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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 1917 and Year ending 31st December 1918-continued.

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1917. 03 03 a 03 w o *al °| || a oi a £ ■A 03 03 3 03 W O 3 tl 3-+-03 3a o a Q 3 >- V, «3 «3 (33 03 433 03 03 «3 o, g?B °<*£ ■° » -a H - *" a.S O 33h v, 1918. Results of Cases in which Persons were apprehended or summoned. (Charges against Males and Females separately.) Committed Summarily TMHmieund for Trial. convicted. """"►sea. m. f. m; f. m. f. Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. Increase or Decrease in Number of Offences reported. Offences. I % 03 ~ 03 3 a M. F. Illegally interfering with dead human body Illegally on premises Illegally pawning Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Indecent Publications Act, offences under Introducing liquor into Maori pa Keeping disorderly houses or brothels Killing animals with intent to steal the carcases Killing seal Libel Malicious injury to property Maliciously killing or maiming animals Manslaughter Mischief not otherwise specified in this return Murder Murder, attempted Neglected and criminal children Obscene and profane language Obstructing or resisting police Obstructing railway-lines Obstructing railway officers.. Obstructing thoroughfares Opium, smoking or being in possession of Perjury Personating electors Poison-laying Prohibited immigrants, unlawfully landing Rape Rape, attempted Receiving stolen goods Refusing to quit licensed premises .. Rescuing cattle from being impounded Robbery or extortion Sending false telegrams Shooting with intent Sly-grog selling Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Soliciting prostitution Stone-throwing Stowing away on board ships Suicide, attempted Supplying noxious drug with intent to commit a crime Sureties of the peace Theft (undescribed) 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 raii and refusing to pay fares Trespass Unlawful assembly < Vagrancy offences not otherwise speci fled in this return Wearing military uniform without authority Wounding with intent 2 2 143 1 16 263 17 60 4 210 8 60 3 207 8 1 .. 45 .. 14 .. 2 1 .. 1 .. 186 5 15 .. .... 4 3 .. I 1 i •■ 83 1. 12 53 9 1 1 \ .. 56 71 2 26 34 0 20 33 5 .... 23 .. 3 .. .... 7 16 . . 10 5 io 30 37 5 | .. 4 4 2 331 4 11 181 1 1 .. j .. I ! 1 2 1 446 5 21 208 442 5 21 203 3 .. 384 12 41 2 .... I .. 4 .. 14 2 2 .. 3 .. 3 .. 178 3 19 .. 2 41 4 3 19 2 i .. l 3 115 1 10 27 115 1 10 27 14 13 241 772 155 22 13 52 8 5 1 10 9 4 5 193 691 ' 152 17 0 35 0 2 6 I 3 3 3 193 690 151 17 6 35 6 ■> 6 1 3 3 I .. 1 2 . . .. 126 66 1 .. 3 .. 613 40 34 .. .... 141 .. 10 .. .. .. 17 .... 6 .. .. 35 .... 6 1 1 ■• 5 1 .. 1 2 34 10 1 1 1 3 IO 8 48 81 3 5 7 17 2 3 1 4 5 1 .... 3 i 5 9 0 2 4 74 60 13 2 1 1 137 3 7 3 104 95 3 66 3 1 0 97 46 21 4 1 6 97 46 21 4 I .. 5 I .. 30 .. 42 2 18 5 .... 44 . . 2 .. .. .. 17 .. 4 .. 2 .. 2 18 2 4 1 2 23 5 4 23 2 23 14 2 .. 8 8 2 2 130 2 130 1 .. I .... 85 12 ■ 30 3 i 1 - 30 3 7 3 5 2 3 31 100 3 54 2 3 31 100 3 53 2 .. ..' 3 29 .. 2 .... 88 .. 12 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. . . 1 40 7 4 1 2 3 2 73 12 1 4 '.'. 1 5 12 3 1 39 2,390 10 77 166 23 47 4 20 13 17 3 30 2,597 6 63 182 14 45 2 3 16 24 30 2,079 5 62 131 9 32 2 3 7 23 .. ! .. 19 1 8 2 102 I 4 1,656 1.56 151 10 3 j .. .. 1 1 .. 22 ! 2 31 5 2 l .. 13 1 92 10 14 1 5 .. 1 .. 2 1 21 .. 2 .. 9 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. ! .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 i .. 11 i 3 7 1 1 .. 4 8 151 1 2 14 2 9 2 10 90 3 2 16 2 12 1 4 11 9 207 2 1 4 14 i 1 16 9 2 2 17 3 - "a 3 3 7 3 2 30 2 30 i i .. .... 30 2 10 46 54 54 18 281 54 18 281 .... 44 2 8 .. 18 i .... 203 50 27 1 8 27 i is 253 534 3 2 2 ... .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 1 6 3 3 1 .. 2 1 3 Totals 21,724 19,067 18,043 756 37 115,092 1,046 1,036 70 587 27 587 805 3,462 2,657* * Decn ease.