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APPENDIX A. 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, 1928, and Year ended 31st December, 1929.

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1928. 1920. Increase or Decrease in ® S Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a S a ® to apprehended or summoned. | Offences © ® © £ p (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. r „ O a n^ 0 separately.) Convictions Offences, 2 3 amongst those "2 *-,ag committed «wro °o • Committed Summarily nio for Trial. S® S- -551 for Trial. convicted: Dl8mlssed - £ g £ ° .go ,0 3 _ g g M &gP<dCC £ U H® SO) Prt»H® So s K o - 3-Soi, M. F. M. P. M. F. M. F. S 8 z a £ ° a Crimes ahd Justices of the Peace j S Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. ..!.... .. j .. .. 3 Misleading Justice. I I ill! Perjury and false oaths .. .. 5 9 9 ' • ■ ..... .. 2 5 .. 4 .. False statements and declarations .. 29 13 13 3 i 4 6 | ....... 3 4 .. 16 Corrupting juries or witnesses .. 3 2 2 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 4 j 1 j 1 .. .. ..I 1 .. .. .. .. 3 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 23 j 17 16 2 13 1 j .. j 2 .. .. 6 Assisting or aiding escape from prison 31 1 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. j .. .. 31 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. .. 6 6 .... 6 ........ .. 0 .. Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 4 11 11 9.. 2 2 .. 7 .. Unnatural offence, attempted .. 4 1 1 1 .. .. .. 3 indecently assaulting a male . . 54 36 I 32 23 0 .. 3 20 .. .. 18 Indecently assaulting a male, attempted 1 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. Incest .. .. .. .. 5 7, 7 7.., .. 1 4 .. 2.. Incest, attempted .. .. .. .. I 1 1 1 I .. 1 Indecent acts .. .. .. 42 23 21 11 .. 10 3 .. .. 19 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. . . 2 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- 1 .. .. .. .. J .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 1 servation of life or health Murder .. .. .. ..j 2 6 5 4 lj .. .. ..j.. 1 ..I 4.. Murder, attempted .. .. 3 5 5 4.. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2.. Manslaughter .. .. .. 4 |J 3 I 3 2..J 1 .. .. .. .. 1 Suicide, attempted .. .. 95 96 95 .... 66 1 26 3 | .. .. .. I 1 Concealment of birth . . .. 6 4 4 1 2 ! 1 .... 1 2 j 2 Wounding with intent to do grievous 1 4 4 4.. 1 .. 3.. bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 2 2 2 .... 2 .. .. j .. | .. ways or tramways | | j . Putting explosive substances in places • • 3 2 1..! .. .. 1 .. I 1 .. 3.. with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious 3 .. 1 .. .. .. j .. .. 3 thing with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 10 | 23 I 23 12 .. j 8 j .. | 3 j .. 7 .. 13 j .. Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 1 3 1 1.. .. 1 .. 2 ! .. cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 85 93 86 61 .. 17 .. 8 .. 43 .. 8 Assault with intent to commit a crime 7 4 4 2.. 2 1 .. .. 3 Assault .. .. .. .. 646 652 640 6 .. 532 19 79 4 4 6 .. Rape . . .. .. .. 13 | 16 14 8 .. 4 I • • 2 i • • 8 3 • • Rape, attempted .. .. 10 11 11 9..! 1 | 1 6 .. 1.. Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 58 47 44 38 5 .. 1 26 .. .. 11 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 8 19 18 15 2 i 1 I .. 4 I 11 attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, .. 1 1 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. II.. permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 2 1 4 3 2 1 .. ...... .. I 1 2.. Abortion, supplying means of procuring 2 2 2 2.. .. 1 Abortion, procuring own .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. j .. j .. I 2 Bigamy .. .. .. .. 9 13 12 9 3 .. 6 3 4 Abduction .. .. .. 2 2 2 1 .. 1 i .... i .... .. ! .. Stealing children under fourteen years 1 13 3 1 3 3' ..I