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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1891, and Year ending 31st December, 1892— continued.

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1891. ««. Offences. Q go o O 03 ill ao o o Persons a] Committed for Trial. iprehended or Summarily convicted. summoned. Discharged. Number of q Convictions ■SS5S amongst a o a o those SHI °°o"f ls§3 B d o M. F. 6 m 6 M O p M. F. M. P. M. P. s Pi I—< South Island— continued. Destitute Persons Act, offences against Disobeying orders of Court and summonses Disorderly conduct Disturbing congregations, &c. .. 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 Furious driving and riding Gaming and Lotteries Act, breaches of Harbouring escaped convicts Illegally on premises Impounding Act, offences against Indecent exposure and behaviour Industrial Schools Act, offences against Keeping disorderly houses Larceny Larceny, attempted Larceny, as a bailee Larceny from dwellings Larceny from the person Libel Lunacy Malicious injury to property Manslaughter Marriage Act, breaches of Murder Murder, attempted Naval deserters and stragglers .. Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Offences against the person Perjury Personating electors Police Offences Act, minor offences Post Office Act, breaches of Prison offences Public Works Act, breaches of .. Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of Registration of Electors Act, breaches of Rescuing goods from bailiffs Robbory under arms Seal Fisheries Act, breaches of.. Setting fire to grass Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting, with intent Sodomy Sly grog-selling Suicide, attempted Sureties of the peace Vagrancy Wife-desertion 34 42 34 32 2 2,470 2 19 4 59 2 1 37 7 13 1 23 7 35 112 21 912 2 19 19 20 3 198 233 3 3 3 1 14 200 52 33 45 38 28 2,461 18 21 3 47 1 8 29 11 72 28 54 123 25 803 5 13 17 21 2 183 204 1 11 *6 26 29 2 2 2 i i 1 3 2 15 31 32 19 2,067 17 9 1 27 1 "8 11 27 'l7 "u 62 5 371 1 5 3 '97 140 3 2 373 1 1 1 1 "2 51 11 61 2 1 2 47 19 9 5 3 8 18 1 2 10 i 44 3 "1 5 4 46 1 4 2 30 33 1 1 2 4 11 1 2 2 3 3 2 27 39 37 27 2,461 18 21 3 46 1 8 28 11 72 22 'hi 120 24 521 4 12 1 13 2 183 195 1 4 "6 '23 19 "2 "l "l 1 2 3 4 16 2 'a '4 59 19 11 4 3 i 1 4 2 9 1 12 1 1 8 1 7 109 6 2 1 15 29 2 3 4 '2 1 3 1 1 13 1 242 48 3 171 44 1 37 2 20 2 3 1 231 48 1 42 4 3 2 6 1 197 2 'i 1 "2 2 4 1 286 201 15 66 3 285 89 1 2 23 7 3 9 17 4 3 12 4 3 10 18 1 "2 9 1 1 1 3 12 4 3 10 18 1 "i 1 3 3 1 '2 "2 1 ii 3 5 11 1 4 6 1 1 i 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 8 19 125 3 1 15 57 4 2 1 1 43 1 2 14 3 1 7 57 "l 3 7 4 68 1 2 11 5 98 22 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 13 3 146 7 4 3 97 4 1 1 '6 *2 1 13 3 146 6 2 k 13 33 2 3 48 15 Totals 544 5,421 85 384 486 5,960 5,858 132 14 4,003 661 06 Dec. 102