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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, 1927, and Year ended 31st December, 1928—continued.

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1927. 1928. Increase or , Decrease in ® ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of 2 2 apprehended or summoned. XT unences © o ® S q (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. W W W * 3 separately.) Convictions Offences. ° ° 0<< a amongst those ~ S cm g • committed ■Sti "Stj °o5« Committed Summarily ( for Trial. 22 s!®«- tor Trial. convicted. Ulsmlssed - o ® 15 3 S £ rj ft rt ft d , CO 3 Is sS B'S°S M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. § ® a tzj y, " 1=1 I Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property—ctd. Theft by clerks or servants .. 179 144 143 110 .. 30 1 .. 2 94 .. .. 35 Theft of animals (specified) .. 53 36 28 8 .. i 17 2 1 7 .. 17 Theft of animals, attempted .. .. 3 1 .... 1 .. 3.. False pretences .. .. .. 908 837 767 .117 20 578 27 25 .. 100 19 .. 71 False pretences, attempted .. .. 23 19 19 3 14 2 3 .. 4 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 104 163 155 9 .. I 131 5 9 1 2 59 False accounting by officials or clerks 1 89 89 88 1 • • .... 44 .. 88 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 1 8 8 8 .. • • 5 .. 7.. Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 10 9 9 ....I 7 2 .. .. 1 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 20 10 8 8 • • • • .... 4 .. .. 10 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 10 2 1 1 • • .. .. 8 Extortion by threats .. .. .. 1 1 1 •• •• .. ... 1 .. 1 Burglary .. .. .. 72 48 21 20 .. • • . . 1 • • 16 .. .. 24 Burglary, attempted .. .. 7 3 .. .... .. .. .. .. 4 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 946 863 494 339 .. 128 2 22 3 303 .. .. 83 House or shop breaking, &c., at- 76 72 31 6.. 25 4 .. .. 4 tempted Being found in dwellinghouse by night 8 16 16 5.. 11 3 .. 8.. Being disguised or in possession of 4 .. .. .... •. .. .. 4 housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 107 172 171 17 .. 125 9 18 2 11 65 tained Forgery .. .. .. .. 170 163 157 131 8 11 6 1 110 6 7 Uttering forged documents or false 45 45 43 38 1 • • • • 4 .. 14 certificates Possessing forged bank-notes .. .. 1 1 .... •• •• 1.. .. .. 1 Personation .. .. .. 4 6 6 31 1 1 2 1 2 Arson .. .. .. .. 47 20 17 7 .. 7 3 .. 6 .. 27 Arson, attempted .. .. .. 7 5 4.... 2 1 1 .. .. 2 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. 1 1 1 .... • • •. 1 .. .. Wilfully placing obstruction on rail- 8 5 4 .... 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 ways Placing explosive with intent to 3 1 1 .... 1 • • .... .. .. .. 2 destroy buildings, ships, &c. Mischief.. .. .. .. 558 700 686 6 1 577 19 83 .. 6 1 142 .. Mischief on railways and tramways .. 12 10 10 .... 8 2 .. .. .. 2 Sending threatening letters .. 1 1 1 1 • • ...... 1 Threatening acts with intent to inti- .. 3 3 3.. •• 3 .. 3.. midate Aiding and abetting or counselling 28 51 51 .... 44 1 6 .. .. _3 the commission of an offence Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 620 476 476 .. . . 406 10 55 5 .. .. .. 144 intent Cruelty to animals .. .. 11'3 94 94 .... 79 1 14 .. .. .. 19 Drunkenness 6,342 6,055 6,055 .... 5,763 290 2 287 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or 190 191 191 .. .. 184 .. 7 .. .. 1 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 352 355 355 .. .. 336 13 6 .. .. .. 3 Soliciting prostitution .. .. 11 5 5 .... .. 5 • • •• •• •• " Exposure of person and grossly indecent 240 255 235 1 219 6 9 .. .. .. lo Using profane, indecent, or obscene 671 j 655 650 .. • • 596 19 32 3 .. .. .. 16 language 0 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 891 719 715 2 .. 601 60 49 o I .. .. 17rogues, and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 158 174 174 .. .. 154 .. 20 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. .. 25 25 .... .. • • 4 .. .. -o Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 3 7 7 .... 7 .. " " 0 " * Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 407 390 346 2 .. 318 .. 26 .. - .. .. 1 Unlawfully on premises by night with- 188 150 150 .. .. 134 11 5 .. .. .. oo out criminal intent _ _ , 0 Sunday trading .. .. .. 93 81 81 .... 44 2-- 14 1