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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, 1931, and Year ended 31st December, 1932— continued.

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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, 1931, and Year ended 31st December, 1932—con tinned. 1931. 1932. lucrease or . Decrease in © © ©"© Results of Cases in which Persons were 52« 2 apprehended or summoned. .. . . Offences © © © £ q (Charges against Males and Females °* reported. £ w js S 2 separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 0«< a amongst those ~ ~ «g 3 committed ■S-o Committed Summarily nismiBsed for Trial. °s Zs for Trial. convicted. "ismissed. g ® © S- © JH _ *5 M 5? ■° S JS "2 s : i ® 8 §£ 3® g.Sog M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. s ® a a g I | | w Q Police Offences Act—continued. Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 193 137 136 1 .. 120 1 J 14 1 .. | 56 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 29 ! 48 48 .. .. 40 .. I 8 .. .. 19 j .. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 24 143 143 43 69 3 j 28 38 .. 119 , .. Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 717 652 513 .. .. 483 1 I 28 1 .... .. 65 Unlawfully on premises by night with- 210 174 174 .. .. 156 7 10 1 .. .. .. 36 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 174 j 194 193 .. .. 105 49 38 1 .. .. 20 Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 76 96 96 .. j .. 83 3 j 10 .. .. 20 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 84 143 143 .. .. 129 .. 14 .. .. 59 Gaming with instruments .. .. 26 58 58 .... 36 .. 22 .. .. 32 Publishing advertisements relating to 1 2 2 .... 2 .. 1 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 35 25 24 .... 23 .. 1 .. .. .. 10 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. 38 47 45 .... 44 .. 1 .. .. 9 Following occupation of a bookmaker 35 50 50 2 43 .. 5 1 .. 15 Trespass on racecourses .. .. 49 45 44 .... 43 .. 1 .. .. .. 4 Publishing betting charts .. .. 11 5 5 .... 5 .. .. 6 Post and Telegraph Act. Illegally opening or delaying postal 12 1 15 15 j .. 12 12.. .. • • [ 3 .. packets . Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 72 11 9 2..: 6 .. 1 2 .. .. 61 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 40 6 5 2.. 1 2.... 2.. _ 34 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 18 25 25 .... 25 .. 7 Damaging telegraph equipment .. 188 197 182 .. .. 154 6 22 .. .. 9 Posting indecent post-cards or letters 5 3 1 .... .. 1 .. .. 2 False statement re. posting postal packet 6 2 2 11 .. 1 1 . • 4 Destitute Persons A.ct» Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,842 j 1,611 1,507 ' .. .. j 1,230 21 245 11 .. .. .. 231 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 3,300 2,999 2,882 .. .. 2,377 8 490 7 .. .. .. 301 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 22 26 26 .... 25 .. 1 .. .. 4 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 6 .. .. .... .. • • • • 6 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. .. 18 12 12 .... 12 .. .. 6 Absent without leave .. .. 1 5 5 .... 5 .. 4.. Offences against discipline .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 • • I * 1 Stowing away .. .. .. 122 31 31 .... 30 1 .... 91 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent 6 5 5 .... 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 conduct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 8 12 12 .... 6 .. 6 .. .. 4 cated persons 9 Keeping disorderly houses .. .. .. 2 2 .... 1 .. 1.. .. .. - Permitting gaming, gambling, Ac. .. .. 3 3 .... .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 658 588 588 .. .. 360 24 185 19 .. .. .. 70 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 26 10 8 .... 7 .. 1 .. .. .. 16 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to pro- 31 24 24 .... 18 2 4 .. .. .. 7 hibited persons ! Permitting prohibited persons to be on .. 2 2 .... 21 .. I 2 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 1 .. ...... .. .. j .. about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 .. ...... I .. j • • * Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 58 45 45 .. 34 .. 11 .. .. •• 1>»