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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1891, and Year ending 31st December, 1892.

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1891. 1892. Offences. 03 _g5g ■SwS flO ° o fjl o CO s . Committed for Trial. Persons apprehended or summoned. a; r Q r O o to o o doao ££.23 ijll o o a™ H d o Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. CD CD q M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. CD u o a M North Island. Abandoning children Abduction Abortion Absconding from bail Abusive and threatening language Animals Protection Act, breaches of Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, common Assaults on police Assaults, indecent Assaults and robbery Assaults occasioning bodily harm Bankruptcy fraud Bigamy Breaches of the peace Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &c. Carnally knowing Carnally knowing, attempted .. Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming Child-stealing Coinage offences Concealment of birth Conspiracy Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Cruelty to children Customs offences Cutting and wounding.. Damaging police uniform Default of penalties and costs .. Defence Act, breaches of Destitute Persons Act, offences against Disobeying orders of Court and summonses Disorderly conduct Distillation Act, offences against Disturbing congregations and entertainments Dog-stealing Drunkenness Embezzlement Escaping from custody False pretences False declarations First Offenders Probation Act, breaches of Forcible entry Foreign Seamen's Act, breaches of Forgery and uttering Furious riding and driving Gaming and Lotteries Act, breaches of Illegally on premises Indecent exposure and behaviour Industrial Schools Act, breaches of Keeping disorderly houses Killing animals with intent to steal them Land Act, offences against Larceny (undescribed) Larceny as a bailee Larceny, attempted Larceny as a copartner Larceny from dwellings Larceny from the person Larceny of post-letters Libel (criminal) Licensing Act, breaches of Lunacy Malicious injury to property Manslaughter Marriage Act, breaches of 1 1 1 117 10 16 3 437 45 7 10 9 3 3 117 80 3 *42 1 3 1 3 51 10 8 5 3 120 32 1 199 17 14 3 418 42 13 9 10 3 2 111 102 1 3 69 2 1 3 1 12 6 62 2 3 2 5 3 9 160 41 1 G 1 1 9 8 3 1 23 1 2 26 1 8 2 'i 1 1 '92 14 205 37 1 "3 1 '94 23 14 3 48 1 3 4 3 8 96 32 11 24 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 67 3 4 1 163 2 1 3 1 14 10 1 io 4 2 13 1 50 7 28 24 1 5 i i l l 1 198 17 7 K 416 42 11 8 10 2 2 111 62 2 2 50 1 1 1 12 6 62 2 3 2 5 3 9 153 41 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 13 10 8 1 "l 1 82 7 *6 'l 22 3 27 1 1 3 11 3 11 2 9 40 9 1 1 1 2 19 3 1 1 6 2 '2 7 6 16 6 17 35 24 3 8 35 19 '6 *23 19 4 23 6 7 2,946 26 2 79 3 3 3 2,899 19 1 86 11 1 2,392 4 1 43 444 54 4 ~9 1 2,899 19 1 84 2 4 47 7 1 14 8 16 3 9 *7 "3 "'2 2 3 4 3 58 29 13 4 4 4 3 29 16 3 29 13 10 24 2 12 5 2 1 5 28 13 10 U 55 45 50 25 66 30 51 5 3 1 51 20 32 1 5 8 8 2 1 2 66 30 46 5 3 1 11 15 12 2 *2 1 8 *3 20 830 20 4 943 31 2 2 22 8 3 2 448 9 2 35 1 86 9 22 4 616 27 2 2 14 6 "2 4 113 11 2 1 82 56 74 48 2 9 9 1 *3 "l7 3 1 1 5 5 1 2 6 37 24 2 3 6 1 1 1 8 8 "6 2 3 183 244 4 3 103 146 3 183 225 4 *3 6 207 ■ 247 5 1 4 51 23 23 44 *6 6 "3 3 24 3 1 1