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

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1925. 1926. Increase or Decrease in © © Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of S § SS- apprehended or summoned. XT , „ Offences © © © u S (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. S S S * fl separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 . amongst those •3 5 ■ «H a committed -s s • Committed Summarily r> iomicCO( , for Trial. °I ®1 S3®? for Trial. convicted! Dismissed. ® |c .go ** g ■ | 8 Is sS B-SoS M. P M. ! F. M. F. M. F. § ® ; a a g I I ° o Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 52 57 57 .... 49 1 7 .. ' .. 5 managing, &e. Found in a common gaming-house .. 95 88 88 .... 76 .. 12 .. ] .. .. 7 Gaming with instruments .. .. 25 52 50 .... 42 .. 8 .. .. 27 Publishing advertisements relating to 21 11 11 .... 10 .. 1' .. j .. .. 10 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or con- 45 89 89 .... 77 .. 10 2 .. .. 44 ducting, &c. | Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 54 50 48 .... 42 .. 6 .. .. .. 4 Following occupation of a bookmaker 7 10 10 .... 9 .. 1 .. .. 3 Trespass on racecourses .. .. 135 67 67 .... 66 1 .. .. 68 | Post and Telegraph Act. Illegally opening or delaying postal 14 12 12 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 54 35 34 26 8 26 .. .. 19 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 34 22 22 15 7 15 .. 12 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 17 12 8 7 .. .. 1 7 .. 5 Damaging telephones f.. .. 4 7 6 .... 4 .. 2.. .. ..; 3.. Damaging insulators .. .. 3 12 12 .... 12 .. 9 Posting indecent post-cards or^etters.. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2.. Fraudulently using postage-stamps .. .. 1 1 .... .. .. 1 .. .. 1 False statement re posting postal packets 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,729 2,066 1,963 .. .. 1,660 23 277 3 .. .. 337 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 1,851 2,220 2,078 .. .. 1,931 13 127 7 .. .. 369 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 24 51 50 .... 48 .. 2 .. .. 27 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 17 19 16 .... 12 .. 3 1 .. .. 2 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Aot. Misconduct endangering his ship or lives 3 .. .. .. .. ; i ■ • • • 3 of persons thereon Ship-desertion .. .. .. 217 85 60 .. .. 60 i " • • 132 Absent without leave .. .. 127 30 24 .... 23 .. 1 .. .. .. 97 Offences against discipline .. .. 834 52 52 .. .. 52 .. .. 782 Embezzling cargo .. .. .. 12 ! 16 11 .... 11 .. 4 Stowing away .. .. .. 47 32 32 .... 32 .. .. 15 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 11 15 15 .... 7 1 6 1 .. ..I 4.. duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated 12 21 21 .... 12 2 7 .. .. 9 persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. 3 6 6 .... 6 .. 3.. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 560 435 432 .. .. 240 13 164 15 .. .. .. 125 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 58 36 36 .... 29 .. 6 1 .. .... 22 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 68 58 58 45 2 10 1 .. .. 10 persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on 2 3 3 .... 2 1 .. 1 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 1 6 6.... 1 1 4.. .. .. 5.. about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 4 4.... 3 1 .. 3.. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives 46 42 42 .... 36 1 5 .. .. .. 4 Selling adulterated liquor .. .. 2 2 2 .... 2 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 8 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 ■■ .. 6 trance to Inspectors or constables Using bottles with labels more than once 1 8 8 .... 6 .. 2.. .. .. 7.. Breaches of prohibition orders .. 889 930 927 .. .. 823 94 10 .. .. 41 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,902 1,565 1,563 .. .. 1,407 12 140 4 .. .. .. 337 hours