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III.—Apprehensions, Commitments, etc. Table showing the Number of Persons of either Sex in No-license Districts summoned or brought before Magistrates for the Year ended 31st December, 1913, the Offences charged against them, and how they were disposed of.

;ote.—In tl .is ta le each o fence if !■<■<• :onei as a distinct pen ion.) Offences. Tot sun ta C al Number nmonedor ... , >ken into Disch, Jus tody. Committed irged. for Trial or Sentence. Summi convid held Bail, . wily ted, to Ac. I. Offences against the Person. M.&F. 1 2 2 78 M. F. M. 1 1 1 2 .. 1 76 2 30 F. M. F. 1 1 1 1 2 2 .. M. F. Murder Attempted murder Wounding with intent Assault, common Rape, abduction, and defilement of females— Rape Rape, attempted Unlawful carnal knowledge Indecent assault Other offoncos against the person— Suicide, attempt to commit Unnatural offence 1 2 11 2 1 2 11 .. 2 2 1 2 9 .. 2 44 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 II. Offences against Person and Property. Housebreaking and stealing 24 24 .. 12 4 III. Offences against Property only. Thoft, not otherwise doscribed Thoft of monoy, goods, &c. ,, cattle Receiving stolen goods Wilful damage to property Arson 132 31 2 7 66 3 124 8 20 30 1 15 2 7 .. 4 66 .. 7 3 8 1 2 2 2 2 102 13 "'3 59 6 1 '3 IV. Forgery, and Offences against Currency. Forgery and uttering Fraud and obtaining monoy by false pretences 11 24 8 3 2 20 4 2 S 20 3 4 2 6 1 1 4 17 V. Offences against Good Order. Drunkenness— Drunk Prohibition orders Other offences against good order— Assaulting, resisting, or obstructing police Indecent, riotous, and offensive conduct Insulting behaviour, using obscene, threatening, or abusive language Breach of by-laws Cruelty to animals Vagrancy— Idle and disorderly No lawful visible means of support Vagrancy (unspecified) Rogues and vagabonds— Found by night without lawful excuse on premises Roguo and vagabond (so definod) Offences relating to gambling-hounox and lotteries 412 106 402 100 in 6 402 94 10 6 6 25 72 67 25 72 64 3 2 2(1 1(1 1 2 23 50 54 2 577 14 511 14 in; 45 6 10 466 8 Sβ 7 7 9 7 6 9 i 6 3 1 3 9 "l 11 4 6 11 4 6 2 11 2 4 VI. Offences relating to carrying out Laws. Breach of First Offenders' Probation Act Perjury Breach of Bankruptcy Act 2 8 2 2 2 *2 2 i 2 VII. Offences relating to Revenue. Dog-registration Selling liquor without a license Beer Duty Act Stamp Act 20 mi 1 In is 6S 1 10 2 II 8 26 ID 10 29 1 10 2 1 VIII. Offences against Public Welfare. Breaches of the following laws :— Industrial schools Destitute porsons (bastardy) .. ,, (failing to maintain) ,, (neglected children) Licensing School attendance Shipping and Seamen Noxious Weeds Fisheries and Game Defence Act Other offences against public welfare 20 56 170 15 187 85 2 134 7 823 263 12 56 168 11 180 85 2 134 7 823 232 8 4 4 7 4 19 66 3 45 23 2 4 :i 1 8 37 100 8 135 62 2 122 fi 1 6 12 7 252 30 571 202 3i 7 24 Totals 3,588 3,415 173 I 696 45 47 2 2,672 126