A. —4.

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Criminal Offences in the Period 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938— continued.

1936-37. 1937-38. — — d 0> OC CO 1 as Offences. g'd 8*5 Number arrested or summoned. Convicted in High Court. Dismissed or withdrawn. g g 5 « o ® o o gg So M Q § & q & Samoans. Chinese. Europeans. Samoans. Chinese. Europeans. Samoans. Chinese. Europeans. * Police offences —continued. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Indecent act in public place .. .. 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. •• 1 •• •• •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Afirays .. .. .. . . 25 10 10 .. .. .. .. •. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 2 . . .. .. .. .. .. 15 Breach of the peace .. .. .. 3 14 6 8 .. .. .. .. 6 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Vagrancy .. .. . . .. 18 15 .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Furiously riding horses .. .. 2 3 3 .. .. .. •• •• 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Aiding and abetting .. .. .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 5 Using words to intimidate .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. •• •• 1 •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Using threatening words .. .. .. 4 .. 3 .. .. 1 •• •. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Stowing away on ships . . . . 1 . . .. .. .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • •. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 1 Placing rubbish in public place . . 1 . . .. .. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Killing fish with explosives .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • - . . • • • •. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . 1 Conducting raffle without a permit .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. •• 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Consumption of methylated spirits .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. •• 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Driving backward .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. •• 1 .. •• •• .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wandering animals .. .. .. 13 4 3 .. .. .. 1 •• 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Obstructing Inspector of Cruelty .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. •• 1 Placing stones in public places . . 4 3 3 .. .. .. .. •. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Using insulting language to an official . . 1 .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • . • • • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Being armed with offensive weapon .. 1 5 5 .. .. •• •• •• 1 •• •• •• •• •• 4 .. .. .. .. .. 4 Liquor offences .. .. ..13 7 4 1 .. .. •• 2 4 1 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Breach of Arms Ordinance .. . . 6 15 13 .. .. • • 2 .. 12 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 9 Negligently riding a horse .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. •• 1 •• •• .. •• •• 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Gambling .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. .. .. .. •• 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Exposing obscene document .. . . .. 1 1 .. .. •• •• •• 1 .. •• •• •• •• •• .. .. .. .. .. 1 By-law offences — Driving unlicensed .. .. .. 17 28 16 .. .. •. 12 .. 17 .. .. .. 8 .. 1 .. .. . . 2 .. 11 Overloading public vehicles .. 36 45 23 .. .. .. 22 .. 21 .. .. . . 20 .. 2 .. .. . . 2 .. 9 Driving without lights .. .. 4 5 3 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Using unlicensed vehicle .. .. 4 4 .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 4 Driving without number plates .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 •• •• •• •• •• 1 •• .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Failing to stop when called upon .. 2 4 4 .. .. .. •• •• 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Negligent driving .. .. .. 4 7 4 .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Failing to equip public vehicles .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 •• •• •• •• 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Parking outside parking-areas .. 4 4 1 .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 Failing to keep to right .. 26 16 11 .. 1 . . 4 .. 9 . . 1 .. 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Driving without rear light .. .. 6 13 6 .. .. .. 7 .. 6 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Carrying passengers without license .. 6 1 .. .. .. .. 1 •• .. .. .. •• 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5