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

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1927. 19'28. Increase or Decrease in CO to to (fl T, ,, ... . . . . T, Number of 0 ® Results of Cases in which Persons wer e Offences a 2 2cm apprehended or summoned. v,,w.k V p r W « i§|o (Charges against Males and Females c N 0 U ™£ t f 0 ° f s P Offences. 2 ° ° S amongst those d "3 «w,q 3 committed n*3 °.2 3« Committed Summarily ra< , 1Tl j sa p rl lor Trial. I °.g a Z® for Trial. convicted. uismissea. « £ % ca ® o ?o $ p ffl ® *2 & JH ® ' I SH 1 S s £ S-S o 2 M. F. M. I F. M. F. M. F. § 5 g a z I L_ w Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 112 72 72 .... 66 2 4 .. .. .. 40 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 190 102 102 .... 96 .. 6 .. .. .. 88 Gaming with instruments .. .. 62 33 33 .... 33 .. .. 29 Publishing advertisements relating to 6 5 5 .... 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 92 16 16 .... 12 .. 4 .. .. .. 76 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 174 46 46 .... 38 1 7 .. .. .. 128 Following occupation of a bookmaker 2 5 5 2 3 .. .... .. .. 3.. Trespass on racecourses .. .. 38 40 40 .... 40 .. 2 Post and Telegraph Act. Posting packet containing explosive, &c. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Putting explosive, &c., into post-office, 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 &c. Illegally opening or delaying postal 5 17 17 1 15 .. 1 .. .. 12 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 32 45 21 3 18 .. 13 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 10 19 15 1 14 1 .. 9 Receiving property sent by post and 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 stolen Fraudulently secreting or detaining 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 misdelivered mail-bags, &c. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 14 27 12 .. .. 12 .. .... .. .. 13 'Damaging telephones .. .. .. 8 4 I 3 .. 8.. Damaging insulators .. .. 7 10 10 .... 9 .. 1 .. . . 3 Posting indecent post-cards or letters.. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2 . • False statement re posting postal packet 1 1 1 1 .. 1 Destroying postal packets .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. . . 1 Fraudulently using postage-stamps .. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. 2.. Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 2,128 2,136 2,072 .. .. 1,867 26 171 8 .. .. 8 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,300 2,588 2,457 .. .. 2,296 26 121 14 .. .. 288 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 22 39 39 .... 35 .. 4 .. .. 17 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 7 7 6 .... 2 .. 4 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. . . 49 36 26 .... 24 2 .. .. .. 13 Absent without leave .. . . 12 10 10 .... 10 . . .. 2 Offences against discipline .. .. 35 7 7 .... 7 .. .. 28 Embezzling cargo .. .. . • 12 2 2 .... 2 .. .... . . . . .. 10 Stowing away .. .. .. 46 30 30 .... 30 .. .... .. .. .. 16 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 11 5 5 .. .. 3 .. 2.. .. .. .. 6 duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 10 10 10 .... 6 1 3 cated persons Keeping disorderly houses .. .. I . . .. .... .. . . .... .. . . .. 1 Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. 1 .. .. .... .. . . .. 1 Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 499 623 623 .. .. 325 39 235 24 .. .. ] 24 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 58 45 45 .... 29 4 12 .. . . . . 13 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 41 29 29 .... 23 1 5 .. .. . . 12 persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on 1 I 1 .... 1 .. .... premises Unlawfully employing females in or 5 2 2 .... 2 .. . . . . 3 about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 7 7 .... 5 .. 2.. .. .. 6.. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives 46 j 30 28 .... 23 2 3 .. .. .. 16 Selling adulterated liquor ,, ,, ,, 7 7 .... 6 ,, I • • •• .. 7