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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 ended 31st December, 1920, and Year ended 31st December, 1921— continued.

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1920. 1921. Increase or Decrease in Number of Offences reported. Oifences. 00 CD CD a CD g o °S CD in if a fi 7, m Q o a § || af a x ■ 7. Cfl M (D ... 1, U to m fl 0) g g °-aS ■ ■a* 9 3 s =-i cd a .= o* 7, Resuli i i (Chai tsof ( ipprel rges ai laees in w] rended ot ?ainst Ma separat hich Persons t-summoned. ties and Fen: ;ely.) i were lales Number of Convictions amongst those committed for Trial. Coimn for T: lifted rial. Smiimi COUVH arily :tod. Disin: issed. CO CO CO 03 c 2 CD « § o i-i H M. F. M. F. M. M. V. P. __ Gaminc Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house (laming with instruments Publishing advertisements relating to betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or conducting, etc. Belling, unlawful Loitering for betting purposes Trespassing on racecourse Following occupation of bookmaker . . 14 42 87 17 12 71 11 25 2 13 15 129 13 15 127 3 9 5 108 3 2 10 19 2 1 27 An 42 14 42 20 20 15 5 8 8 30 1 36 3d I 4 14 1 36 12 3 41 10 11 36 ii U 2 Post and Telegraph Act. Posting packet containing explosive, &e. illegally opening or delaying postal packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. Stealing money, &c.,from postal packets Fraudulently secreting or detaining misdelivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. Damaging telegraph insulators Sending indecent document by post .. 5 13 17 3 2 3 5 13 17 3 2 I 25 16 10 I 25 15 Id 15 5 3 I 7 9 7 1 1 2 III 5 3 12 7 4 1 •> 12 ,, 1 2 3 5 12 4 4 12 4 2 12 4 2 2 12 4 2 1 O 12 4 Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. Failing for fourteen days to pay main-tenance-moneys Offences by husbands while separation orders arc in force Oifences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 of Destitute Persons Act Failing In provide fur maintenance of parents 1,254 1.235 20 II 6 1,254 1.235 20 1,437 1,316 ' 36 1,338 1,218 34 981 941 25 16 9 335 265 9 6 3 183 81 16 183 | .. 81 16 II S S 5 3 3 6 6 Siiii'i-iNii and Seamen Act, Ship-desertion Absent without leave Offences against discipline .. Wilfully damaging ship, stores, or cargo Embezzling oargo .. Stowing away 20 160 ]7 1 I 57 I 25 20 I 60 17 1 57 25 41 95 12 37 83 II 36 si II I 2 21 21 65 5 .. I 1 41 KQ Hi SI l(i 81 14 78 2 3 56 56 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent conduct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated persons Permitting gaining, gambling, &e. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on premises Unlawfully employing females in or about a bar Employing minors in bars .. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives . . Selling adulterated liquor Obstructing Inspectors or refusing entrance to inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once 21 36 3 274 43 (i(i 2 3 5 74 7 1 21 36 3 274 43 6(i 37 40 5 325 113 37 37 4(1 5 325 113 37 Hi 21 4 158 59 28 23 18 1 7 6 13 III 1 132 32 7 i2 1 3 4 1 16 4 2 51 70 16 ... A 4 2 Kl 51 70 29 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 8 8 2 5 1 5 5 , i 5 74 57 4 10 57 4 10 48 I li 6 3 3 3 5 17 7 i 4 3 4 3 1 I 3 3 2 1 3 3