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, 1926, and Year ended 31st December, 1927 —continued.

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I 19-26. 19>27 Increase or Decrease in —w » raaiBi „ . , -r, Number 01 <d ® Results of Oases m whicb Persons were Offences S § ® ® M apprehended or summoned. vpnorted sg « (Charges against Males and Females convictions ' Offences. O ° ° 3 sepaia «ly. amongst those J=S S =4_, a a committed •Jta* °.sSrd Committed Summarily D j qTT1 j<, S efl for Trial, o® for Trial. convicted. dismissed. * o ® o <U n ® p m cii £ p, -Q a o i % P I® 12 §-9o£ m. ! f, m. ; F. M. f. M. F. a g SB z g; ' 1 1 " j Q Licensing Act—continued. Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 2 4 4 .... 2 2 .. 2.. trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling .. 8 8 . 8 .. 8.. contrary to Act Using bottles with labels more than once 8 i 7 7 .... 3 3 1 .. .. .. 1 Breaches of prohibition orders .. 930 i 957 955 .. .. 864 83 8 .. .. 27 Found on licensed premises after closing- 1,565 j 1,725 1,723 .. .. 1,525 10 182 6 .. .. 160 hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 27 32 32 .... 32 .. 5 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 77 J 68 68 .... 48 6 12 2 .... 9 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 6 3 3 .... 3 .. .. 3 seized under a warrant Offences against provisions in force in 24 61 59 .... 37 3 16 3 .. 37 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 20 3 3 .... 2 .. 1 .. .. .. 17 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 79 25 25 1 12 ; 1 9 2.. .. .. 54 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 93 36 36 .... 28 1 7 .. .. .. 57 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 3 4 4 .... 3 .. 1 .. .. 1 restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 75 55 54 .... 53 .. 1 .. .... 20 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 14 12 12 5 6 | .. 1 .. .. . . 2 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 2 2 2 .... .. 2 &c. i Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 14 4 3 .... 1 2 .... 10 ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 24 31 9 .... 9 ... 7 Majesty's ships ' Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 58 44 44 .... 40 .. 4 .. .. .. 14 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. I Failing to comply with conditions of 214 191 164 2 .. j 141 19 2 2 .. .. 23 release under First Offenders Probation Act | j Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 8 8 2 .... 1 .. 1 •• •• .. 2 of conditions of probationary license j Indecent Publications Act, offences 1 4 4 .. ! 2 .. 2.. .. .. 3.. under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 32 40 40 .. .. 35 .. 5 .. .. 8 .. Smuggling .. .. •• I 5 5 ....I 5 .. 4.. Trespassing on railway and refusing to 48 4 4 .. .. j 2 .. 2 .. .. .. 44 1g&V6 &/C Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 440 305 304 1 .. j 289 1 13 1 .. .. 135 Motor-vehicles Act, breaches of .. 1,178 2,160 2,159 11 1 j 1,901 50 185 11 5 ; 982 Chattels Transfer Act, breaches of .. 2 .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • J • • .. j .. .. 2 Unlawfully removing a survey-peg .. • • * * 1 • • •• lj.. 1 Totals .. 31,615 32,144 29,799 1,518 36 25,344 1,144 1,637 120 1,289 I 24 2,810 2281 v / Increase .. .. .. j •• •• •• •• •• •• •• j •• j 529