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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, 1926, and Year ended 31st December, 1927.

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1926. 1927 Increase or Decrease in m ~~TT ———— Number of ® ® © .2 © Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences 2 § ! 2 10 m I apprehended or summoned. „ , reported. ® <2 .® £ a (Charges against Males and Fomales Number of 'g u o separately.) Convictions Offences. O o g amongst those "3 i «w-<S I committed ®rd «w«d Committed; Summarily n , -for Trial. °j5 ?® : ® j for Trial. convicted, i dismissed. |l a a I* 1 1 -!- I I Is S Is 3-9 oS M. F. j M. F. M. F. M. j F. ! § | ' s % |B | II I 1 I I " Q Ckimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditions offences .. .. .. .. 3 3 .... 3 .. 3.. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. I 1 1 1 .. .. .... False statements and declarations .. 36 9 9 4 1 3 1 4 1 27 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 1 11 11 2 .. 5 4 .... 2 .. 10.. Escaping from prison or lawful custody 30 22 21 2 1 18 .... 2 .. 14 Assisting or aiding escape from prison 1 .. .. .... .. . . .... . . .. .. 1 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 5 5 5 .... 5 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 7 4 4 4.. .. 3.. .. 3 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 4 5 5 5 .. .. 5 .. 1.. Indecently assaulting a male .. 30 50 56 51 ». 4 1 42 20 Indecently assaulting a male, at- .. 5 5 5.. .. .. .. 5.. tempted Incest .. .. .. .. 16 7 7 6 1 .. 5 .. 9 Indecent acts .. .. .. 30 30 28 8 20 5 Publishing obscene matter .. .. .. 6 6 .... 6 .. .. 6.. Offences against the Person, i c. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 servat-ion of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 13 13 7 15 .. .. 1 .. 4 Murder, attempted .. .. 5 4 3 2 .1 .. 1 .. .. 1 Manslaughter .. .. .. 17 14 13 13 .. 8 .. 3 Suicide, attempted .. .. 78 83 82 1 .. 62 16 2 1 1 5 Suicide, aiding and abetting .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... . . .. .. 1 Concealment of birth .. .. 3 7 3 12 .. 1 4.. Wounding with intent to do grievous I 4, 2 2 2.. .. .. .... 1 .. .. 2 bodily harm Endangering safety o( persons on rail- 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious 1 1 1 .... .. 1 .... things with intent to injure or annoy | Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 18 24 23 ; 15 1 3 1 3 8 1 6 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 5 J 1 1 .. . . .... 1 . . .. 4 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. ..I 112 \ 105 99 69 19 .. 11 45 .. .. 7 Assault with intent to commit a crime.. 14 9 9 1 6.. 2.. 1 .. 5 Assault .. .. .. .. 807 1 751 744 2 1 620 31 88 2 1 !! 56 Rape .. .. .. .. j 8 111 10 8.. .. .. 2.. 5 .. 3.. Rape, attempted .. .. .. 8 10 1 10 10 .. 7 .. 2 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 47 54 54 38 9 7 29 7 years Carnally know girls under sixteen 14 14 14 7 4 .. 3 3 years, attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 women Defilement of women or girls, pro- 1 .. ...... .. .. .. I curing, permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 9 9 9 6 3 .. 2 1 Abortion, procuring own .. .. I .. .. .... .. .. ., i Bigamy .. .. .. .. 81 7 7 7.. .. 4 .. .. 1 Abduction .. .. .. 3' 2 2 2.. .. .. .. 1 Stealing children under fourteen years i 1 3 3 .... 3 .. 2.. Assault, aggravated .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1.. Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 4,952 4,947 3,726 155 3 3,177 199 178 14 120 3 .. 5 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 24 19 17 1 16 .. .. 5 Theft from the person .. .. 30 19 6 5 .. .. .. 1 4 .. n Theft from the person, attempted .. 5 4 2 1 1 1.. .. 1

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