H.—l6.

APPENDIX A—continued. 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, 1924, and Year ended 31st December, 1925—continued.

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*924. 1925. Increase or ———— Decrease in ® <8 Results of Cases in which Persons were *Nuniber of A p apprehended or summoned. Offences (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. § o separately.) Convictions Offences. ~ ~ 0<tj h amongst those *3 "3 o d" committed «grd Committed Summarily for Trial. £2 23 SS" 3 ® for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. 6 I St; s <2 2 || 1| |V1 1 ; r r $ I Is is .2SS M. F M. F. M. F. M. V. I 8 K a 7, 1 1 | J I S I o Crimes and Justices op the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property—ctd. Theft of animals, attempted .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. ,. 1 False pretences .. .. .. 516 609 577 129 12 393 22 18 3 115 11 93 False pretences, attempted .. .. 17 23 18 4 14 3 .. 6 .. Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 34 58 57 5 45 4 3 4 24 False accounting by officials or clerks .. 3 3 1 2 1 .. 3.. False statements by officials or public 1 .. .. .... .. ,. ,. ,. 1 officers Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 23 2 2 .... .. .. 1 1 .. .. ., 21 Fortune-tel ling or practising witchcraft .. 5 5 .... .. 3 .. 2 .. .. 5 Robbery and aggravated robbery . 3 4 3 3.. .. 3.. 1 Assault without intent to rob .. 2 4 4 4.. .. 3.. 2.. Extortion by threats .. .. 1 2 2 2.. .. 2 . 1.. Burglary .. .. .. 41 74 50 43 5 2 42 33 Burglary, attempted .. .. 1 2 .. .... .. .. X House or shop breaking, &c. .. 455 511 363 272 2 82 .. 7 252 2 56 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 15 52 32 18 13 1 16 37 .. Being found in dwellinghouse by night 3 13 13 .... 12 1 .... .. .. 10 Being disguised or in possession of house- 2 2 2 2.. .. 1 breaking implements Receiving properly dishonestly obtained 86 116 116 17 2 70 6 13 8 9 1 30 Forgery .. .. .. .. 152 177 168 136 6 16 1 9 .. 130 6 25 !. Uttering forged documents or false cer- 61 45 42 41 1 .. '41 1 ,, 10 tificates Sending false telegram .. .. .. 4 4 1 3 1 4.. Possessing forged bank notes .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. ,. 2 Personation .. .. .. 4 2 2.... 2 .. 2 Arson .. .. .. .. 19 22 18 13 1 2 2 .. 6 1 "3 Arson, attempted .. .. .. 1 10 8 32 2....1 3 2 9.. Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 8] 5 5 .... 5 .. .. 3 Placing explosive with intent to destroy 1 I .. .. .... .. .. .. , 1 buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. .. 577 j 604 576 8 .. 518 6 40 4 8 .. 27 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 11 | 38 38 .... 37 .. 1 .. .. 27 Possessing or making explosive sub- .. 4 4 .... 4 .. .... .. .. 4 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 1 5 5 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 Threatening acts with intent to intimi- 1 .. .. .... .. .. ,, 1 date Aiding and abetting or counselling the 13 28 28 .... 24 4 .. 15 .. commission of an offence Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 512 686 686 .. .. 619 4 62 1 .. .. 174 intent Cruelty to animals .. .. 182 230 228 .. .. 183 5 40 .. .. 48 .. Drunkenness .. .. .. 6,922 7,690 7,690 .. .. 7,315 367 8 .. .. .. 7(j8 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., 208 217 216 .. .. 203 3 10 .. .. 9 or loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 339 371 371 .. .. 362 7 1 1 .. .. 32 .. Soliciting prostitution .. .. 12 9 9.... .. 8 .. 1 .. .. 3 Exposure of person and grossl} 7 indecent 211 224 218 14 .. 191 4 9 1 .. 13 .. acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 640 669 667 .. .. 625 23 18 1 .. 29 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 617 598 598 4 .. 500 54 39 1 3 .. .. 19 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 253 217 216 .. .. 211 1 3 1 .. .. ' .. 36 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 1.. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 5 37 37 .... 34 .. 3 .. .. 1 32 . . ness 1 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 208 272 250 .. .. 222 2 26 .. .. ; 64 Unlawfully on premises by night with- .. 53 53 .... 48 3 2 .. j 53 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 67 93 93 .... 52 39 2 .. .. 26 Imitating Court documents ,, 1 .. .. .... ., .. .... .. ,. i .. 1