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Return showing the Number of Offences reported, etc., during the Year 1929 —continued.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. Savings-bank. There has been a decline in savings-bank business, and a small reduction in number of accounts. Withdrawals have again exceeded deposits, this year by some £4,600. The total amount of deposits for the year was £29,134 3s. 10d., while the withdrawals amounted to £33,776 19s. The amount of interest credited to depositors was £1,666 9s. 4d., making the total amount at credit of depositors at the end of March £45,851 10s. lOd. Money-orders. The amount remitted from Samoa by money-order shows a small increase over last year's figure, as also does the amount remitted by postal notes and British postal orders. Stamps. The amount received from the sale of postage and revenue stamps at the post-office was £1,491 35., a reduction of £300 compared with last year. This reduction is mainly due, however, to an alteration in the method of accounting for stamps affixed to Court documents.

1928. 1929. offences dismissed or Offences. Wnmlwr Number convicted. withdrawn. | Offences Offences J L U — i reported, reported. o„mmntied iresummoned. Malea Females. Males. m *, e eB By-law breaches— Driving without license .. .. .. 56 54 54 47 .. 7 Driving without lights .. .. .. .. 25 30 30 28 .. 2 Furious driving .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .... Driving unlicensed vehicle .. .. .. 40 11 11 7 .. 4 Negligent driving .. .. .. .. 10 8 8 7 .. 1 Dangerous driving .. .. .. .. .. 14 14 12 .. 2 Driving on footpath .. .. .. .. .. 14 14 12 .. 11 Obstructing traffic .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 4 .. 12 Riding without reins .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .... Refusing to carry passengers .. .. .. 1 • • ■ • • • • • .... Tethering horses on road .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 2 .... No number-plates . . . . . . .. 16 2 2 2 .. .... Failing to stop after collision .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 . ■ .... (Speeding .. .. .. .. .. 10 2 2 1 .. 1 Drunk in charge of car .. .. .. .. 4 4 3 .. 1 Intoxicated passengers .. .. .. I .. •. •. • • .... Failure to carry out hire .. .. .. 2 2 2 2 .. .... Blowing horn unnecessarily .. .. .. 1 1 I 1 .. .... Parking on wrong side .. .. .. .. .. 23 23 22 .. 1 Failing to sound horn .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. .... Furious riding .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 1 .. 1.. Failure to notify transfer .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. .... Permitting unlicensed vehicles to be driven .. .. 3 3 3 .. .... Overloading motor-vehicle .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 •• .... Driving on wrong side of road .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 .. .... Miscellaneous (breaches of Ordinances) — Dog Registration Ordinance .. .. •• 1 1 1 1 •• .... Immigration Ordinance .. .. .. 3 5 5 5 .. .... Harbour Regulations .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 •• .... Hours for Shops Ordinance .. .. .. 4 1 1 I .. .... Surveyors Ordinance .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. .... Maintenance of Authority in Native Affairs Ordinance 400 101 101 100 .. 1 Intimidation Ordinance .. .. .. 402 .. .. .. .. .... Horse-racing Ordinance .. .. .. 9 5 5 5 .. .... Native Market Ordinance .. .. .. 16 22 22 13 5 .. 4 Overseas Permits Ordinance .. .. .. .. 13 13 11 .. 1 1 Customs Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 3 .. 1 Travelling Permits Ordinance .. .. .. .. 6 6 6 .. .... Bulls and Stallions Ordinance .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .... Police Offences Ordinance .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 .. .... Native Titles Order .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. .... Quarantine Regulations .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. .... Samoa Seditious Organizations Regulations, 1930 — Being members of a seditious organization .. .. 319 319 301 .. 18 Aiding and abetting .. .. .. .. .. 18 18 18 .. .... Travelling without permits .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 .. .... Totals .. .. 1,325 1,304 1,280 1,128 22 124 6 Total fines in criminal cases inflicted during the year ended 31st March, 1930, were £726 Is., in addition to costs, £72 16s., a total of £798 17s.