H.—l6.

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, 1924, and Year ended 31st December, 1925—continued.

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1924. j 1925. Increase or m Decrease in g I © ©-S ™ Results of in which Persons were Number of a a 2 ® «3 apprehended or summoned. Offences s§ a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. o S S<° separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 S amongst those d . . «~,ag | committed o'S °.2««e Committed Summarily r,. m - on , for Trial. °,S °S —351 lor Trial, j convicted: Dismissed. i g ® £ © >- ® r J £ ® S & 9 I -Q ° -O 3 g © fl » a fl ■ « i I 2 sa© i fl© S© au 0 n aioi M. P. I M. P. M. F. M. P. § ® g 1 z % II S a Licensing Act—continued. Breaches of prohibition orders .. 792 889 889 .... 831 49 8 1 .. .. 97 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,788 1,902 1,899 .. .. 1,680 8 208 3 .. .. 114 hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 41 64 64 .... 58 1 5 .. .. 23 ... Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 67 72 71 .... 47 1 23 .. .. 5 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 12 10 10 .... 10 .. .. 2 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 70 42 42 29 2 11 .. .. .. 28 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 5 11 11 .... 11 .. .... .. .. 6.. Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 127 64 64 .... 48 1 14 1 .. .. 63 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 51 57 57 .... 52 1 3 1.. .. 6 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 3 2 2 .... 1 1 ...... .. .. 1 restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation .. 1 2 2 .... 1 1 .... .. .. 1 Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 63 74 66 .... 61 5 ... 11 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 27 25 24 11 12 .. 1 10 .. .. 2 Brothels or houses of ill-fame, keep- .. 4 4 .... .. 4 .... .. .. 4 ing, &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, .. 10 10 .... 7 3 .. 10 abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 51 32 13 .... 13 .. .. 19 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 123 82 79 .... 75 1 3 .. .. .. 41 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 143 192 176 6 .. 154 12 4 5 .. 49 release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 5 5 4 .... 3 1 .... of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences .. 5 5 .... 5 .. .... .. .. 5 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 35 25 25 .... 24 .. 1 .. .. .. 10 Smuggling .. .. .. 1 3 3 .... 3 2 .. Trespassing on railway and refusing to 19 41 37 .... 35 .. 2 .. .. 22 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 500 313 311 .. .. 309 1 1 .. .. .. 187 Motor-vehicles Act, breaches of .. .. 494 479 2 .. 421 4 49 3 .. .. 494 Chattels Transfer Act, breaches of 9 .. .. .... .. .. .. 9 Totals .. .. .. 27,025 30,470 28,668 1,411 68 24,468 1,005 1,613 103 1,163 46 4,213 768 Increase.. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. J | 3,445