a.—l 6.

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, 1925, and Year ended 31st December, 1926 —continued.

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1925. 1926. Increase or Decrease in « ® m od co t, , • i Ti Number of ® % Results of Oases in winch Persons were Offences a a § ® 2 apprehended or summoned. Number of reported. § w (Charges against Males and Females c 0uvicti0Ils Offences. ° 2 ° S separately.) amongst those 'S d committed «« 'S'd °.Sa-o Committed Summarily D jo ra i sse( j for Trial, gg °s for Trial. convicted. Lnsmisseu. „ ® So |s J* i g £ I ( r-1^ 3® |S |5o® M. P. M. F. M. . F. M. F. § ® a a z ! ! I " Licensing Act—continued. I J Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 64 27 27 .... 25 2 ...... .. . j 37 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- | 72 77 75 .. .. 57 5 13 j II 5 j .. out a license Found on premises where liquor was 10 6 6 .. .. .. .. 2 j 4 | .. .. j| • • . 4 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 42 24 24 .... 20 1 3 I .. .. J • • J • • J 18 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 11 20 20 .... 16 1 3 I .. j .. j .. I 9 | .. Maoris in Native licensing districts I I Offences against provisions of no-license 64 I 79 79 .. .. 64 3 9 3 •• | 15 .. in Native proclaimed areas I I j ) Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 57 93 93 .... 76 .. 17 j 36 : .. claimed districts j Permitting consumption of liquor in 2 3 3 .... 3 .. .... .. j .. 1 restaurant after hours j j j I Failing to provide accommodation .. 2 1 1 .... lj '' '' I I Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 74 75 71 .... 68 3 •• 1.. Bankruptcy offences .. .. 25 14 14 9 5 7 .. .. 11 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 4 2 1 .... .. J &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 10 14 14 1 4 6 2 1.. . • 4 .. ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 32 j 24 8 .... 8 .. • • 8 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or off en- 82 58 58 .... 55 .. 3 .. • • • • 24 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 192 214 193 5 .. 175 9 4 3 .. 22 release under First Offenders' Probation Act j Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 5 8 .. .... .. 3.. of conditions of probationary license j I Indecent Publications Act, offences 5 1 1 .... 1 .. | .. .. 4 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 25 32 32 .... 29 .. 3 .. .. 7 .. Smuggling .. .. .. 3 1 1 .... 1 ■ ■ .... .. • ■ ■ ■ - Trespassing on railway and refusing to 41 48 48 .... 44 2 2 .. .. 7 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. . • 313 440 437 .. .. 402 6 29 .. ■ ■ 127 Motor-vehicles Act, breaches of 494 1,178 1,170 19 1 1,013 8 127 2 7 .. . 684 Chattels Transfer Act, breaches of.. .. 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 2.. Totals 30,470 31,615 29,199 1,413 33 24,767 1,170 1,695121 1,183 17 3,995 2850 Increase .. .. .. 1,145 I