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Offences Eeturn.—North Island District. Eeturn showing the Number of Offences Eeported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Tear ending the 31st December, 1877, and Tear ending the 31st December, 1878.

72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 aranak it ki Taranaki Waitara Inglewood Stratford Hawera Manutahi Carlyle Waverley Waitotara ... ... ... 1 I 1 1 i l I 8 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 i» 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 . i ... 1 i Proposed. »» i Mounted instead of Foot Constable proposed. ii i i ji l Mounted instead of Foot Constable proposed. Mounted instead of Foot Constable proposed. ii ii Proposed strength 1 I 4 5 8 18 7 -. .- 80 SI 83 81 85 86 87 88 Wanganui Wanganui Otaki Foxton Palmerston Feilding Halcombe Bulls Marton Turakina 1 | I 1 l 4 1 1 ... 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mounted instead of Foot Constable proposed. ... ... ii ji ii l i ... i Mounted Constable proposed. l i Proposed. ii l l l ii 9 Proposed strength 1 1 3 10 1 16 3 - 88 I Total 2 2 4 3 31 35 132 8 218 39 I E. C. Sheabmak, Superintendent in Charge, North Island Police.

Peesoi s Appeehende: >, 1877. Total Peeso: s Appeehende: >, 1878. Total Number of Persons Apprehended. Offences. of all OffenceB Committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. of of all Offences Committed for Trial. Summarily. Convicted. Discharged. Increase. Decrease. Eemabks. Persons M. F. M. F. It F. hended. M. F. M. F. 11. F. Abortion attempted Absconding from bail Affray Arms Act, breaches of Arson Assault and robbery Assault with intent to do bodily harm Assaults, indecent Assaults Assaults on police Bankruptcy Act, breaches of ... 2 9 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 7 4 1 1 2 2 13 2 1 10 450 116 7 "2 1 5 4 1 4 2 2 1 "2 3 1 2 2 7 1 1 2 4 2 Summons cases. Summons eases. 16 369 96 6 '"7 4 6 249 85 "ii 3 89 10 8 1 16 361 96 6 2 279 94 "8 2 3 123 18 2 19 1 10 433 115 6 1 81 20 1 6 169 summons cases. 10 summons cases. 3 summons cases. "e