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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1914, and Year ending 31st December, 1915.

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1914. 1!)15. Iuereas D ocroa. 1 Numbe Often. report .seor -He in er of Lees ted. Offences, CO CD CD a CD o a . r- t-I <D -H -O O a o 3 H CO CO CO (JJ 3J CJ,s q a a"" W io£o a °-3a n M oi u s jio -° § a CD ' a fl rl CD s u a" o r, Results of C appreli (Charges a jases in which 1 lended or sumi .gainst Males ai separately.) ■ersons were noned. id Females Number of Convictions amongst tlioso committed for Trial. Committed for Trial. Summarily convicted. Dismissed. CD* co 03 O c"j CD P M. F. CO a CD CD a M M. F. M. j F. M. F. Abandoning children Abetting unlawful carnal knowledge.. Abortion, procuring Abortion, attempt to procure Absconding from apprenticeship Absconding from bail Absconding from industrial schools .. Absenting from military camp without leave Abusive, insulting, or threatening words or behaviour Administering noxious thing with intent to commit a crime Animals Protection Act, offences under Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults occasioning bodily harm Assaults on bailiffs Assaults on police Assaults and robbery Attempting to commit crimes not otherwise specified in this return Bankruptcy offences Being in possession of housebreaking implements Begging .. Bestiality .. Bigamy Breaches of the peace not otherwise spocifiod in this return Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &c. Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing girls, attomptod Coinage offences Concealmont of birth Conspiring to defeat iustico or corrupting juries or witnesses Conspiring to defraud Contompt of Court Conveying liquor into military camp.. Counselling the commission of an offence Cruelty to animals.. Cruolty to children Damaging police uniform Defacing brands and ear-marks Deserting from military Porees Desorting or absenting from H.M. ships Deserting or absenting from merchant vessels Detaining postal packets Discharging firearms Disobeying orders on board ships Disobeying ordors of Court and summonses Disorderly and riotous conduct Disturbing meetings and congregations Drunkenness Escaping from legal custody Pailing to comply with conditions of releaso under First Offondors' Probation Act Pailing to provide adoquate maintenance for wives, children, parents, or other near rolatives Fabricating evidonce Palse declarations False pretences Fisheries Act, offences under Forgery and uttering Fortuno-telling Furious riding and driving .. Gaming offences Habitualoriminalfailing toreport himself 1 3 I 3 139 363 1 57 16 5 824 57 56 1 84 29 6 6 3 51 2 3 425 443 27 12 6 I I 3 1 1 5 5 147 88 381 91 20 3 825 91 29 2 79 20 2 18 44 7 1 397 411 30 15 6 1 3 1 1 5 2 120 88 380 91 17 2 810 86 28 2 77 16 2 14 42 7 395 289 28 12 6 1 6 143 22 10 6 i 2 11 2 3 80 1(1 1 11 1 4 i i i 2 3 3 2 111 88 315 71 3 635 2 10 2 73 3 1 10 41 351 119 1 5 8 8 9 27 i i 54 20 2 132 4 • 2 1 i 38 17 6 2 i 2 i3 i I "e l 43 9 1 6 1 "6 122 8 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 I o 2 8 K8 18 34 4 ' I 34 I 12 5 3 3 2 "l 1 2 27 5 9 4 3 7 2 28 32 1 9 I 9 3 27 44 193 6 48 9 3 27 44 192 6 48 6 1 3 27 39 167 4 48 2 3 2 27 30 40 14 153 7 56 1 1 3 3 21 1 1 2 1 8 1 33 246 55 14 270 22 10 224 22 10 219 5 ',55 24 19 30 53 86 877 3 115 27 954 3 114 26 878 2 1 112 25 705 2 i 130 2 62 27 59 30 i3 77 248 50 13,190 24 25 243 33 13,268 70 37 241 33 13,268 62 25 7 i 227 25 12,340 21 24 7 1 914 31 1 6 7 12 2 l 2 7 I 78 46 12 5 17 1,330 1,470 1,390 1,165 35 180 10 140 1 10 257 64 149 2 229 270 1 28 290 39 119 1 149 219 2 28 268 39 110 1 149 214 2 5 83 93 i 3 5 16 164 34 10 1 140 181 2 1 5 4 10 5 2 i 3 4 61 69 is 33 1 25 30 1 80 51 4 9 29 4 1