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Offences. 1945. 1946. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Crimes and Justices of the Peace Act, etc. —ctd. Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) 9,172 8,155 5,149 Theft, attempted 67 42 18 Theft from the person 43 20 10 Theft from the person, attempted 1 Theft from dwellings 473 *447 "l63 Theft from dwellings, attempted 17 21 5 Theft by clerks or servants 38 26 26 Theft of animals (specified) 36 37 25 Theft of animals, attempted 1 1 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 1 1 False pretences 524 573 519 False pretences, attempted 12 13 8 Obtaining credit by fraud 54 58 55 False accounting by officials or clerks 10 1 1 Conspiracy to defraud 2 2 2 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 5 2 2 Robbery and aggravated robbery 32 26 24 Assault with intent to rob 1 2 1 Demanding with intent to steal 2 2 2 Extortion by threats 2 Burglary 88 91 58 Burglary, attempted 9 18 6 House or shop breaking, &c. .. .. 1,551 1,655 1,001 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 143 204 99 Being found in dwellinghouse. by night 6 6 4 Being armed with intent to break or enter 1 Being disguised or in possession of housebreaking instruments 1 Receiving property dishonestly obtained 164 153 153 Forgery .. .. .. ... 90 107 99 Uttering forged documents or false certificates 29 29 29 Sending false telegram 2 2 2 Personation 2 3 3 Coin, offences relating to 2 Arson .. .. .. .. 36 18 15 Arson, attempted .. .. .. .. 6 3 1 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 7 3 1 Mischief 792 706 613 Mischief on railways and tramways 10 12 11 Possessing or making explosive substance, &c., with intent 3 3 thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 1 Police Offences Act Breach of the peace, &c. 613 709 708 Cruelty to animals 48 23 23 Drunkenness 1,742 1,927 1,927 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or loaded firearms .. 8 13 13 Drunk and disorderly 104 129 129 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts 134 175 126 Using profane, indecent, or obscene language 260 328 325 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vaga276 314 313 bonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting constables, &c. 99 108 108 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 6 2