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APPENDIX A—continued. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons week apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1927, and Year ended 31st December, 1928—continued.

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j 19,8. \?™°L — — Number of ! © © : © -2 © Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences ® § 2«» <u apprehended or summoned. , . reported. <x> © ® ® a (Charges against Males and Females Number ot i g m £ o separately.) Convictions Offences. j O 2 amongst those ! "cS «w n S committed ! cS'd Committed Summarily for Trial. 2® for Trial. convicted. dismissed. ' cn fH © S-i ffl g h See l§ o a o a* a __ g g | S 3 2 s-9 o 2 M. F. M. F. M. I F. M. F. § 8 [ g ss & \ I w a " ' I ~~~ Licensing Act —continued. Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 4 3 3 .... 1 1 1 .. .. .. X trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 8 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. . . 8 contrary to Act | Using bottles with labels more than once 7 j 8 8 .... 7 .. 1 .. .. ] .. Breaches of prohibition orders .. 957 i 847 845 757 78 10 .. .. .. 110 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,725 1,918 1,914 .. • • 1,750 13 148 3 .. .. 193 hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 32 j 24 24 .... 24 ! . . .. 8 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 68 37 37 .... 28 8 1 .... .. 31 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 3 17 1.7 .... 15 .. 2 .. .. 14 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 61 52 50 .... 44 .. 6 .. .. .. 9 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 3 12 12 .... 4 7 1 .. 9 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 25 32 32 1 23 .. 8 .. .. 7 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 36 37 37 .... 30 .. 7 .. .. 1 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 4 4 4 .... 2 2 .... restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation .. .. 2 2 .... .. 2 .. 2.. Aiding and abetting or counselling the .. 12 12 .... 11 .. 1 .. .. 12 commission of an offence Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 55 52 52 .... 33 19 .. .. 3 Bankruptcy offences .. • • 12 14 12 7 5 .. .... 3 .. 2 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keep- 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 ing, &c. 1 Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 4 6 6 .... 2 .. 2 2 .. .. 2.. ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 31 25 19 .... 19 .. .. 6 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 44 32 32 .... 32 .. .... .. .. .. 12 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 191 176 157 5 .. 144 6 2 5 .. ..15 release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 6 3 3 .... 3 .. .. 3 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 4 7 7 .... 5 .. 2.. .. .. 3.. under Opium-smoking, &c. .. . ■ 40 9 9 .... 8 .. 1 . . .. .. 31 Smuggling .. .. .. 5 3 3 .... 3 .. .... .. .. .. 2 Trespassing on railway and refusing to 4 16 16 .... 11 .. 5 . . . . 12 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 305 314 313 .. .. 301 .. 12 .. .. .. 9 Motor-vehicles Act, breaches of .. 2,160 3,666 3,612 10 .. 3,227 101 266 8 3 .. 1,506 Chattels Transfer Act, breaches of . . 1 I I • ■ . . 1 .. Unlawfully removing a survey-peg .. 1 1 1 1 •• 1 Totals .. .. .. 32,144 33,138 30,622 1,371 44 26,033 1,111 1,939 124 1,067 32 ;2,953 1959 increase .. .. .. .. • • • ■ '' j