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APPENDIX A—continued. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1900, and Year ending 31st December, 1901 — continued.

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1900, 1901. Offences. CO © © m » Boo D — ft cfl '"• O CO CO S "> So; ->~ ca Sh d >h o ■" ■ to Ca r-^H ■-- 5 QJ 2**^ ca B '* zj fl 5K co co fl cu 43 £ Persons a; Committed for Trial. >prehended or summoned. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. CD 'O QC CJ CD 2 o c o 3 M CD q Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. 6 EH M. F. co 5 0 3! cc 3 - CJ a M. F. M. F. M. F. Forgery and uttering Fortune-telling Furious riding and driving Game, illegally shooting Gaming offences Illegally on premises Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Keeping disorderly houses and brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Libel Lunacy Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing animals Manslaughter Murder Murder, attempted Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers Obstructing thoroughfares Offensive publications Perjury Personating electors Prison offences (loitering about and communicating with prisoners) Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Restricted immigrants unlawfully landing Sacrilege Sheep-stealing (see Theft). Shooting with intent Sly-grog selling Smuggling .. Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Soliciting prostitution Stone-throwing Stowing away on board ships Suicide, attempted Sureties of the peace Theft (undescribed) Theft as a bailee Theft, attempted Theft of children Theft of cattle and horses Theft of dogs Theft of pigs Theft of sheep Theft from dwellings Theft from the person Theft of post-letters Theft by servants Threatening letters Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Treason Trespass Unlawfully, felling timber Vagrancy Witcboraft .. 72 13 62 43 155 185 113 5 97 64 104 168 4 176 36 93 5 95 64 104 168 4 176 36 72 " 3 2 2 83 57 83 121 1 2 1 15 11 7 24 23 3 15 1 1 1 93 5 96 64 107 168 4 170 36 67 3 41 35 21 "8 21 3 33 4 9 4 51 i 1 it37 32 I i 152 8 9 16 10 4 6 6 3 1 2 6 3 2 2 466 460 15 9 11 5 151 496 172 12 11 97 1 24 I 2 9 5 497 513 18 7 11 9 162 579 223 6 15 84 1 14 5 497 481 12 6 9 7 162 577 223 6 15 84 1 14 1 1 309 364 10 131 29 3 43 88 3 l 1 2 iJ 63| 13J 5 497 492 13 6 8 7 162 577 223 0 15 90 1 14 3 31 53 3 7 14 4 5 3 4 5 2 i 2 2 1 3 1 2 81 456 210 6 12 62 1 54 55 io 3 4 11 83 51 3 28 4 "o 13 7 1 .. I "5 i 3 10 2 7 "2 2 "2 2 15 19 31 72 24 15 8 26 118 25 15 8 26 115 25 12 8 5' 8 102 17 2 3 2 10 13 L 6 1 15 8 26 115 27 8 7 1 ii 5 4 46 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 178 25 1 26: 145 41 40 94 1,762 5 11 3 91 16 5 I 28 313 90 17 60 3 2 21 5 148 8 4 3 27 168 56 55 69 1,805 18 14 2 77 3 10 28 347 106 5 63 3 5 23 5 144 8 3 2 27 166 56 55 69 1,246 17 14 2 52 2 9 16 212 64 3 60 2 5 20 1 3 3 1 2 47 10 1 i 4 4 74 6 131 55 34 38 892 2 8 5 1 4 3 126 27 1 26 "8 20 2 1 9 4 79; ! 39 2 1 ) .. ! 32 I 6 21 I 195 5 5 7 1 3 6 •28 20 5 144 8 4 1 27 166 56 55 69 1,245 17 14 2 55 2 11 17 225 65 3 48 2 5 20 1 "3 1 34 10 1 3 1 4 2 1 23 15 15 43 13 3 25 25 17 38 1 9 1 5 4 35 14 26 1 14 13 2 9 51 20 2 15 2 1 2 1 7 2 6 45 17 2 14 1 1 "5 .34 16 i2 "l "5 1 "3 1 16 .2 3 2 "3 2 1 108 2 383 1 107 441 2 107 441 2 66 1 io 107 1 1 2 1 253 1 118 46 24 441 2 1 '58 1 Totals 18,358 1 I 19,909 18,688 648 36 14,156 1,638 2,030 i 234 18,742 490 18 1,993 442 Ino. ,551