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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1889, and Year ending 31st December, 1890.

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* 1889. Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for Trial. 1890. Number of Convictions amongst those Committed for Trial. I Offences. Persons Apprehem tea. i • Persons Appreheni led. a" 5 o - Hi Committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. PI goo ,ni>£fl Summarily foTTriaV Convicted. M. | F. M. ! F. Dis. charged. 1 R O S O M. | F. M. F. M. j F. M. i F. M. I F. M. F. a a North Island. Abortion, procuring Abduction, forcible Absconding from bail Abusive and threatening language Animals Protection Act, breaches of Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, common Assaults on bailiffs Assaults on police Assaults, indecent Assault and robbery Assaults occasioning bodily harm Assembling unlawfully Bankruptcy fraud Bestiality Breaches of the peace Breaking and entering shops, warehouses, &c. Burglary Carnally knowing .. .. Carnally knowing, attempted Cattle- and horse-stealing Cattle-maiming Coinage Act, offences against Concealment of birth Contempt of Court Cruelty to animals Customs offences Cutting and wounding Damaging police uniform Default of payment of penalty Destitute Persons Act, offences against Disobeying orders of Court Disobeying summonses Disorderly behaviour Distillation Act, offences against Distributing obscene prints Disturbing religious congregations 1 12 122 25 1 424 4 33 3 4 16 1 3 1 155 28 8 3 1 9 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 69 234 2 28 1 1 1 1 iio l 12 15 4 *8 6 29 5 1 154 1 8 1 35 3 1 5 12 1 20 3 2 1 12 122 16 1 424 4 33 3 3 16 1 3 1 155 11 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 177 5 12 2 388 1 45 4 5 11 1 109 31 11 1 36 3 1 1 2 39 7 G 1 2 120 37 2 1 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 5 .. 4 .. .. .. 2 ! 1 1 i ■■ 12 I .. 79 5 208 1 I 40 ! 1 83 2 1 19 54 .. i 16 141 2 3 2 5 1 2 24 1 6 2 10 1 25 19 i 2 1 177 5 3 2 384 1 45 4 5 11 1 1 109 12 3 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 55 5 1 "'I 1 "l "3 3 2 5 2 "20 I 21 1 10 36 3 S 1 2 46 13 6 4 2 23 3 1 7 5 3 7 2 i 2 2 1 49 9 3 5 4 62 2 4 4 3 100 16 2 25 1 1 1 1 3 7 1 1 36 8 3 5 4 Cl 2 4 4 3 97 14 2 'is l ' 6 3 1 i .. 2 30 I 7 ! 1 j 71 22 ] "2 "ill 'i j 's 1 1 S 35 11 "l 2 39 7 6 1 108 33 1 3 50 2 i 1 io 4 3 3 62 8 2 "3 2 1 1 1 32 6 2 1 2 2 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9 2 3 2 19 1 2 3 2 19 2 1 "8 "io I