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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 ended 31st December, 1921, and Year ended 31st December, 1922.

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Offences. 1921. a> s a a> 23 *I 55 CO <D O a £ O 22 3 & ui EC in « CO tfl S»a 3 a --S Results of Cases in which P< apprehended or suimii (Charges against Males ani separately.) 1982. arsons loned. d Femi vere des Number of Couvictions amongst those committed for Trial. Increase or Decrease in Number of Offences reported. cd & I § S a Committed Summarily forTrial. convicted. M. P. M. F. Dismi iBsed. M. P. M. P. Chimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. IK t Seditious offences 1 Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths False statements and declarations Attempt to defeat justice 7 25 1 4 24 1 3 24 1 3 12 1 i 5 3 '2 i 1 11 3 1 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison Escaping from prison or lawful custody Assisting or aiding escape from prison or lawful custody 24 7 2 33 2 30 1 2 1 20 '7 1 1 2 2 9 7 Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship Publishing blasphemous libel 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence Unnatural offence, attempted Unnatural offeneo, assault with intent to commit Indecently assaulting a male Indecently assaulting a male (attem pted) fncest Indecent acts Publishing obscene matter 6 26 8 2 1 43 1 8 27 8 2 1 42 1 8 26 7 2 1 36 1 7 3 1 6 7 2 1 34 1 6 2 2 1 17 1 13 25 2 21 2 i "r> 2 2 Offences against the Person, dbc. Neglecting duties tending to the preservation' of life or health Murder Murder, attempted Manslaughter Suicido, attempted Concealment of birth Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm TCndangering safety of persons on railways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. Causing actual bodily harm under circumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent Assault with intent to commit a crime Assault .. .i Rape Rape, attempted Carnally knowing girls under sixteen years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile women Defilement of women or girls, procuring, permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring Abortion, supplying means of procuring Bigamy Abduction Stealing children under fourteen years Shooting with intent to do bodily harm 10 4 14 45 2 5 3 1 34 1 114 3 725 12 3 36 1 5 10 16 72 3 6 1 31 8 85 25 726 4 11 29 1 5 9 16 70 3 6 1 30 7 72 21 721 2 9 29 3 8 15 i 21 5 III 8 3 1 7 25 1 i 2 47 6 7 2 8 8 596 ie> 1 1 6 1 1 3 5 97 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 1 15 5 46 7 3 2 1 0 2 27 1 3 7 22 1 5 5 3 29 is 7 6 14 8 8 2 "7 6 12 11 6 5 3 G 1 1 1 1 1 1 :( l 8 3 2 7 I 3 2 3 2 7 1 3 2 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 1 2 i 4 1 1 2 2 1 3 r> 2 1 1 3