H.—l6.

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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1931. 1932. j Increase or Decrease in a —m ' r " Number of «1 a> Results of Cases in which Persons were I offencee a apprehended or summoned. Number of reported. U £ £ E 5 (Charges against Males and Females convictions —■ I ° 5-g -™SSS3r~" *S !l !fe c «-—• ,orTrial - * i S£ |! SjoS M, F. M. F. M. F. M. P. g i> g g £ I , l!J_ I II Licensing Act— continued. Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 6 8 7 .... 6 .. 1 .... trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 1 4 1 .... 1 contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once 3 8 8 .... 3 2 3 . • • • " Breaches or prohibition orders .. 514 I.-T I.V> .... 424 28 3 ■" Found on licensed premises after 1,828 1,689 1,688 .. .. l.flW 10 95 11 139 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises 19 18 17 ..... 16 .. 1 .. .. •■ •• 1 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 66 59 59 .. .. i 42 4 12 1 out a license Found on premises where liquor was ; T8 10 10 .... I 5 .. 5 i .. seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 47 38 30 .... 29 .. 1 .. no-license districts _ Offences against provisions of no-lk-cn.-c -1 85 88 4 .. 35 8 31 / 4 .. t>1 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 87 39 89 .... 34 .. 5 • • •*» claimed districts „ Permitting consumption of liquor in 11 9 9 .... 8 .. 1 restaurant after hours I ailing to provide accommodation .. 1 •• ■• .... .. .. .... MlSOEIiLANEOrJS. Absconding from industrial schools .. 93 57 56 .... r>4 1 ob Bankruptcy offenoea .. .. 46 41 41 18 .. 21 1 1 .. 18 .. •• 4 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 1- - - .... .. 2 .. I .. &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- j 7 6 »i..l 2 3..].. •■ 1 •• ' ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 15 8 4 .... 4 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or often- 13 ' 19 19 .. .. 18 .. I sive manner, &c., on a railway, &e. Failing to oomply with conditions of 162 171 14."> .... 130 8 7 » ■• release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach I 1 1 .... 1 .. .... of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, "offences 1 II II .... 11 10 .. under Opium-smoking, &c 81 129 1-'!) .... 108 .. 21 98 .. Smuggling .. .. .. 3 7 7 .... 5 .. 2 * •• Trespassing on railway and refusing to 5 22 22 .... 21 1 to leave, &c. Auctioneers Act, breaches of .. 17 I 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 •• 15 Arms Act, breaches of .. .. Mβ 390 386 .... 361 7 18 4 • • Motor-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 20 38 37 26 .. 4 .. 6 2 9 18 .. reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of motor- :(77 3S6 325 .... 296 3 26 •'- vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 1,503 1,289 1,236 2 .. 1,085 25 123 1 .. •■ •• -•'• Other breaches of Act .. .. 3,097 8,954 3,946 .. .. 3,650 116 173 6 .. .- 257 .. Totals 36,680 36,368 32,006 1,623 50 26,413 1,220 2,522 178 1,387 35 JM85 3297 Decrease.. .. .. .. 1 ' 312