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, 1933, and Year ended 31st December, 1934— continued.

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1933. 1934. Increase or .. . Decrease in © g ©I® Results of Oases in which Persons were N nSnnI a ° f S S § £ 2 apprehended or summoned. X1 „ , , sS w 5 H S (Charges against Males and Females Number of repoited. ° RpnarntAlv \ Convictions Offences. 2 2 ° S sepaiately.) amongst those — la "3 =M ,q a committed ■H-d ««id- °.2 S rt Committed Summarily n . for Trial. p-2 ?& IS I for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. & g ® o © o © -2a £ : j © g H©H©fld © 0 h B w § w M. I F. M. | F. M. F. M. F. g § 55 is z I m P I ' I " Licensing Act—continued. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 34 27 24 .... 22 .. 2 .. .. .. 7 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 9 7 7 .... 5 .. 2.. .. .. .. 2 trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling . . 10 10 .... 8 1 1 .. .. 10 contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once 5 3 3 .... 3 .. .... .. .. .. 2 Breaches of prohibition orders .. 475 335 333 .. .. 305 26 2 .. . . .. 140 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,679 1,675 1,672 .. .. 1,556 19 92 5 .. .. .. 4 hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 10 9 9 .... 9 .. .. 1 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 45 67 67 1 57 6 3 1 22 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 17 10 10 .... 8 .. 2 .. .. . . 7 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 70 63 63 .... 42 .. 21 .. . . .. 7 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 1 3 3 .... 3 .. 2.. Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 40 85 84 .. 1 71 2 8 2.. .. 45 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 15 16 16 .... 13 .. 3 .. .. 1 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 10 33 33 .... 25 2 6 .. .. 23 restaurants after hours Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 19 44 41 .... 41 .. 25 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 16 9 8 3.. 5.. .... 1 .. 7 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 5 14 14 .... 4 10 .. 9 &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, 8 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 8 abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 4 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. .. 2 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 14 16 16 .... 16 .. 2 Sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 159 166 143 .. .. 131 5 6 1 .. .. 7 release under First Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 2 4 3 .... 3 .. .... .. .. I 2.. of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 5 6 6 .... 6 .. .... .. .. 1.. under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 72 97 97 .... 75 1 21 .... .. 25 Smuggling .. .. .. .. 4 4 .... 4 .. 4.. Trespassing on railway and refusing to 20 10 10 .... 10 .. .. 10 to leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 501 463 390 .. .. 363 4 23 .. .. .. 38 Motor-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 24 37 36 20 10 .. j6 .. 10 .. 13 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 350 272 272 .. .. 246 5 21 .. .. .. 78 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 1,201 1,254 1,254 1 .. 1,106 30 114 3 1 .. 53 Other breaches of Act .. .. 4,623 4,728 4,718 .. .. 4,454 76 180 8 .. .. 105 .. Totals .. .. .. 33,302 32,286 29,427 1,439 65 24,764 1,046 2,002 111 1,215 52 1,389 2405 V. J Decrease.. .. .. .. { .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1,016