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Return showing the Total Number of Offences reported, Number of Offences for which Persons were arrested or summoned, and Number of Persons convicted or dismissed in the Period 1st January, 1929, to 31st March, 1930.

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Note. —With a View to presenting this return in future for the financial year ending on 31st March, instead of for a calendar year as hitherto, the present return is in respect of a period of fifteen months. Except for offences under the Samoa Seditious Organizations Regulations, 1930, and the Maintenance of Authority in Native Affairs Ordinance (No. 2), 1928, cases dealt with by the Native Department Branch of the High Court or by the High Court, Savai'i, are not included in this return. 1928. 1929. oflence8 : — dismissed or Offences. Number Number convicted. withdrawn. Offences Offences if"?, d er reported, reported. ! | Fe . summoned. Males. Females. Males. males Misleading justice— Escape from lawful custody .. .. .. ! 6 34 I 23 23 Contempt of Court .. .. .. 3 144 144 140 .. 4 Sedition .. .. .. .. 8 8 8 ....;.. Offences against morality— Adultery .. .. .. .. .. 3 4 4 2 2 .. j .. Abduction, carnally to know .. .. .. 2 10 10 9 .. 1 .. Carnal knowledge .. .. .. .. .. -1 1 1 I • • j Offences against the person — Assault, common .. .. .. .. 33 64 62 47 j 2 13 j .. Assault, indecent .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 3 .... Assault causing actual bodily harm .. .. 13 3 3! 2 .. 1 ! Assault causing grievous bodily harm .. .. 6 8 8 6! .. 2 .. Rape .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 2 .. | .. 2 .. Murder .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. j .. ! Threatening to kill .. .. .. ..j.. 5 5 4 .. 1.. Manslaughter .. .. .. .. .. 4 3 2: .. 1.. Attempted suicide .. .. .. •. | 1 1 j 1 • • • • j Libel defamatory .. .. .. .. j 1 l 1 1 Insulting words .. .. .. .. j 3 3 1 .. 2 Gaming offences — Conducting a common gaming-house .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .... Breaches of Arms Ordinance— Unlawfully possessing arms .. .. .. •. 10 10 10 .. .. Unlawfully using arms .. .. .. 1 [ • • j • • • • .. .. Selling without vendor's license .. . < .. .. 8 8 7 .. 1 i .. Presenting firearms at person .. .. .. .. 1 I 1 ■ • .... Deceiving the police .. .. .. .. .. 1 I 1 • • .... Unlawfully possessing explosives .. .. .. 1 1 1 ■ • .... Offences against property rights— Burglary .. .. .. .. 13 : 3 .. | .. .. .. j Thefts from dwellings .. .. .. .. • • ® ® I '■ Theft, attempted .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .... Theft .. .. .. .. 90 68 63 45 2 16 Theft from the person .. .. .. .. I 1 j • • i • • • • .... Theft of mail-bag .. .. .. •. J 1 | • • j • • • • .. I .. Unlawful entry .. .. .. .. 6 j •. • • ■ • .. 1 .. Breaking and entering .. .. .. .. ] 9 j 6 j 6 5 .. 1 j .. Trespass .. .. .. .. .. 20 22 22 15 .. 7 Trespassing cattle .. .. .. .. 2 1 Wilful mischief .. .. .. .. 3 j Forgery and uttering ., .. .. .. 1 6 6 6 .. .... Uttering a forged document .. .. .. ..II I 1 .. .... Receiving stolen property . . .. .. 9 6 6 4 .. 2 False pretences .. .. .. . ■ 1 .. Unlawfully in dwelling by night .. .. .. 4 4 3 .. 1 Police offences — Threatening behaviour .. .. .. 11 • • • • • ■ • • .... Insulting language .. .. .. • • 15.. .. .. .. .... Provoking a breach of the peace .. .. 2 5 5 5 .. ..j.. Disorderly conduct .. .. .. .. 23 j 50 j 50 j 45 1 4 J Drunkenness .. .. .. .. .. 1 20 28 28 27 .. 1 Throwing stones .. .. .. ..11 2 2 1 .. I.. Insulting language to official .. .. .. i 2 Unlawfully converting vehicles or animals to own use .. 7 7 7 .. .... Resisting the police .. .. .. .. 3 20 19 16 .. 3 Cruelty to animals .. .. .. .. • • -J 3 j 3 .. .... Vagrancy .. .. .. .. .. .. 8, 8 8 .. .... Indecent acts .. .. .. .. • • | ' 1 •• •• 1 Obstructing the police .. .. . . .. .. 8 8 5. .. 3 Wandering animals .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 .. .. j .. Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. i Opium offences — Opium-smuggling .. .. .. .. j 2 j 1 1 1 .. .. j .. Possessing opium .. .. .. .. .. 2 I 1 Liquor offences — Manufacturing liquor .. .. .. .. 2 4 4 2 2 .... Liquor found on premises .. .. .. j .. 7 7 ! 3; 4 .... Possessing liquor .. .. .. .. 5 3 3 2 1 Unlawful importation .. .. .. .. I . . . • • • ■ ■ .... Selling liquor .. .. .. .. .. j 2 j 3 3 1 2 Possessing prohibited imports .. .. .. 1 . . .. . • ■ • .... Samoans consuming liquor .. .. .... 2 2 2 .. .. Consuming liquor .. .. .. .. I 1 1 I .. ' ..I 1