H.—l6.

APPENDIX A—continued. 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. l908. Offences. sS"8 j>8 ' lit - SsS , ||1 - g<3 Coi miti forTi Persoi n;ed rial. is aj )prehendi Summi Convi< id or s' wily ;ted. linmoned. Discharged. Number of S 'O T3 Convictions •§§.§§ amongst -oco those zijSc committed -pSgS for Trial. o o ft™ H * 3 M. F. i H-t i w h a I M. F. M. F. M. F. _l 169 4 12 Illegally on premises Illegally pawning Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Introducing liquor into Maori pa Keeping disorderly houses and brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Killing seal Libel Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing 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 Opium, smoking or being in possession of 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 Robbery under arms Sending false telegrams Setting a spring-gun 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 by servants Theft from dwellings Theft from the person Theft of cattle and horses Theft of dogs Theft of pigs Theft of sheep Theft of post-letters Threatening letters Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Trespass Unlawfully assembly Vagrancy Witchcraft 106 2 4 :!49 '.) 194 5 7 267 4 198 5 7 256 4 1 4 2 1 18 2 19 1 200 5 1 7 4 1 255 1 4 1 4 1 88 8 8 ''220 4 14 82 5 42 24 24 1 6 8 4 5 24 1 1 18 6 6 4 4 4 4 .. 4 o 491 s ! 203 841 184 ! ! 5 12 132 6 90 3 513 9 10 ■i 196 893 211 6 7 68 13 41 3 ] 504 9 10 5 12 194 889 211 I 6 7 68 13 40 3 3 1 509 9 1 .. 11 4 5 2 1 12 8 194 889 3 211 8 7 68 13 .. 40 .. .. 3 1 1 1 1 10 4 9 441 7 12 58 1 2 J 1 1 4 2 8 22 11 6 i 2 1 3 52 18 3 1 11 107 780 195 5 7 64 5 36 82 16 3 '2 8 8 52 27 1 7 *8 " 1 8 8 4 5 64 "7 49 31 29 1 4 3 29 1 4 8 21 1 7 1 1 29 9 1 1 4 3 9 1 2 2 "2 3 i "2 3 1 ■ 4 10 29 I 126 43 11 10 65 137 44 10 10 63 136 44 4 6 18 2 1 31 127 26 4 3 7 7 16 10 10 5 60 2 137 44 .. .. 5 2 7 1 2 3 1 I 2 36 11 1 • I i 3 2 2 I 2 1 2 1 2 184 1 4 1 44 110 45 46 100 2,023 7 20 116 242 78 66 7 11 13 9 2 9 ) 24 12 ! 3 J 12 3 12 1 . 12 12 1 1 .. 12 1 12 1 6 159 11 3 4 76 102 48 58 73 2,251 9 3 122 276 73 72 10 4 28 17 1 I 5 I 39 5 158 11 2 4 76 101 48 58 72 1,781 9 8 112 189 62 56 5 2 16 9 1 5 38 4 'a 3 105 1 2 37 49 22 30 1 2 110 9 - 84 48 42 45 . 1,375 I 69 104 15 17 5 2 3 1 17 71 £ 115 .. ■ 21 2 1 15 7 15 165 2 I 18 14 9 '9 2 1 12 3 .. 157 I .. 11 2 2 4 2 .. 76 101 48 58 .. 72 i .. 1,774 87 9 8 J 2 112 25 181 44 62 12 1 56 24 5 2 16 2 .. 9 6 1 5 38 "3 2 2 87 2 25 44 12 24 "■ .. 4 10 3 32 3 12 I 228 2 25 1 8 27 12 1 3 •• i 8 8 1 6 34 1 6 3 5 •• 2 6 15 8 7 4 8 1 1 9 ' ! .. . .. 4 2 1 4 •36 15 220 18 696 3 .113 629 ! 113 629 6 100 426 137 13 42 18 113 629 6 .. "6 107 18 67 3 Totals 23,204 23,510 22,484 867 26 18,555 1377 1519 128 22,472 539 14 539 14 1,376 1070 Inc. 106