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APPENDIX A—continued. 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— continued.

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1914. 1918. Increase or Decrease in Number of Offences reported. Offences. en co o to m o .3 is 01 rl A g a? 3 H 'A CO 01 O a CD W O -C3 "C3-rl O QJ IH r. So a& CO CO CO Q+= CD a QJ rl qj z. a rC3 r . a* 1 S.Soa y, Hosults of < 'ases in which Persons were apprehended or summoned. (Charges ugainRt Males and Females separately.) Number of Convictions amongst those committed . . for Trial. I QJ OJ Committed for Trial. Summarily convicted. Dismissed. M. F. M. - ' F. M. F. M. F. Illegally on premises Illegally pawning Incest .. .. .. Inciting to riot .. .... Indecent exposure or behaviour Indecont Publications Act, offences under Introducing liquor into Maori pa Koeping disorderly houses or brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the caroasos Libel Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing or maiming animals Manslaughter Mischief not othorwise specified in this • return Murder Murder, attempted Neglooted and criminal children Obscone and profane language Obstructing or rosisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers.. Obstructing thoroughfares Op ium, smoking or being inp osscssion of Perjury Personating electors .. Poison-laying Prohibited immigrants, unlawfully landing Rape Rapo, attemptod Receiving stolen goods Refusing to quit licensed premises Rescuing cattle from being impounded Robbery or extortion Sonding false tolegrams Shooting with intent Sly-grog selling Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attompted Soliciting prostitution Stone-throwing Stowing away on board ships Suicide, attempted Su roties 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 commit arson Threatening to shoot Travelling by rail and refusing to pay fares Trespass Vagrancy offences not otherwise specified in this return Wearing military uniform without authority Wounding with intent 171 2 2 186 3 6 2 288 16 185 3 6 2 282 16 153 3 18 14 15 1 4 2 5 2 243 15 1 3 301 7 10 17 1 12 7 13 9 27 25 3 35 32 4 35 31 4 31 3 3 1 25 3 1 1 2 8 7 I 396 11 13 121 1 410 12 7 174 1 401 9 7 170 4 1 6 4 1 22 22 ' 2 1 I 14 I 353 6 i 143 4 19 I 3 1 6 53 9 4 235 974 249 13 19 83 54 10 6 I 255 1,057 206 24 7 70 65 12 4 4 10 5 1 249 1,048 205 24 7 70 65 12 4 4 10 2 2 1 I 3 33 4 2 2 3 3 4 143 927 200 22 7 65 53 '99 79 4 5 20 83 43 I •• . 11 12 13 4 i ••I 9 i 2 3 9 12 2 2 2 1 II 2 4 6 6 I 1 2 4 6 5 53 77 23 3 2 2 173 13 1 4 108 93 50 82 46 2,562 3 7 63 69 11 6 1 I 179 14 3 2 83 113 37 52 41 2,796 1 17 118 275 23 48 (i 8 30 32 1 7 39 2 6 63 69 II 6 1 1 173 14 3 2 83 112 36 52 41 2,219 1 15 103 147 1.7 31 5 8 22 29 2 5 5 1 27 1 2 1 2 3 5 2 10 3 i 29 65 9 3 I 3 1 12 2 1 I 1 1 3 I I 126 12 10 29 2 8 •• 6 1 2 3 2 2 2 "2 25 102 34 29 20 1,762 I 7 34 72 6 11 4 7 6 10 82 10 2 6 15 182 i 20 13 30 5 5 134 i 18 123 111 2 58 52 5 6 234 1 22 97 271 50 42 7 2 16 18 2 2 58 56 10 14 3 4 1 1 I 4 5 6 10 1 1 3 4 1 21 4 "5 . 27 6 1 1 I 6 6 14 14 1 14 17 . i l 1 9 12 2 3 47 1 7 37 1 5 33 2 2 I I 4 2 "s 129 766 114 851 113 844 2 i 88 533 3 226 21 74 1 8 2 85 15 3 3 3 . 3 Totals .. "'.'.' 27,563 5 28,412 2 27,096 2 2 884 37 22,967 11,855 1,248 105 2 630 25 1,554 *, Inc., 705 849 3