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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1896, and Year ending 31st December, 1897 — continued.

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Offences. 1896. a o o o Persons ap Committed for Trial. iprehendf Sumrm Convic sd or summoned. .. 1897. © T3 nd J2 (/i © oj aoSo 3 aa a) a <i-T f-l f-j fl & 4 O Number of Convictions amongst those committed tor Trial. irily Dis;ted. charged. 6 r: o γ-h o a 6 <s o c M. F. " M. V. m. ; V. M. F. Intimidation Keeping disorderly houses and brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Libel Lunacy Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing animals Manslaughter Murder Murder, attempted Neglected a,nd criminal children Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers Obstructing thoroughfares Pawning, illegal Perjury .. Personating electors Prison offences (loitering about, and communicating with prisoners) Prize-fighting.. Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Sacrilege Sheep-stealing (see Theft). Seals, illegally taking .. Shooting with intent Sly-grog selling Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Soliciting prostitution Stone-throwing Stowing away on board ships Suicide, attempted Sureties of the peace Theft (undescribed) Theft as a bailee Theft, attempted Theft of children Theft of cattle and horses Theft of dogs Theft of pigs Theft of sheep Theft from dwellings Theft from the person Theft of post letters Theft by servants Threatening letters Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Trespass Unlawfully felling timber Vagrancy 1 21 1 4 1 21 1 24 45 1 6 10 1 1 1 1 1 3 368 385 1 4 4 178 416 139 2 3 34 2 17 3 415 474 1 6 12 5 128 409 141. 12 6 45 1 's 5 8 4 2 2 253 274 1 69 297 130 10 5 38 108 20 29 63 1 2 46 119 1 25 42 10 8 14 1 5 6 3 415 432 1 5 11 5 128 408 141 10 6 45 3 3 6 '2 47 89 1 5 8 1 50 7 1 4 2 10 3 11 3 2 1 16 4 11 12 1 2 1 2 2 16 4 11 6 1 4 5 6 11 12 2 7 46 42 31 8 12 2 6 46 42 31 10 2 12 14 20 43 81 1 5 8 19 37 19 2 4 1 1 16 5 11 1 1 1 4 26 10 7 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 59 21 2 6 151 10 1 2 17 85 35 26 53 2,122 1 6 3 69 2 10 21 279 133 10 9 5 1 18 3 1 1 2 30 \ 2 6 146 10 1 1 15 85 35 26 53 1,287 1 5 3 43 1 6 9 116 42 5 9 5 1 18 'a 1 1 '78 10 18 20 4 92 11 1 1 1 2 10 121 53 81 55 1,942 10 5 3 72 34 4 38 841 14 1 1 102 11 1 14 13 209 1 3 2 11 1 1 5 ' 1 20 2 7 36 18 5 2 100 6 62 2 180 9 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 119 9 1 67 251 162 3 2 1 1 14 30 4 18 13 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 81 6 8 4 4 12 18 1 1 4 17 4 10 10 4 1 3 1 9 28 7 7 4 50 7 46 29 4 1 3 1 1 14 4 4 73 4 392 192 1 165 1 21 4 192 119 351 225 69 36 19 349 4 41 Totals 14,673 15,219 517 36 9,659 1,707 1,886 237 14,042 337 13 1430 884 Inc. 546