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Indecent and sexual offences were as under :—

Drunkenness. There has been an increase of 185 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. Prom the following table it will be observed that 3812 per cent, of the males and 6138 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 597 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion : —

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1912, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

The number charged with drunkenness in 1911 was 11,699 (10,896 males and 803 females), whereas in 1912 the number-was 11,884 (11,076 males and 808 females).

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1911 and 1912, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately) , and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

. Net increase, 28.

Offences. 1911. 1912. Assaults, indecent ... Bestiality Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing, attempted Concealment of birth Incest ... ... ,.. Indecent exposure or behaviour Rape Rape, attempted ... Sodomy ... Sodomy, attempted 72 3 31 6 4 6 378 5 13 6 2 53 1 36 4 5 3 308 6 4 a 4 526 .427

District. Not pre- One Pre- Two Previously vious Con- vious Coneonvicted. , viction. victions. Three Pre- Four vious Con- vious victions. victii pre- Five Don- vious ins. victim 28* L're- Over Five "-'SS>t Don- Previous Totals. o J,gtS ins. Convictions. | o = o °^ —: Iff i-i P. • M. F. M. F. £ o SO® I I *** M.. P. M. F.' M. F. ■ M. " F. M. P. M. Auckland Thames .. Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Greymouth Christchureh Dunedin 1,536 142 680 863 2,028 249 j 828 387 141 13 15 39 167 279 54 285 221 555 48 218 81 36 19 ' "9 .6 46 2 24 3 3 334 26 79 85 304 30 106 35 28 23 1 1 5 26 1 11 6 54 14 56 48 190 9 69 28 8 12 1 2 42 66 , 5 18 23 44 ■ 5 49 23 8 29 1 1 27 35 10 16 30 4 40 21 5 21 6 170 14 26 29 8 146 118 21 68 15 2,474 249 1,142 1,282 3,180 353 1,456 693 247 185 1 27 53 329 137 65 8 97 4 35 2 411 44 4 59 6 56 18 4 10 2 6 4 7 3 23 29 1 Invercargill 6,854 312 1,777 112 241 68 163 1,027 74 476 69 37 538 136 11,076 808 662

Number arrested, 1911. Number arrested, 1912. Number convicted, 1912. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1912. Increase in A crests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. P. M. ' P. M. P. M, P. M. and P. M. and P. Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs ... 1,847 2,158 897 559 165 295 130 58 • 1,659 183 2,534 306 779 119 494 63 1,659 2,533 779 494 183 306 119 63 1 387 170 129 60 Totals ... 648 5,466 671 5,465 5,461 671 387 359