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APPENDIX A 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, 1942, and Year ended 31st December, 1943

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1942. 1943. i i 3 a « O fl M Offences. © o °°!i % "s °^£ fc * fc Chimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences . . .. . . 2 Misleading Justice Perjury and false oaths .. .. 4 5 5 False statements and declarations .. 12 58 58 Escapes and Rescues Breaking prison .. . . .. 5 Escaping from prison or lawful custody. . 30 87 73 Assisting or aiding escape from prison or .. 1 I lawful custody Offences against Morality Unnatural offence .. .. .. 12 (i 0 Unnatural offence, attempted .. .. 3 4 4 Unnatural offence, assault with intent to 3 1 commit Indecently assaulting a male .. .. 121 68 68 Incest .. .. .. .. 7 13 13 Indecent acts .. .. .. 25 17 17 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the preserva- 2 3 3 tion of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 5 10 7 Murder, attempted .. .. . . 1 9 9 Manslaughter .. .. .. 4 8 8 Suicide, attempted .. .. .. 70 76 74 Concealment of birth .. .. .. 2 3 3 Disabling or stupefying with intent to 1 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous 13 3 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on railways .. 5 5 or tramways Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 27 26 25 Causing actual bodily harm under circum- 5 5 5 stances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 182 120 105 Assault with intent to commit a crime .. 3 13 11 Assault .. .. .. .. 690 648 619 Rape 3 32 31 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 19 13 9 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen years 71 70 69 Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 6 5 5 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile women 1 Defilement of women or girls, procuring, .. 2 2 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. .. 3 10 10 Abortion, supplying means of procuring.. Ill Bigamy .. .. .. .. 19 25 25 Abduction .. . . .. .. • • 4 4 Stealing children under fourteen years .. 3 2 2 Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) .. .. .. 7,897 9,183 6,138 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 42 48 41 Theft from the person .. . • 15 18 13 Theft from the person, attempted .. .. 4 2 Theft from dwellings .. .. 347 307 157 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 13 3 1 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 52 67 67 Theft of animals (specified) .. .. 30 39 32 Theft of animals, attempted .. .. .. 10 7 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand .. 1 1 False pretences ., .. .. 539 425 403 False pretences, attempted .. .. 11 23 22 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 74 39 35 False accounting by officials or clerks .. 2 1 1 False statements by officials or public .. 6 6 officers Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 1 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft .. 35 11 11 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 13 22 19

1942. 1943. A i .3d u u g S SH "& m " u 2m. g a S 0^ Offences. § § olg = . "S . *|' It Is .si a la |a ill "A 'A -A Crimes and Justices oe the Peace Acts, etc. — continued Offences against Rights of Property —otd. Assault with intent to rob .. .. 5 2 Extortion by threats .. .. .. .. 3 2 Burglary .. .. .. .. 53 46 35 Burglary, attempted .. .. . . 2 3 1 House or shop breaking, dfec. .. .. 1,334 1,456 1,133 House or shop breaking, &o., attempted.. 130 66 45 Being found in dwellinghouse by night . . 6 3 2 Being armed with intent to break or enter . . 2 2 Being disguised or in possession of house- .. 2 2 breaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 176 234 234 Forgery .. .. .. .. 52 163 161 Uttering forged documents or false ecrtifi- 18 67 65 rates Sending false telegram .. .. 2 2 Procuring execution of document I >y false 2 pretences Personation . . .. . . . ■ I 6 6 Coin, offences relating to .. .. .. 1 1 Arson .. . . .. .. 5 9 8 Arson, attempted .. .. • ■ 6 Setting fire to crops, attempted Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 11 3 2 Mischief .. .. .. ■• 974 986 902 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 14 9 9 Possessing or making explosive substance, . . 1 1 dfec, with intent thereby to commit a crime Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 5 (i 6 Police Oi'eences Act Breach of the peace or behaviour with 539 459 455 intent, &c. Cruelty to animals . . . . . . 48 38 34 Drunkenness .. .. ..2,842 2,135 2,134 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c, or 20 12 12 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 139 157 157 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 157 170 139 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 400 291 290 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 281 381 381 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting eon- 180 118 118 stables, &c. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 8 11 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c... 1,377 1,347 904 Unlawfully on premises at night without 190 192 165 criminal intent Sunday trading .. .'. .. 53 15 13 False allegation re commission of offence 18 5 5 Gamtng Act Common gaming-house, keeping or manag- 103 110 110 ing, &e. Found in a common gaming-house .. 55 172 172 Gaming with instruments .. .. 0 (il (il Publishing advertisements relating to bet- 3 ting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or con- 21 20 20 ducting, &c. Betting, unlawful . . .. • ■ 1 9 9 Following the occupation of bookmaker.. 82 97 97 Publishing betting charts .. . . 2 7 7 Trespass on racecourse .. .. 31 53 53 Post and Teleobaph Act Posting packet containing explosive, &c. I 1 I Illegally opening or delaying postal packets 2 Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. .. 106 95 93 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 16 24 24 Unlawfully opening mail-bags .. .. 5