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OFFENCES RETURN.—North Island District. Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime, during the Year ending the 31st December, 1876, and Year ending 31st December, 1877.

♦ Persons Apprehended. Persons Appbeuended. A JSiU Number of all Offences reported. Total Number of Number of all Committed Offences for Trial, reported. M. F. Total Number of Offences. Committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. Increase. Decrease.' Remarks . Persons ApprePersons Apprehended. I hended. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. M. F. 1870. 1877. Abduction Absconding from bail ... Arms Act, offences against Arson Assault and robbery ... Assault with intent to rob Assaults, indecent Assaults Assaults on police Bankruptcy Act, breaches of Bestiality Breach of tho peace ... Breaking and entering premises Burglary Burglary, with intent to commit rape Bigamy Bribery at elections Concealment of birth ... Coinage Act, offences against Conspiring to defraud Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Cutting and wounding Customs Regulations, breaches of Destitute Persons Relief Ordinance, breaches of Disobeying summonses Drunkenness... Embezzlement Escaping from legal custody Escaping from Industrial and Naval Training Schools False pretences, obtaining goods and money by ... False declarations Forgery and uttering ... Eorcibly entering a storo 1 1 1 5 3 2 27 260 99 1 32 18 12 1 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 13 4 4 1 11 9 3 "a 1 1 5 158 82 "20 1 "6 1 "l 9 84 13 12 1 "2 i i 1 1 1 5 3 2 27 253 99 1 32 12 10 1 3 2 3 2 9 4 16 309 96 6 1 39 10 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 4 "7 4 "e 1 5 4 1 2 6 249 85 "25 "il 1 4 3 89 10 14 2 1 1 3 8 1 2 7 4 16 361 96 0 1 39 7 5 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 109 0 7 1 1 1 2 11 3 8 7 1 102 by summons. 18 by summons. By summons. 2 2 1 5 4 2 1 2 1 5 4 2 "5 "2 1 10 3 "4 1 1 3 "5 1 10 3 5 2 by summons. 2 1 23 10 2,652 23 1 18 7 2,243 10 4 3 106 1 1 23 10 2,652 22 1 25 2,889 19 3 19 2,407 9 1 6 25 5 2,889 19 2 2 10 by summons. 295 "8 344 117 1 21 237 4 52 by summons. 7 by summons. 11 1 9 1 2 4 18 17 1 18 26 22 4 26 8 35 4 25 1 4 34 43 1 21 4 13 1 21 4 13 1 11 38 1 21 4 8 1 5 4 "l6 "is "l5