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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1897, and Year ending 31st December, 1898— continued.

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1897. 1898. Offences. m Persons a] Committed for Trial. iprehended or summoned. " _O ffl O <D ag'gg Spa Pig Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. Summarily DisConvicted. charged. 6 I a i I p "o JVI. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. Indecent exposure or behaviour 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 and criminal children Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing Customs officers Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers Obstructing thoroughfares Perjury Personating electors Prison offences (loitering about, and communicating with prisoners) Prize-fighting.. Rape Rape, attempted Rape, aiding to commit Receiving stolen property Eefusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Sacrilege Sheep, unlawfully shooting Sheep-stealing (see Theft). Seals, illegally taking Selling arms to Natives without license 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 Thefti of post-letters ..! Theft: by servants ..: Threatening letters .J Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Treaspn Trespass Unlawfully felling timber Unlawful assembly Vagrancy 96 1 21 1 3 415 474 1 6 12 5 128 409 141 12 6 45 16 4 11 12 2 7 46 42 31 2 4 6 13 1 27 50 30 3 1 112 25 1 3 425 448 4 4 11 5 171 421 133 1 18 12 51 12 1 5 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 242 300 3 80 289 107 1 18 11 43 2 4 1 12 39 20 75 6 3 1 7 12 127 19 68 67 3 1 1 4 8 10 8 26 2 1 45 80 2 11 55 21 1 7 4 2 5 11 4 3 9 8 1 1 3 2 4 6 12 1 27 50 30 1 3 18 111 '25 3 425 411 4 4 9 5 171 419 131 1 18 12 51 11 1 1 2 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 10 3 43 12 1 6 6 6 4 6 1 8 1 1 16 4 1 26 2 1 8 4 4 10 8 19 1 2 3 18 14 3 4 i4 1 18 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 92 5 2 2 17 150 57 38 81 2,273 8 6 1 88 10 7 22 425 151 9 26 2 2 19 1 1 6 127 6 1 2 4 38 4 111 55 3 31 860 1 3 20 15 5 13 81 2 20 1 1 32 2 16 32 267 1 1 1 16 3 3 7 32 12 1 2 10 2 6 5 34. 2 88 5 1 2 17 150 57 38 81 1,373 8 5 1 46 3 5 14 266 77 7 23 2 2 19 1 2 84 6 3 1 65 22 12 28 151 7 3 59 5 2 Oft 2 19 1 19 8 2 7 31 33 6 9 1 1 1 5 25 23 2 9 1 146 18 3 3 1 171 22 28 4 1 5 3 1 12 1 1 14 17 1 1 3 5 1 1 192 16 153 5 16 370 16 16 105 1 3 39 4 1 16 148 5 16 369 16 16 5 16 19 39 351 203 86 51 29 Totals 15,219 16,378 651 26 10,374 1,444 1,984 251 14,730 440 17 513 1672 Inc 1159