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

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1926. 1927. Increase or j Decrease in ® © ®-2® ltesults of Cases in which Persons were i Number or a 2 apprehended or summoned. xT , , Offences 5® ® (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported, o S separately.) Convictions Offences _ 2 9 amongst those "5 g committed «w«o °.2Srrt Committed Summarily n i om ioc, for Trial. g-S 25 *25,° for Trial. ; convicted: Dismissed. „ | g •o 2 J3 2 - 0 a — - ® : ? rt&ri&rjoo r, — 3 * a * 3-a o * m. i F. M. i F. M. F. M. F. a £ z I & a I | | s | n I If I I "l i I i Chimes and Justices of the Peace ; Acts, etc. —continued. |! ! Offences against Rights of Property—ctd. Theft from dwellings .. .. 325 j 332 161 1 45 .. | 103 9 3 1 39 .. 7 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 78 J 10 1 I 1 .. .. | 1 .. .. 68 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 160 !i 179 179 j 74 6 95 .. 4 j .. 69 , 5 19 .. Theft of animals (specified) .. .. 40 53 50 29 18 .. 3 21 .. 13 Theft of animals, attempted .. 2 ; .. .. .. .. .. .. • • I - False pretences .. .. .. 717 908 864 90 1 732 21 20 74 1 191 I .. False pretences, attempted .. .. 13 23 21 3 18 3 .. 10 : .. Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 118 104 101 1 90 2 8 1 .. .. 14 False accounting by officials or clerks.. .. 1 j 1 1 .. | 1 .. 1 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 8 ! 1 1 1 .. I .. .. 7 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft .. 10 j 10 ! 4 6 .... .. .. 10 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 13 j 20 16 12 1 .. .. 3 .. j 8 .. 7 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 6 10 7 7.. .. I 6 .. 4.. Burglary.. .. .. .. 126 72 42 31 .. 11 | 31 .. .. 54 Burglary, attempted .. .. 13 7 1 1 ■ • I 1 • • ■ • 6 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 628 i 946 j 621 410 6 185 2 17 1 394 5 318 House or shop breaking, &c., at- 83 76 ! 23 17 6 i 15 ; 7 tempted Being found in dwellinghouse by night 11 8 8 .... 6 .. 2.. .. .. .. 3 Being disguised or in possession of 3: 4 I 4 2.. 2 2 .. 1 housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 111 107 107 46 55 .. 6 44 .. .. 4 tained Forgery .. .. .. .. 171 170 159 152 1 5 1 .... 142 1 .. 1 Uttering forged documents or false 25 45 44 41 .. 3 .. .... 40 .. 20 certificates Sending false telegram .. .. 7 .. .. .. \ .. .. 7 Personation .. .. .. 5 4 4 .. I 4 .... 1 Coin, offences relating to .. 3 • • • • .... .. .. j .. .. 3 Arson .. ..' .. .. 24 47 46 26 .. 19 .. 1 . . 23 .. j 23 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 7 7 7 7.. .. .. .... 4 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 ; .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. j 1 .. Wilfully placing obstruction on rail- 4 8 j 7 .. .. 6 .. 1 .. .. 4 ways Placing explosive with intent to 1 3 3 .... 3 .. j 2.. destroy buildings, ships, &c. j Mischief .. .. .. .. 536 558 540 5 .. 494 10 ! 25 6 5 .. j 22 .. Mischief on railways and tramways .. 9 12 12 .... 11 1 I 3 .. Sending threatening letters .. .. 3 1 1 1 .. ..j .... I 2 Aiding and abetting or counselling 11 28 28 .. .. j 25 .. I ,3 I 17 [ .. the commission of an offence Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 534 620 020 .... 545 12 63 ...... 86 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. .. 139 j 113 : 113 .. .. 94 2 17 .. ; .. .. 26 Drunkenness .. .. .. 7,261 ! 6,342 I 6,342 .. .. 6,018 319 5 j .. .... | 919 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or 277 190 190 .. .. 184 1 5 .... .. 87 lnQrlpfl fippflTTYlQ Drunk and disorderly .. .. 316 , 352 352 .. | .. 329 18 | 5 .. I .. ! .. 36 j .. Soliciting prostitution .. .. 8 11' 11 .. .. .. 9 .. 2 ' .. ! 3 .. Exposure of person and grossly indecent 312 240 226 12 i .. 208 2 4 7 ! .. i 72 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 742 671 669 4 [ .. 600 35 30 .. 3 .. j .. 1 71 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 832 891 890 1 .. 724 103 49 j 13 1 .. 59 ; .. rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 207 I 158 157 1 .. 150 1 1 5 1 .. .. 49 constables, &c. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 17 3 3 .... 3 ! .. .. .. .. .. 14 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 473 407 310 1 .. 298 2 9 1 .. .. 66 Unlawfully on premises by night with- 130 188 : 188 .... 174 6 7 1 .. .. 58 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. . • .. 67 93 93 I .. I .. 63 | 27 , .. ' 3 .. 26 ; ..