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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, and the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, Period 1st January, 1920, to 31st August, 1921— continued.

STAFF. The accompanying table " C " shows in detail the staff and the distribution thereof from the year 1.914 to July, 1921. In addition to showing the staff under the German Administration in 1914, the table also sets out the staff which they proposed to employ in 1915. The 1915 staff provided for an increase of eleven over that previously employed, and this increase had actually been approved from Berlin prior to the outbreak of war. Excluding the Crown estates staff from our figures, and the Deutsch Handels und Plantagen Gesellschaft staff from the German figures, our staff in July, 1921, totalling 116, exceeded the approved German staff of 73 for 1915 by 43. This 43 is more than accounted for as follows : Medical, 19-6 ; increase, 13. Education, 8-5 ; increase, 3. Native Affairs (including Resident Commissioners), 9-3 . increase, 6. Public. Works and Survey, 20-13 ; increase, 7. Stores Department, 6-0 ; increase, 6; Wireless, 9-0 ; increase, 9. Total increase, 44. Medical, Education Native Affairs, and Public Works Departments all show increases on account of improved services and the progressive policy undertaken for the benefit of the inhabitants of the islands. The wireless station had not been opened during the time of the German Administration, and in any case was to have been carried on by a private company. So far as the Stores Department is concerned, the Germans were able to utilize the big German firm, the D.H. and P.G., for the purposes for which the Stores Department was set up. In the German days, also, a considerable amount of the harbour-work, which at present has to be carried out by the Customs and Marine Department, was undertaken by the D.H. and P.G.

Kirnihar of Offences. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. I Offci An-' men Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Number ot mces in which Number rests or Sum- convicted. ugAq rpuiilt.pfl Number convicted. Number dismissed or withdrawn. mon nses resulted. Offences against the rights of propertyTheft .. .. .. '.. .. 202 False pretences .. .. .. .. 2 Burglary .. .. .. .. 0 Burglary, attempted .. .. .. 1 Housebreaking and shopbreaking .. .. 37 Forgery .. .. .. .. 7 Fraud .. .. .. .. .. 3 Receiving stolen property.. .. .. 7 Fraud, attempted .. .. .. 1 Trespass .. .. .. .. 14 Bmbezzlement .. .. .. .. 2 Gaming offences .. .. .. .. 26 Police offences— Breach of peace or behaviour with intent .. 55 Cruelty to animals .. .. .. 23 Drunkenness .. .. .. .. 9 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts.. (i Intoxicating liquor offences— Samoans consuming liquor .. .. 2(1 Supplying liquor to Samoans .. .. 4 Smuggling liquor .. .. .. 2 Offences, re opium— Opium-smoking .. .. .. .. 19 Opium-smuggling .. .. .. 6 Opium, unlawfully possessing .. .. 14 Miscellaneous— Arms, failing to register .. .. .. 4 Indentured labourers unlawfully entering 7 Samoan houses Stills, unlawfully having .. .. .. 3 Restricted immigrants unlawfully landing .. 2 By-law breaches— Discharging firearms .. .. .. 1 Cattle trespass .. .. .. .. 51 Obstructing thoroughfare .. .. 2 Stone-throwing .. .. .. .. 2 Negligent driving .. .. .. 26 Driving without lights .. .. .. 12 Rescuing impounded animals .. .. 2 Defective pig-1'ences . . .. .. 2 Driving while unlicensed .. .. .. 1 M. F. 176 139 2 2 1 .. 1 1 .. 24 ifi ! '. 7 5 1 3 11 7 1 .. 1 1 .. 14 9 2 2 .. 26 21 55 46 1 23 21 1 9 9 .. 6 5 .. 20 20 4 4 .. 2 2 19 13 6 4 1 14 12 4 4 .. 7 7 .. 3 3 .. 2 2 .. 1 1 .. 51 37 9 2 2 .. 2 2 26 24 '.'. 12 11 1 2 2 .. 2 2 .. 1 1 M. F. 35 .. 1 i 6 3 2 5 8 1 6 2 "& .'. 2 Totals .. .. .. 728 683 541 19 117 6 I . 93-8 . 82-0 3-4 Percentage of detected offences Percentage of convictions Percentage of offences to estimated population..