H.—l6.

APPENDIX A—continued. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1902, and Year ending 31st December, 1903— continued.

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1902. 1903. Offences. DO c≤ '<-• e GO 9 • So •SsaS o M !-SS£ ilSi g<! a Persons a] Committed for Trial. .prehenaed or summoned, g £ o u n ™£ e t [ o ° f B (*t m (D flj "a a<a a amongst Sβ chSTed. Sjif ooZ°|ed lo|S M. F. M. F. H * o M. F. Summarily Convicted. 1 1—1 I O o M. P. M. F. Gaming offences Illegally on premises .. .. Illegally pawning Illegal sale of arms Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Keeping disorderly houses and brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Libel Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing or maiming animals Manslaughter Murder Murder, attempted Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language .. Obstructing and resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers Obstructing thoroughfares Offensive publications Perjury Personating electors Poison laying Prison offences (loitering about and communicating with prisoners) Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen property Refusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Restricted immigrants, unlawfully landing Sacrilege Sending false telegrams Sheep-stealing (see Theft). 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 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 break and enter.. Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Trespass Unlawful assembly Vagrancy 257 149 1 229 182 3 1 5 270 26 229 182 3 1 5 269 26 7 124 141 97 25 1 2 229 182 3 1 4 268 26 2l 3 1 4 14 2 1 4 2f1 33 .. 2 .. 1 .. 7 234 32 232 6 ie 12 20 4 4 2 36 .. 6 4 4 4 4 4 .. 494 8 3 481 13 3 468 10 3 4 1 372 6 17 74 3 '5 3 472 10 i 3 .. 13 5 .. i; 5 7 8 177 649 195 9 11 113 3 21 2 6 5 3 167 773 177 15 11 183 1 27 2 2 4 6 4 8 167 770 176 14 11 183 1 26 2 2 4 5 3 1 i 1 6 4 3 167 770 176 14 11 186 1 26 2 2 4 i 2 1 .. "2 2 8 39 9 2 2 1 1 97 679 166 12 11 173 1 1 60 45 1 a 5 5 10 : 124 10 18 6 .. 18 i 12 70 '.'. 8 2 2 i 10 4 6 1 2 6 .. "2 3 1 1 i 2 !! 6 2 "2 10 11 29 112 17 7 17 22 iai 17 7 16 22 121 17 5 10 9 2 6 5 19 5 7 16 22 121 18 5 6 1 3 6 .. 8 110 9 1 2 2 7 9 .. 4 1 3 1 1 8 "8 7 1 8 "i 8 .. 5 122 15 1 1 23 96 65 36 77 1,824 17 9 110 11 5 8 289 66 8 77 4 1 3 8 1 220 29 1 2 51 114 110 32 61 1,755 13 8 80 6 2 21 249 63 7 99 2 1 219 29 1 2 51 114 110 32 61 1,343 8 8 61 4 2 15 181 46 4 96 1 20 1 2 1 103 4 40 7 4 113 25 98 108 23 46 952 4 6 7 2 22 • 50 1 2 2 1 74 1 45 4 31 5 13 190 2 14 2 2 4 32 11 9 i i i i 25 1 216 29 1 2 51 130 110 32 61 1,348 8 8 61 4 2 15 182 46 4 96 1 13 i 90 2 22 3 4 4 98 .. 14 .. 1 .. 28 .. 18 .. 45 .. 4 16 69 4 1 li fi! 1 30 30 5 11 46 19 1 44 ,3 3 96 12 2 42 2 1 6 'a i 7 44 17 1 36 2 3 13 .. 40 3 1 22 .. 2 1 "i 1 3 22 "3 21 20 i a "3 21 14 '.'. 175 1 470 159 1 567 159 124 10 24 i 159 16 567 378 136 37 16 567 *97 '.'. Totals 19,771 20,736 19,811 759 44 15,696 1,419 1,791 19,867 1,799 834 Ino. 965 158 568 23