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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number op Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1924, and Year ended 31st December, 1925.

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I 1924. 1925, Increase or Decrease in m m rg g]« u ii. r , ■ i Number of © © Jiesults of Cases in which Persons wore Offences a a S " » apprehended or summoned. reported jh i§ £ 2 a (Charges against Males and Females Number of 2 ° separately, .££S?i£S. 73 . d . wag „ committed 0*3 ~ • Committed Summarily t-.. . , for Trial g-8 gs for Trial. convicted" Dismissed. Iorlml ' £ ®jl S X » & 2 & s — «e w ' <3 fl 53 w I I I I © © s * s * o.2 o jh M. F. M. , F. M. F. M. IF So • I I j ! ' m O Ckimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. 3 .. .. ...... g Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 6 1 1..1 .. 1 False statements and declarations .. 51 31 31 9 5 15 1 1 *8 5 " 20 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. o Escaping from prison or lawful custody 25 25 24 14 1 9 14 Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 4 9 9 .... 91 5 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 33 6 6 6.. .. 6 .. 27 Unnatural offences, attempted .. ■ • 5 5 ' 5 .. • • 5 " 5 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 1 4 4 j 4 .. ! ...... .. 4 | 3 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 65 j 52 47 I 42 .. I 1 .. 4 40 13 Incest .. .. .. .. 15 I 7 7 | 7 .. 5 " '' o Indecent acts .. .. .. 19 42 38 2 34 i .. 2 1 '' '23 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 4 3 2 .... 2 .. .. .. .. ' ] Incest, attempted .. .. .. ., 1 1 1.. .. .. .... 1 1 Offences against the Person, <Sec. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- .. 1 1 .... 1 _ j servation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 8 6 5 32 1 _, 2 Murder, attempted .. .. 3 2 2 2.. .. 2 .! 1 Manslaughter .. .. .. 16 19 18 16 1 .. .. 1 9 !! "3 Suicide, attempted .. .. 55 60 59 1 47 10 1 1 \ \ 5 i Concealment of birth .. .. 2 7 5 .. 4 .. 1 .... .. 3| 5 [ Wounding with intent to do grievous 3 1 1 1 .. .. .... .. .. I *2 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 1 1 1 .... 1 ways or tramways Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 20 26 26 8 8 10 4 .. 6 I Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 9 2 2 2.. .. 1 .. | "7 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent „ .. .. 113 106 98 84 1 6 7 65 .. 7 Assault with intent to commit a crime 6 4 4 4.. .. ...... 3.. 9 Assault .. .. .. .. 654 838 826 5 .. 712 17 84 8 4 . . fg4 Rape .. .. .. .. 6 11 8 7 .. .. 1 2 5 .. Rape attempted .. .. .. 4 12 8 8.. .. .. .... 5 .. g Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 34 55 55 50 .. I .. .. 5 36 .. 21 years Carnally know girls under sixteen 10 9 9 9 .. .. .. .... 6 .. .. ] years, attempts to Carnally know idiots or imbecile women, 1 .. .. .... .. ., . i 1 attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, 1 .. .. .. .. j .. _ _ .. 1 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 8 11 11 110! .. .. ...... 2 3 i Abortion, supplying means of procuring j 9 5 5 4 1 .. 3 .. .. 4 Bigamy .. .. .. .. I 12 11 j 11 8 2 1 8 .. !! ! 1 Unlawfully detaining children .. j 1 .. .. .. .. .. _ I j Assault aggravated .. .. 1 • • • • • • ■ • • • . ■ .. I ] Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 4,098 4,146 3,217 136 4 2,719 220 116 22 118 3 48 1 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 21 20 19 .... 18 .. 1 .. .. .. j 1 Theft from the person .. .. 40 23 14 6 1 6 1 5 1 . . ! 17 Theft from the person, attempted .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... Theft from dwellings .. .. 265 295 158 35 .. J 109 5 7 2 29 30 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 6 13 11 3..! 4 1 3.. 3.. 7 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 139 149 149 105 6 j 26 6 6 50 4 10 ' . Theft of animals (specified) .. 52 44 35 15 ., j 15 ., 4 1 10 j .. | ' 8