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1944. 1945. Offences. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Gaming Act Common gaming-house, keeping or managing, &e. Found in a common gaming-house Gaming with instruments Publishing advertisements relating to betting on horseraces Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. ... .. Following the occupation of bookmaker Publishing betting charts Trespass on racecourse 158 153 113 3 24 22 127 2 41 168 .396 76 1 28 15 235 9 73 168 396 76 1 28 15 234 9 73 Post and Telegraph Act Illegally opening or delaying postal packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. Stealing money, &c., from postal packets Fraudulently secreting or detaining misdelivered mailbags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes Damaging telegraph-equipment Posting indecent post-cards or letters False statement re, posting postal packet .. Misuse of telephone .. .. .. .. • 72 1 2 83 3 2 81 2 15 60 11 5 13 49 5 4 15 3 25 5 4 13 Destitute Persons Act Failing to maintain wife or children Failing for fourteen days to pay maintenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 of Destitute Persons Act 1,129 1,297 18 1 1,196 1,661 12 3 1,170 1,619 11 3 Shipping and Seamen Act Misconduct endangering his ship or lives of persons thereon Ship-desertion Absent without leave .. .. Offences against discipline Embezzling cargo Harbouring deserters Stowing away 2 118 27 1 1 3 230 27 4 13 "201 27 4 13 Licensing Act Permitting drunkenness or violent conduct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated persons Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on premises Unlawfully employing females in or about a bar Illegally supplying liquor to Natives Selling adulterated liquor Obstructing Inspectors or refusing entrance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling contrary to Act .. Using bottles with labels more than once Breaches of prohibition orders Found on licensed premises after closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises Selling or exposing liquor for sale without a license 2 g 567 43 4 3 1 135 5 1 156 910 12 242 3 6 387 50 4 "208 1 1 1 1 171 1,273 8 138 3 6 384 49 3 '*208 1 1 1 1 171 1,273 8 134