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APPENDIX A. Return showing the number of offences reported, the number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1922, and Year ended 31st December, 1923.

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1922. to to a to i o O Cl) 19SJ8. lucre! Decrej Nnml Oft'ei repoi ise or tse in >er of ices 'ted. Offences, CO CO CO CO O CDfj m a a"" 2 5 -*9 "3 "£ rH H *§ ii g a& a fl "s 3 u 3fO^ 5 a Kesults of Oases in which P* apprehended or summ (Charges against Males ani separately.) Committed Summarily for Trial. convicted. M. P. M. P. srsons were roiled. d Females Dismissed. Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. ... M. P. M. P. or CO Si eg F to a to I to o fi M. Chimes amd Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. i Seditious offences Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths Kalse statements and declarations Attempt to defeat justice i 21 I 6 4!) I 5 47 1 4 18 1 1 !) 5 1 14 2 14 ] 2 25 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison Escaping from prison or lawful custody 2 33 II 23 11 23 9 (i 2 14 9 5 9 2 1 io Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. ... Publishing blasphemous libel 2 1 12 12 7 5 io 1 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offences Unnatural offence, attempted Unnatural offence, assault with intent to commit Indecently assaulting a male Indecently assaulting a male (attempted) Incest Indecent acts 8 2 I li 3 I 0 2 1 4 1 I 2 1 4 1. I I 2 13 42 39 38 1 35 I 8 27 9 10 2 8 1 1 1 9 27 i) 22 3 8 1 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the preservation of life or health Murder Murder, attempted Manslaughter .Suicide, attempted Concealment of birth Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on railways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. Causing actual bodily harm under circumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent Assault with intent to commit a crime Assault Rape Rape, attempted Carnally knowing girls under sixteen years .. Carnally know girls under sixteen years, attempts to Carnally know idiots or imbecile women, , attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, _ permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring Abortion, supplying moans of proouring Abortion, procuring own Bigamy Abduction Stealing children under fourteen years Unlawfully detaining children Assault, aggravated Assault with intent to commit rape .. Shooting with intent to do bodily harm ' 85 25 726 4 II 2!) I 5 10 io 72 3 (i I 31 8 90 803 !) 12 30 7 I 15 65 5 3 2 24 3 (i 1 15 65 4 3 I 24 3 80 694 9 11 25 5 1 11 2 3 16 1 70 4 0 11 22 1 2 2 51 I 2 I 560 I 23 12 0 96 2 2 1 4 2 1 ii 3 1 0 2 13 1 59 3 3 8 14 1 2 2 :i 6 77 5 1 I il I 7 4 25 7 5 1 2 12 7 7 0 1 3 5 I I 1 l 3 2 10 15 3 16 I 3 Hi 2 I 10 15 3 16 1 3 Hi 2 1 2 15 0 3 5 2 I 3 3 7 13 3 !) 7 1 3 11 7 2 3 1 8 3 10 2 1 8 1 I 1 2 2