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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, 1937, and Year ended 31st December, 1938 —continued.

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1937. 1938. Increase or o, I ~ ' Decrease in g § "-a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g $<£ apprehended or summoned. Number of Offences etj m m • (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. Offences. ® 5 S separately.) amongst those * °8l — committed o-g ot3 o| m Committed Summarily Dismissed for Trial - .J h'I for Trial. convicted. -Dismissed. . B a S ij <d-H m w U A Js, ■§■§! i ————— § I 3 u P ? S B M. F. M. P. M. P. M. F. Si 1s S5 | >3 H Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against the Person, die. —cont. Abortion, supplying means of procuring 4 1 1 1 .. •• •• 3 Abortion, procuring own .. . . 1 .. .. .... .. ■ • •. 1 Bigamy .. .. .. .. 12 6 6 5 .. .... 1 5 .. 6 Abduction .. .. .. 6 3 3 .... 3 .. .. 3 Stealing children under fourteen years 1 3 3 .... 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 2 Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 5,865 6,009 4,601 117 3 3,920 413 135 13 96 2 144 .. Theft, attempted .. .. . . 25 34 34 4 22 4 4 2 .. 9 Theft from the person .. .. 8 14 6 3.. 2.. 1 3.. Theft from the person, attempted .. 2 .. • • • ■ 2 Theft from dwellings .. .. 251 265 140 35 .. 92 4 9 .. 35 14 .. Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 11 10 5 .... 4 1 .. •• 1 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 75 109 105 57 43 .. 4 1 47 .. 34 Theft of animals (specified) .. .. 46 71 60 15 43 1 1 7 25 Theft of animals, attempted .. 2 4 4 .... 4 •• 2.. False pretences 911 729 672 69 .. 551 34 18 .. 64 ..182 False pretences, attempted .. .. 31 22 22 3 15 4 3 • • 9 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 117 127 123 .. .. 115 4 3 1 .. .. 10 False accounting by officials or clerks 12 3 3 .... 3 • • ■ ■ 9 False statements by officials or public 12 1 1 .... 1 •• •• H officers Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 2 12 12 .... 9 2 .. 1 .. .. 10 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 8 14 13 12 . . .. 1 8 6 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 3 5 5 3 1 1 2 2 Demanding with intent to steal .. 1 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 1 Extortion by threats .. . • 2 .. . . .... .. Burglary .. .. .. .. 110 76 59 42 .. 15 1 1 .. 42 .. 34 Burglary, attempted .. .. 11 15 11 8.. 3 8 .. 4.. House or shop breaking, &c. .. 913 1,004 769 327 .. 431 .. 11 .. 318 .. 91 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 82 111 77 47 21 .. 9 44 .. 29 Being found in dwelli&ghouse by night 1 6 6 .... 5 .. 1 •• •• 5.. Being armed with intent to break or 6 2 2 2.. .. 2.. .. 4 enter Being disguised or in possession of 7 5 5 4.. 1 4.. .. 2 housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 122 98 96 13 72 4 7 13 •. 24 Forgery .. .. ■ . . • 14-3 85 76 41 1 28 3 3 . ■ 36 1, . • 58 Uttering forged documents or false 30 33 29 23 6 22 .. 3 certificates Sending false telegram .. .. 1 3 3 .... 2 .. 1 .. .. 2.. Procuring execution of document by .. 1 1 .... 1 • • 1 .. false pretences Possessing forged bank-notes .. 5 .. .. .... .. Using or possessing machinery, &c., for 2 .. .. .... .. . • • • 2 making revenue or bank-note paper Personation .. .. •• 3 5 5 .... 5 .. 2.. Coin, offences relating to .. • • 3 3 .... 3 .. 3 Arson .. .. • • ■ • 12 15 13 4 3 6 3 3 3 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 9 2 1 1 .. Setting fire to crops, attempted .. 1 .. • • .... .. Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 3 2 1. .... 1 Mischief .. .. .. .. 879 838 795 4 .. 738 26 27 .. 4 . . 41 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 7 18 17 .... 14 .. 3 .. . • 11 .. Possessing or making explosive sub- •• 3 3 2.. 1 1 3.. stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 1 3 3 1 2 1 2.. Threatening acts with intent to intimi- 4 1 1 .... 1 •• •• 3 date Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 586 712 708 1 .. 656 6 43 2 1 .. 126 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. .. 72 47 46 .... 37 1 8 .. .. .. 25 Drunkenness .. .. .. 4,360 5,202 5,202 .. .. 5,037 149 16 842 .. Drunk while in charge of horses, &c„ or 18 18 18 .... 18 .. .. .. loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 171 226 226 .. .. 220 4 2 .. .. 55 Soliciting prostitution .. .. .. 7 7 .... ., 5 .. ' 2 .. .. 7 ..