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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, 1925, and Year ended 31st December, 1926.

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1925. 1926 Increase or Decrease in oq m 7~~~" — Number of ® ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences g a 2 03 ca apprehended or summoned. reported. * ' ® <£ ® ? a (Charges against Males and Females Number of IS 5 S * ° separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 amongst those •3 73 «Mna committed ! .S-rf Committed Summarily for Trial. ©.2 2-2 for Trial. convicted. dismissed. 6 6 ! ©t3 co 2 ; |& |a —i p- ■ | | s® d.9 o 2 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F S 8 f fc £ i? I 5 P i ~ i i I i i i Crimes and Justices or the Peace j Acts, etc. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 1 1 ill.. .. 1 False statements and declarations .. j 31 36 36 | 5 .27 .. ! 4 4 .. 5 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. .. 1 ...... .. ., 1 .. Escaping from prison or lawful custody 25 36 32 I 11 21 9 .. 11 Assisting or aiding escape from prison .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1.. or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 9j 5 4 .... 2 2 .. 4 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 6 7 7 6 .. i 1 5 .. 1 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 5 4 4 3 .. .. .. 1 3 .. 1 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 4 .. .. .. j .. .. .. ., 4 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 52 36 34 34 .. .. 31 .. .. i 16 Incest .. .. .. .. 7 16 16 14 ! .. 1 .. 1 10 9 I .. Indecent acts .. .. .. 42 I 30 29 5 j .. 23 .. 1 4 .. ., 12 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 3 .. .. .. i .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 Incest, attempted .. .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. ., 1 Offences against the Person, efee. Neglecting duties tending to the preser- 1 2 2 .... 1 1 .. .. 1.. vation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 6 13 9 72 .. 7 .. Murder, attempted .. .. 2 I 5 5 5.. .. 2 ..I 3.. Manslaughter .. .. .. 19 1 17 17 14 1 .. .. 2 5 .. j 2 Suicide, attempted .. .. 60 I 78 78 .... 62 11 5 .. •• 18 .. Suicide, aiding and abetting .. .. I 1 .... 1 .. 1.. Concealment of birth .. .. 7 3 3 .. 2 .. 1 .... .. 2 .. 4 Wounding with intent to do grevious 1 4 4 4.. .. .. .... 3.. 3.. bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 1 2 2 2.. .. .. .... -2 .. 1 ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1.. things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 26 18 16 11 4 .. 1 8 .. .. 8 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 2 5 5 4.. 1 .. .... 1 .. 3.. cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 106 112 103 83 7 .. 13 58 .. 6 Assault with intent to commit a crime 4 14 14 .... 11 .. 3 .. ..I 10 Assault .. .. .. .. 838 807 790 10 .. 671 j 17 73 19 6 .. 31 Rape .. .. •• 11 8 6 6.. .. .. .... 6 .. .. 3 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 12 8 8 7.. .. .. 1 6 4 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 55 47 47 41 j 6 32 .... 8 years Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 9 14 14 I 12 .. I 2 10 .. 5 years, attempts to I • ' « Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile .. 1 1 1 • • •• 1.. women | Defilement of women or girls, procuring, .. 1 1 .... I .. 1 .. j 1.. permitting, or conspiring to induce,&c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 11 9 9 17 .. .. 1 1 2.. 2 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 5 .. .. .... .. : .... 5 Abortion, procuring own .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 ! 1 Bigamy .. .. •• 11 8 8 7 1 .. ...... 6.. .. 3 Abduction .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 2 1 3.. Stealing children under fourteen years .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 4,146 4,952 3,730 135 10 3,072 277 218 18 125 6 806 .. Theft, attempted .. .. . . 20 24 23 3 14 1 5 3 4 Theft from the person .. .. 23 30 9 3 5 1 2 7 Theft from the person, attempted .. .. 5 3 1 2 1 .. 5..