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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1890, and Year ending 31st December, 1891— continued.

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1890. 1891. ft) III 111 o Persons Apprehended. ■a £ a Number of Convictions amongst 09 Persons Apprehended. w o a Number of Convictions amongst those Committed ior Trial. Offoncos. Cm mit! for T: Summarily Disrial Convicted. charged. F. II. i F. M, J F. those Committed for Trial. g3S : Corn's ;a g ; mitted 3 „ a : for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. 6 <33 n F. M, "3 I M. M. F. o ° & I M M. F. M. F. F. M. F. M. F. South Island — continued. Manslaughter Marriage Act, breaches of .. Masters and Apprentices Act, breaches of Murder Murder, attempted Naval desertion Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing highways Obstructing railway-lines Offences against the Person Act, breaches of .. Perjury Personation at election Police Offences Act, minor offences Post-office Act, breaches of .. Prison offences Public Works Act, breaches of Rape Kape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of .. Registration of Electors Act, offences against Rescuing goods from bailiffs Robbery under arms Setting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting, with intent to do bodily harm Sodomy Sly-grog selling Suicide, attempted Sureties of the peace Vagrancy Wife-desertion 3 2 1 2 17 161 47 3 1 1. 9 183 2 I 13 6 2 16 4 2 3 2 1 I 1 2 I 4 2 " ! ■• I 1 ■• •' 1 12 95 44 "l 141 1 11 5 42 1 . . ■ ■ ■ I 'si I .. i •■ I 1 20 2 2 1 5 36 2 2 4 ■• I .. I 2 'i I 3 2 1 2 17 161 47 3 1 1 9 183 1 13 G 2 16 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 •• - - ■ - - • 3 3 3 1 14 9 200 52 1 2 6 1 9b , 1 2 23 7 3 1? 4 ! 2 ! 1 2 s 19 125 J 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 2 ■■ I .. I ' ' I \. I t 10 5 125 45 •■ 76 -2 16 •• 1 40 2 I 1 3 1 I '' i 1 i 30 1 5 1 J 2 ie • • I 4 2 2 5 •■ 5 •• I i .. 1 3 3 3 1 10 7 200 52 2 6 1 96 2 22 7 3 9 17 4 2 1 2 8 9 124 2 1 ■■ ■• I 1 "2 2 I •• •■■» 3 t 14 39 j 5 • • 1 * "l ■• 2 10 1 1 1 1 8 "3 1 "3 87 1 ■■ I 4 4 2 2 1 o 8 •• 5 12 4 1 2 7 .. I ' ' I 'is 2 2 •■ I ■ • ! ■• I •• I ■■ I 1 1 •• ! "l'| •• ' ' ! ■■ •• " •• 1 1 ! I 2 2 2 8 12 1 ■ ■ 1 •• i 8 15 113 9 4 "l 102 6 9 11 111 2 1 7 1 1 20 1 •• I ■• ! i04 '•2 •• ! " •• I "2 •• ! •• ! 1 2 98 22 1 1 2 11 5 96 18 1 1 2 " 2 1 1 18 16 6 136 12 ■• "i\ 60 ' 3 6 4 13 3 4 16 6 136 8 3 1 1 56 12 4 3 17 5 2 5 1 38 I 47 16 •• '5 1 ■• 1 10 .. Totals .. 6,230 217 20 4,249 I 609 t I 559 94! i 5,808 137 1 9 5,860 204 14 3,829 742 555 74 5,418 117 4 475 I 845 Decrease, 370.