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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, 1936, and Year ended 31st December, 1937 —continued.

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1936. 1937. Increase or a> m ■ Decrease in g § — S Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a g %>£ apprehended or summoned. N„mhpr of Offences as sa § n • (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. Offences. ° Z aj* separately.) amongst those C £ p committed ■g'go o 5 £ Committed Summarily ni i ] Ior Trial - $ for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. 6 „• <3 b <3 la la ■§•§§ s $ 0 ST S ® S-S § h 3 3 M 3 u o * 8 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § ® 15 fei Zi w Q Licensing Act-—continued. Using bottles with labels more than once .. 1 1 .... .. 1 •• 1 ... Breaches of prohibition orders .. 429 517 516 .. .. 486 14 14 2 .. .. 88 Found on licenses premises after 1,957 2,048 2,048 .. .. 1,916 15 X14 3 .. .. 91 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 9 15 15 .... 15 •. 6 Selling or exposing liquor for sale 134 167 167 .. .. 113 20 30 4 .. .. 33 without a license Found on premises where liquor was 137 122 122 .... 94 24 3 1 .. .. .. 15 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 79 110 110 .... 94 1 14 1 .. .. 31 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 5 39 39 .... 36 .. 3 .. .. 34 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 52 55 51 1 .. 47 .. 3 .. .. 3 .. in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to N a t i v e s i n 60 98 98 .. .. 93 .. 5 .. .. .. 38 proclaimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 12 1 1 .... .. 1 .... .. .. .. 11 restaurants after hours Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 30 9 9 .... 9 •• •• 21 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 4 7 7 2.. 1 4.. 2.. 3.. Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 3 6 6 .... .. 4 .. 2 .. .. 3.. &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, 4 2 2 .... 1 1 •• 2 abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 14 33 15 .... 15 • • 19 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 16 16 15 .... 14 1 .... sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 104 135 123 .. .. 106 14 3 .. . • 31 release under First Offenders Probation Acts Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 7 15 11 2.. 9 2 .. 8.. of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 6 5 5 .... 3 .. 2.. .. .. .. 1 under | Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 91 96 96 .... 88 .. 8 .. .. 5 Smuggling .. .. .. 6 6 6 .... 6 . • • • • • •. Trespassing on railway and refusing to 34 24 24 .... 22 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 10 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 339 297 297 .. .. 285 1 11.. .. .. .. 42 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of 10 7 7 .... 7 • • ■ • 3 Motor-vehicles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 67 59 58 35 3 1 .. 16 3 14 1 reckless driving T n _ Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 509 634 633 .. .. 586 3 43 1 .. .. vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 2,107 2,099 2,088 1 .. 1,813 40 217 17 1 .. 8 Other breaches of Act .. .. 5,996 6,975 6,949 3 .. 6,405 204 320 17 1 .. 979 Totals .. .. 35,448 38,629 36,078 1,254 41 31,032 1,3312,304116 1,096 28 4,170989 i. . j Y Increase .. .. .. .. •• •• .... .. •• 3,181