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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1898, and Year ending 31st December, 1899 — continued.

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1898. 1899. Offences. Sog gsi , O DQ 0 o g o •s 411 a-" ° £ ill! §« a Persons a] Committed for Trial. >prehendea or summoned. 0) T3 ,O en <D o 0 01 03 rj f-i r\ Q 1 EH «S NAnber ot Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. 6 q M. F. M. P. M. P., 6 a M M. F. Illegally on premises Indecent exposure or behaviour Keeping disorderly houses and brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Libel Lunacy Malicious injury to property Maliciously tilling 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 Prison offences (loitering about and communicating with prisoners) Prize-fighting.. Rape Rape, attempted Rape, aiding to commit Receiving stolen property Refusing 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 Theft of post-letters Theft by servants Threatening letters Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Treason Trespass Unlawfully felling timber Unlawful assembly Vagrancy 133 112 25 103 147 43 103 143 43 1 72 116 8 13 8 21 14 17 8 4 1 6 103 143 43 1 30 35 18 1 15 14 2 2 11 15 14 3 425 448 4 4 11 5 171 421 133 1 18 12 51 12 1 2 418 379 17 10 4 8 187 488 195 2 418 342 14 10 4 8 187 488 195 4 2 6 2 6 1 243 264 12 1 115 23 41 51 19 4 2 418 346 14 10 4 8 187 488 195 8 1 1 2 2 1 7 69 's 1 13 6 2 7 95 372 179 68 61 5 1 11 47 10 1 13 8 1 3 16 07 (12 9 13 92 23 6 8 13 92 21 6 7 11 87 1 1 5 5 8 18 92 21 6 1 9 1 1 41 11 5 13 3 "e 8 1 4 6 13 1 27 50 30 2 8 9 2 8 8 8 9 2 2 8 11 2 2 6 2 '2 4 1 14 13 72 27 13 72 27 '2 6 60 20 4 1 3 7 14 2 1 13 72 35 1 22 3 3 1 11 2 3 1 2 3 1 8 1 3 18 1 1 1 1 1 3 17 3 92 5 2 2 17 150 57 38 81 2,273 8 6 1 88 10 7 22 425 151 9 28 2 2 19 7 82 7 1 2 17 155 38 32 66 1,788 10 6 1 72 18 5 36 342 88 7 30 1 9 17 7 82 7 1 2 17 155 38 32 66 1,130 7 5 1 50 7 4 21 195 47 4 30 2 i 2 8 120 1 1 'i 8 20 7 129 37 5 31 711 4 1 1 13 5 2 10 123 10 1 18 20 io 1 2 3 80 4 24 ■29 1 9 24 177 2 3 18 7 3 7 8 17 7 82 7 1 2 17 162 38 32 66 1,113 7 5 1 54 7 4 21 199 49 4 31 2 1 2 *7 100 1 1 1 4 4 '2 5 2 io i • • 19 6 15 485 1 29 10 2 2 21 '8 16 2 8 32 25 2 10 '6 ii 3 22 13 1 1 3 1 2 5 25 16 1 10 5 14 "i 83 63 2 2 '2 "9 17 5 1 1 4 15 1 9 17 '7 2 16 153 5 16 370 165 3 1 360 163 3 1 360 129 3 1 31 1 52 2 163 3 1 360 12 16 2 15 10 191 102 15 Totals 16,378 16,865 15,532 1,701 466 1150 631 37 11,415 1,542 235 15,561 21 1637 In. ;. 487