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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1887, and Year ending 31st December, 1888.

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■d 21 off 5 O Jj 13 Persons Apprehended, 1887. 'g'g is S —' *-. a " 3om- Sum- n , g a i _ .jig I. F. M. P. M. I F. H I ! Pn_ •a r-< Persons Apprehended, 1888. i is 3 '. Offences. Committed for Trial. ZS Coma's nutted a g for Trial. 3 a I *§ M. P. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. ! *A^t £ IS" g 1 -gg : g M. P. M. F. , § § - & M o o o M. F. M. F. Nobtii Island. Abandoning children under two years Abortion, procuring Absconding from bail Abusive and threatening language.. Animals Protection Act, breaches of Arson Assaults on bailiffs Assaults, common Assaults on police Assaults, indecent Assault and robbery Assaults occasioning bodily harm .. Bankruptcy fraud Beer Duty Act, breaches of Bestiality Breaches of the peace Breaking and entering shops, warehouses, offices, &a. Burglary Carnally knowing Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming .. Child-desertion .. Coinage Act, offences against Compounding a felony Concealment of birth Conspiring to defraud Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Customs offences Cutting and wounding Damaging police uniform Default of payment of penalty Defence Act, breaches of .. Demanding money by menaces Destitute Persons Act, offences against Disobeying maintenance orders Disobeying orders of Court Disobeying summonses Distillation Act, oifences against .. Distributing obscene prints Disturbing religious congregations.. Disturbing entertainments Dog-stealing Drunkenness Electric Lines Act, offences against Embezzlement Escaping from custody False pretences First Offenders' Probation Act, offences against Forcible entry Foreign Seamen's Act, breaches of.. Forgery and uttering Fraudulent conveyance Furious driving and riding Graining and Lotteries Act, breaches of Harbouring a felon Housebreaking Illegally on premises [nciting prisoners to resist [ndecent behaviour Indecent exposure Industrial Schools Act, offences against Justices of Peace Act, breaches of.. Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Larceny Larceny, attempted Larceny as a bailee Larceny as a co-partner Larceny from dwellings Larceny from mail-bag Larceny from the person Larceny from wrecks Libel 1 180 3 22 5 530 59 10 3 19 4 3 174 27 14 2 40 5 2 1 "ll 13 82 "12 2 1 4 3 192 13 5 2 1 22 "8 5 1 10 1 3 1 2 12 1 1 "7 1 4 "2 "2 1 2 i "i 97 3 2 318 54 "2 3 153 3 1 "2 57 "3 2 "3 123 10 1 2 g 3 27 2 'io 1 53 3 154 3 5 "6 3 9 8 14 1 "l 4 9 17 5 "l 59 "3 4 21 26 2 i 3 1 180 3 13 5 525 59 10 1 19 4 "3 174 14 1 2 27 1 2 1 11 12 78 'l2 2 4 2 186 13 5 2 1 22 1 1 100 1 25 2 447 39 9 2 15 4 1 2 215 39 10 50 4 2 11 2 3 60 4 3 G 1 118 1 13 2 1 1 "e 4 2 4 3 "2 10 5 '30 1 "2 "2 '3 1 "l 62 1 1 1 232 36 1 4 175 8 "l "'3 1 "5 67 8 1 1 'ill '21 1 "s •• "1 1 1 '25 '*6 1 1G7 1 4 5 1 '26 2 "9 1 ■ ■ I ■• I 'l8 1 1 48 1 4 ■• '8 1 26 2 i 106 1 17 2 446 39 "9 2 14 4 1 2 215 20 5 40 2 1 2 3 GO 4 3 C ••! • ■ ! 116 1 13 1 1 1 1 "3 "l 41 12 'io "2 9 "2 4 4 "1 i> 83 20 1 11 1C 25 7' 17 .. I 1 5 "2 2 31 2,661 3 47 3 86 1 2 1 "2 2 "2 2i 5 2,708 1 30 1 90 1 2,225 1 5 1 39 421 "3 57 '5 "4 2,708 1 27 1 86 2,251 2 17 2 27 369 38 1 4 *3 2,061 3 41 2 76 4' 15 "7 20 2 17 2 13 "3 '29 '2 '31 i 16 'i 1 16 30 30 9 'l 1 "2 1 16 25 27 "3 3 9 33 1 4 40 '24 4 1 1 3 13 36 1 4 40 "9 13 17 26 ~29 4 "e 1 'i 'i 10 n 7 64 1 80 82 1 7 22 5 37 2 27 1 5 6 7 64 1 40 82 1 7 21 "74 67 '26 'i 1 2 '30 "e 13 '39 67 8 24 '21 '2 12 73 1 5 17 4 52 1 "3 15 1 "2 1 • . I "l 3 5 28 "3 5 29 "3 4 22 "7 29 27 27 13 2 2 29 17 33 20 25 10 2 5 10 1 33 20 4 3 1,018 1 23 53 1 4 "5 368 42 129 22 3 619 1 21 1 944 2 29 1 100 3 34 "±8 '3 388 1 10 49 117 1 6 20 -625 2 27 1 6 1 7' "e 10 1 10 "l 109 1 40 9 7 'is 2 '21 "2 'io *2 "52 10 3 2 *27 2 "l "8 "e *3 47 3 20 "2 5 4 5 i "1 4 4 1 2 'i 12 9 7 "l 1 '2 "l