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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, Persons apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1907, and Year ending 31st December, 1908.

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1907. ■ o Offences. J § « So o O 1fa 5**1 lit P ° Jll Pers< Coi mitt for Tl >ns apprehended or summoned. 1908. Mil S » » 5 Number of Convictions amongst those committed (or Trial. n:ed rial. Summarily Convicted. Diecharged. V fa o a M. F. M. F. M. F. 6 i o a M M. F. Abandoning children .. .. 5 Abduction .. .. .. 1 Abortion, procuring .. .. 4 Abortion, attempt to procure .. 4 Absconding from apprenticeship 2 Absconding from bail .. .. 2 Absconding from industrial schools 113 Abusive and threatening language 254 Arson .. .. .. 12 Arson, attempted .. .. 5 Assaults, common .. .. 926 Assaults, indecent .. .. 46 Assaults occasioning bodily harm ; 50 Assaults on bailiffs .. .. 1 Assaults on police .. .. 72 Assaults and robbery .. .. 47 Assault on sheriff .. .. 1 Attempts to commit crimes .. 3 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 12 Being in possession of house- 1 breaking implements Begging .. .. .. 17 Bestiality .. .. .. 3 Bigamy .. .. .. 1 Breaches of the peace .. .. 693 Burglary, breaking into shops, 350 dwellings, &c. Carnally knowing girls .. I 37 Carnally knowing girls, attempted: 6 Cattle-maiming .. ..I 1 Coinage offences .. .. 4 Concealment of birth .. .. 3 Conspiring to defraud .. .. 7 Contempt of Court .. .. 4 Counselling the commission of an 13 offence Cruelty to animals .. .. 214 Cruelty to children .. .. 10 Cutting and wounding.. .. 2 Damaging police uniform .. 27 Deserting and failing to provide 600 for wives and children Deserters and stragglers from 94 H.M. ships Deserters and absentees from 132 merchant vessels Detaining postal packets .. 2 Discharging firearms .. .. 50 Disobeying orders on board ships 65 Disobeying orders of Court and 649 summonses Disobeying terms of release under 19 First Offenders' Probation Act Disorderly and riotous conduct.. 368 Dissuading a witness from giving 3 evidence Disturbing meetings and congre- 31 gations Drunkenness.. .. .. 10,203 Escaping from custody .. 17 Failing to support parents and 359 near relatives False declarations .. .. 18 False pretences .. .. 272 Fish, illegally taking .. .. 57 Forgery and uttering .. .. 98 Fortune-telling .. .. 6 Found armed by night with 1 felonious intent Found by night disguised with 1 intent to commit a crime Furious riding and driving .. 86 Game, illegally shooting .. 40 Gaming offences .. .. 198 Habitual ciiminal failing to report himself 5 1 4 4 2 2 113 254 12 5 926 46 50 1 72 47 1 3 12 1 1 2 1 4 2 98 232 13 5 808 64 63 2 93 35 i 2 i 4 2 88 230 8 4 803 61 62 2 93 32 1 1 if I 23 J 1 2 1 4 2 88 230 8 805 61 62 2 93 33 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 3 2 79 149 7 18 1 2 50 1 2 188 8 3 .. "2 15 22 . . 6 1 2 52 36 1 2 568 1 20 2 80 1 24 5 1 1 5 1 2 35 26 1 118 2 18 13 1 21 1 '2 35 .. 26 1 23 2 10 9 -I 1 1 O 1 13 12 1 13 9 32 1 9 32 1 5 17 4 1 1 6 9 24 1 c 5 1 1-7 17 5 17 6 20 17 3 1 693 350 26 1 5 558 476 26 1 5 557 364 1 4 1 26 493 173 4 4 61 26 :: i i 26 5 559 366 1 1 3 1 1 3 9 4 2 135 162 1 134 ' 1 184 126 37 6 1 4 3 7 4 13 13 4 3 1 3 1 5 15 12 4 1 11 3 1 1 1 12 4 1 4 3 "2 24 2 2 1 5 15 2 1 5 15 3 2 1 1 1 6 4 13 2 1 2 214 10 2 27 600 208 8 1 31 726 208 ] 1 30 641 1 1 1 158 4 27 492 4 2 3 10 47 1 ! 209 8 1 30 641 1 1 1 6 2 1 138 1 4 126 94 72 48 46 2 48 22 132 154 152 139 13 152 22 5^ 65 649 30 64 708 30 64 670 1 27 60 533 2 4 136 30 64 670 1 2 20 1 1 59 19 27 21 5 16 21 S 8 368 3 363 363 330 8 25 363 5 3 31 50 50 45 5 50 19 10,203 17 359 10,343 18 268 10,343 15 253 2 9,597 12 180 703 1 6 40 62 3 5 3 5 10,343 15 253 2 140 1 91 18 272 57 98 6 1 30 252 49 135 15 29 235 49 114 15 6 43 105 2 1 17 149 37 4 1 2 10 1 28 12 2 1 '3 1 29 230 49 112 15 5 a 12 37 9 20 8 11 '3 I 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 86 40 198 85 65 214 1 85 65 213 1 73 51 184 1 12 14 28 85 65 212 1 25 16 1 1