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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1883, and Year ending 31st December, 1884 — continued.

Return showing the Distribution of Field Force on the 31st March, 1885.

Offences. ■d i-t ° "3 s ■3 ft u§. ComS, mitted > tor Trial. 3 a O M. F. Persi is Appreheni Summarily Convicted. Led, 1883. Discharged. o "Sfj *H © .§■3 « O O Pj_ •a t _ t o ■3 § as 3 a Committed for Trial. Perso: is Appreheni Summarily Convicted. led, 1884. Discharged. •si Sh © <D d 16 -g a o o EH p2 o5 <6 § s o P M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. South Island— continued. Public Domains Act, breaches of .. Public Health Act, breaches of Printers and Newspapers Registration Act, breaches of Poisons Act, breaches of .. Rabbit Nuisance Act, breaches of .. Rape Railway By-laws, breaches of Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of deceiving stolen property Refusing to give evidence Registration of Electors Act, breaches of Rescuing prisoners Robbery with violence Sacrilege Sending threatening letters ■ Seal Fisheries Protection Act, breaches of Sheep Act, breaches of Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to murder Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Slaughter-houses Act, breaches of .. Sodomy Sodomy, accessory to Stamp Act, breaches of Sureties of the peace Suicide attempted ?own and Country Police Ordinance, Otago, breaches of threatening language trespass of Cattle Ordinance, breaches of ?respass on lands Jnnatural offence 1 1 1 4 10 94 36 5 1 1 1 1 10 12 1 "9 1 "4 86 25 1 5 "2 6 1 "l 1 3 8 "l "5 2 2 5 2 1 1 1 4 10 93 36 5 1 1 1 10 10 20 3 6 53 2 1 32 2 2 3 "*6 "2 2 6 2 35 2 19 "2 "5 'is "l 'is "1 13 2 "2 "2 1 2 20 3 6 51 2 1 32 2 2 2 "7 2 2 19 32 2 2 2 1 1 4: 3' 8 7 5 1 "l 277 1 185 14 1 199 1 327 231 1 14 246 50 "3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 14 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 15 "l 1 1 1 "l 2 "4 6 1 "l7 "4 "3 'io "it 2 83 35 76 25 4 2 83 35 69 41 50 34 4 18 2 1 69 40 6 li 3 8 59 6 1 524 1 1 58 4 1 1 1 59 6 1 524 125 1 113 1 3 9 125 1 66 267 198 '41 17 603 1 5 111 13 357 1 5 101 4 130 '94 22 603 1 5 111 8 6 79 1 5 66 Tagrancy Volunteer Act, breaches of /"aceination Act, breaches of Weights and Measures Act,breaches of Wife desertion Wounding with intent 45 18 4 42 5 2 3 3 45 8 4 "2 6 4 3 "2 "2 3 2 Totals .. 10,512 15 7,472 1,143 959' 9,900 10,271 192 25 6,997 1,131 1,114 152 9,611 764 l,00i 177 134

Stations. m IS o ■■-] o Non-com-missioned Officers. Constables. Total. Stations. gj o I o Non-com-missioned Officers. Constables. Total. Vaikato District, — Kihikihi Alexandra Orakau Road Party Hikurangi Road Party Cambridge Cawhia District, — Kawhia Te Puti Road Party 'aranaki District, — New Plymouth .. Pukearuhe Pukearuhe Road Party Pungareliu 1 1 i 2 1 2 1 5 10 1 5 4 12 5 G 15 15 23 15 7 11 26 1 60 22 28 Patea District, — Opunake Opunake Road Party Manaia Waihi .. Taupo District, — Tokano TokanoRoad Parties Taupo Waihi Onepoto Te Kapu 3 1 3 3 4 1 . 2 7 1 12 27 1 1 11 55 3 4 9 1 18 31 2 1 52 14 65 4 4 10 1 50 1 10 10 "l i "2 1 1 7 9 1 12 89 98 102 Depot 4 4 Totals 15 62 310 387 -— 25