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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended on summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1931, and Year ended 31st December, 1932.

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11 H.—16. APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended on summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1931, and Year ended 31st December, 1932. I931 - • «*». Inereaee or — _— _ I Decrease in 5 a> & J Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a § a • » apprehended or summoned. Offences £ e o fc o (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. _ _ o S 2 < ° separately.) Convictions Offences. £ O a • amongst those "3 . "5 . committed oi 'S'S 2 s v Committed Summarily DiBmi , eed for Trial. °£ °t «f<»2 for Trial. convicted. uismissea. g g gh gh 3-So>, m. P. M. F. M. F. M. F a « Chimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. .. 16 16 .... 14 .. 2 16 .. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 7 4 3 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 2.. .. 3 False statements and declarations .. IS 39 38 10 1 25 2 .. 8 1 21 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 7 .. .. .... .. .. .. 7 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 13 15 15 4 .. 10 1 .... 4 .. 2 .. Assisting or aiding escape from prison 9 3 :i .... 2 1 .. .. 6 or lawful custody Offences againti Itiliaion. Disturbing public worship .. .. t 3 I 1 .... 1 ., .. 2 Offences against Morality, Unnatural offence .. .. .. 5 .. .. .... .. .. .. 5 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 3 2 2 2.. .. .. .... 2 .. .. 1 Tndecently assaulting a male .. 54 24 24 18 .. 3 .. 3 .. Iβ .. .. 8J) Incest .. .. .. .. 2 13 13 11 2 8 .. 11 •• Indecent acts .. .. .. 6 28 27 3 .. 19 5 .. 2 .. 22 .. Publishing obscene matter .. .. I 6 6 .... 6 .. 5.. Offences against the Person, dbc. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 servation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 13 I 15 ' 13 12 I 1 .. 6 .. 2 .. Murder, attempted .. .. 5 2 2 2 .. 3 Manslaughter .. .. .. 7 8 8 5 3.. 2.. 1 . . Suicide, attempted .. .. 76 71 71 .... 45 22 13 5 Concealment of birth .. .. 7 6 6 42 2 2'.. 1 Disabling or stupefying with intent to 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous I 1 1 .... 1 bodily harm Kmlangering safety of persons on rail- - .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 ways or tramways Putting explosive substances in places .. 1 1 1.. .. 1 .. 1 .. with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious 1 1 1 .. 1 .. things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. j 16 19 18 13 1 2 1 1 .. 7 .. 3 .. Causing actual bodily harm under eir- 1 1 1 1 ., .. | 1 .. cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 102 82 79 40 .. 35 4 .. 34 .. 20 Assault with intent to commit a crime 5 3 1 .... 1 .. .. .. 2 Assault .. .. .. .. 627 595 580 8 .. 437 13 102 20 S .. .. 32 Rape .. .. .. .. 7 3 3 2 1 4 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 7 7 7 4.. 1 .. 2.. 1 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen till 74 73 59 .. 3 .. 11 37 .. 5 .. years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, ! 7 11 11 71 1 .. 2 6 1 4.. attempts to Carnally knowing inmates of child- 4 ; .. .. .... .. .. .. 4 welfare institution Carnally know inmates of child-welfare 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 institution, attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2.. permitting, or conspiring to induce,&c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 5 7 7 34 .. .. 3 2.. A bort ion, supplying means of procuring 6 3 3 3 .. .. .... 2 .. .. .'i Abortion, procuring own .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. Bigamy .. .. .. .. 8 8 8 71 6 Abduction .. .. .. 2 6 6 2.. 4 4.. Stealing children under fourteen years .. 2 2 .... 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 2.. 3—H. 16.