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Indecent and sexual offences were as under : —

Drunkenness. There has been a decrease of 177 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. From the following table it will be observed that 41 •84 per cent., of the males and 687 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 8 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion : —

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1913, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

The number charged with drunkenness in 1912 was 11,884 (11,076 males and 808 females), whereas in 1913 the number was 11,707 (10,940 males and 767 females).

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1912 and 1913, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or otherwise dealt with (Males and Females shown separately), and the Increase or Decrease in Arrests.

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Offences. 1912. 1913. Assaults, indecent ... Bestiality Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing, attempted Concealment of birth Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Rape Rape, attempted ... Sodomy ... Sodomy, attempted 53 1 36 4 5 3 308 6 4 3 4 89 3 35 5 2 4 282 9 12 4 8 427 453

District. Not previously convicted. I One Previous Conviction. Two vious victii ConOU8. Three Pre- Four vious Con- vious victions. victi< Jon>ns. Five Pre- Over Five vious Con-1 Previous victions. Convictions. Totals. ° M o, ~ £ 0J • . EC 3 '*-' C o - Q I _ M. F. M. I P. | M. P. M. P. M. j F. M. K. M. P. j M. v. Auckland Hamilton Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Greymouth Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 991 517 720 701 1,490 I 196 937 580 230| 28 8 15 29 ; 99 222 113 175 172 468 51 147 110 28 10 5 12 51 1 15 7 1 162 39 59 80 234 16 66 59 13 L6 7 ■1-2 1 11 11 1 84 18 65 51 162 15 39 21 3 15 1 3 2 14 1 3 6 74 8 34 33 64 9 26 13 2 10 2 37 95 2 16 40 79 6 17 21 2 16 i 20 644 40 32 100 260 15 166 89 14 65 1 ■2 3 40 2,272 737 1,101 1,177 2,757 308 1,398 898 292 160 10 25 56 303 3 125 76 9 205 3 43 412 15 77 111 10 40 ! 16 ; 5 3 3 4 4 1 49 26 1 0,362! 240 1,486 102 728 458 45 268 65 278 ■16 99 1,360 187 10,940 767 876

Number Number arrested, 1912. arrested, 1913. Nun convictei ber 1, 1913. Number discharged or otherwise dealt with, 1913. Increase in Arrests. Decrease in Arrests. Centre. M. V. | M. v. M. P, M. P. M. and F. I M.andP. I Auckland and suburbs ... 1,659 183 Wellington and suburbs 2,534 306 Christchurchandsuburbs 779 j 119 Dunedin and suburbs ... 494 63 1,472 2,272 612 655 160 283 104 73 1,472 2,270 610 654 160 283 104 72 2 2 '.'.'. 1 1 210 285 182 171- ... Totals ... ... | 5,466 671 5,011 620 5,006 619 171 677 et decn iase, <C>.