... "- 6 1 5 2 2 9 1 1 ... - ... ... ... 1 2 2 2 8 2 1 2 1 ... 2 9 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .... 1 "l 1 ... 1 1 2 1 1 "l 1 1 2 "l ... ... ... ... ... "l ... 1 "l 1 ... Totals 2,385 1,987 398 1,751 357 237 40 2,108 277 Totals 557 I 126 683 Note. —This Return does not include the Waikato, Tauranj or Poyert' Bai Constabular Districts.