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Indecent and sexual offences were dealt with as under :—

Drunkenness. There lias been an increase of 314 in the number of persons prosecuted for drunkenness during the year as compared with the previous year. From the following table it will be observed that 40-89 per cent, of the males and 73-78 per cent, of the females had previous convictions recorded against them, and 7-45 per cent, of the males were not permanent residents in the Dominion.

Return showing the Number of Persons charged with Drunkenness during the Year 1909, and the Number of Previous Convictions against them, so far as is known.

The number charged with drunkenness in 1908 was 10,343 (9,637 males and 706 females), whereas in 1909 the number was 10,657 (9,875 males and 782 females).

Return showing the Number of Persons arrested for Drunkenness within each Principal Centre during the Years 1908-9, the Number convicted, the Number discharged or withdrawn (Males and Females shown separately), and the Total Decrease in Arrests.

Climes. 1908. 1909. Assaults, indecent Bestiality Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing, attempted Concealment of birth .. Incest Indecent exposure Kape Rape, attempted Sodomy Sodomy, attempted 64 I 13 4 3 7 267 11 10 3 4 55 |2 18 7 4 2 317 8 12 6 1 387 432

District. Not Previously Convicted. One Previous Conviction. Two Pre- Three Previous Con- vious Convictions, victiohs. Four Pi ovious Convictions. Five Previous Convictions. Over Five ; Previous Totals. Convictions. £ a> ■ {3 ® a> J» f=1 & O M. F. M. F. I j M. F. M. F. J M. F. M. F. M. P. M. F. Auckland Thames .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Greymouth Christchurcb Dunedin Invercargill 1,022 121 675 919 1,508 160 863 446 123 30 5 17 51 35 5 41 19 2 298 69 142 134 310 63 207 118 18 19 3 7 13 36 5 20 4 156 25 56 46 218 21 108 49 12 10 4 2 8 ! 36 2 9 5 | 99 7 29 i 24 231 9 64 ; 25 6 14 2 37 1 12 4 76 1 18 21 202 6 53 11 2 16 32 59 1 9 7 43 4 60 10 3 11 1 28 390 9 89 25 127 13 167 85 3 80 5 50 2,100 233 1,018 1,176 2,639 276 1,522 744 167 180 12 31 75 254 13 145 69 3 329 28 ■ 2 162 18 83 90 24 9 3 io 3 44 31 1 5,837 205 1,359 107 691 76 494 70 390 60 196 53 908 211 9,875 782 736

Number arrested, 1908. Number arrested, 1909. Number convicted, 1909. Number disohargedor withdrawn, 1909. Total Increase in Arrests. Total Decrease in ArreBts. Centre. ! F. M. F. M. F. M. and F. Jμ. and F. M. f. M. I I I 165 1,180 185 2,039 108 771 62 581 '■ 520 r 4,571 _ Auckland and suburbs ... Wellington and suburbs Christchurch and suburbs Dunedin and suburbs ... . 1,348 2,091 651 708 96 109 i 66 f, 178 2,035 769 578 96 223 109 65 2 4 1 2 ... 3 1 i 121 237 13 i 123 Totals ... . 4,798 495 4,560 493 11 2 121 373 Total di icreasi :, 252.