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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, 1928, and Year ended 31st December, 1929—continued.

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1928. 1929. Increase or - 7 Decrease in © © . © " © Results of Cases in which Persons were a a apprehended or summoned. XT „ Offences <2 «2 03 u o (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. S g g * separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 5 amongst those — — 3 "-g fl committed !4 -"d « Committed Summarily n . on(1 for Trial. Si for Trial. convicted! dismissed. • g 3S ! j§ o ** § 1 $ I £ 3 2 'I® p.Sog M. F. M. P. M. F. M. I F. § ® a a ft I | I-I Q Crimes and Justices of the Peace Act, etc. —continued. Offences against Riqlits of Property. Theft (undescribed) ' .. 4,979 5,117 3,700 89 2 3,037 260 296 16 76 1 138 Theft, attempted .. .. . . 45 22 22 2 16 .. 4 2 ! 23 Theft from the person .. .. 32 25 10 2 6 2 .... 1 .. .. 7 Theft from the person, attempted .. 1 1 1 .. 1 Theft from dwellings .. .. 343 300 109 19 80 .. 10 17 .. j .. 43 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 5 13 6 3 2 3 .. 8 Theft by clerks or servants . . .. 144 147 143 64 68 .. 11 58 .. 3 Theft of animals (specified) .. 36 59 44 21 17 .. 6 .. 6 .. 23 Theft of animals, attempted .. 3 i 1 .. •. 1 • ■ ..(.... .. • • i 2 False pretences .. .. .. 837 656 598 79 1 467 35 16 : .. 78 .. ■ • j 181 False pretences, attempted .. .. 19 15 J 3 .. 8 1 4 . .. .. .. .. 4 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 163 | .120 108 8 89 4 6 1 8 .. 43 False accounting by officials or clerks 89 1 1 1 • ■ J • ■ • • 88 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 8 4 4 2.. .. 2.. 2.. .. 4 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 9 7 7 .... 3 4 .. .. 2 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 10 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. .. 8 Assault with intent to rob .. . . 2 2 2 1 1 Demanding with intent to steal .. .. 2 2 2.. .. .. .... 2 .. 2.. Extortion by threats . . .. 1 .. .. .... .. . ■ .... .. .. .. I Burglary .. .. .. 48 28 11 11.. .. 11 • - .. 20 Burglary, attempted .. .. 3 2 2 2.. .. •• ..I.. 2 ..I.. 1 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 863 975 721 467 4 219 1 30 > .. 441 4 J 112 .. House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 72 j 87 49 30 17 .. 2 30 j 15 .. Being found in dwellinghouse by night 16 .16 16 5 8 1 2 .. 5 .. j .. Being disguised or in possession of .. 7 6 6.. .. •• .. .. 6 .. 7 j .. housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 172 140 138 28 2 76 11 21 21 1 .. 32 tained Forgery .. .. .. .. 163 111 103 86 5 9 1 2 .. 83 .. 52 Uttering forged documents or false 45 35 28 28 .. 28 .. .. 10 certificates j Uttering forged documents or false .. 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 2.. certificates, attempted Sending false telegram .. .. .. 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. 2.. Possessing forged bank notes .. I 1 Personation .. .. .. 6 5 5 [ 3 .. 1 1 • • •. 1 Coin, offences relating to .. .. 13 1 1 • • • • • • 13 .. Arson .. .. .. .. 20 56 50 42 1 7 42 1 36 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 5 13 13 11 2 .. 8 2 8 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. 1 .. .. .... '' j '' '' !: Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 5 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Placing explosive with intent to destroy 1 1 •• •• •• " buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. .. 700 796 755 2 .. 667 15 69 2 .. .. 96 .. Mischief on rail ways and tramways .. 10 9 9 .... 7 .. 2 .. , .. .. 1 Possessing or making explosive sub- .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 • ■ 1 stance, &c., with intent thereby to ! commit a crime ■ ] i Sending threatening letters ... 1 1 1 .... 1 • • Threatening acts with intent to inti- j 3 .. .. .... ■. I 3 midate I Aiding and abetting or counselling 54 29 29 .... 18 .. 11 J .. -5 the commission of an offence Police Offences Act. _ j Breach of the peace or behaviour with 476 469 467 .. .. 424 5 38 ..... .. 7 intent ! Crueltv to animals.. .. .. 94 99 98 .... 83 2 13 .. .. 5 Drunkenness .. .. .. 6,055 6,181 0,181 .. .. 5,866 309 6 .. .. .. 126 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or 191 249 247 .. .. 240 2 4 1 .. .. 5S .. loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 355 382 382 .... 370 7 5 .. .. 27 Soliciting prostitution .. .. 5 10 10 .... .. 10 .. .. ... 5 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 255 285 258 14 .. 226 6 1- o .. 30 Using profane, indecent, or obscene 655 687 680 2 .. 617 30 30 1 2 .. 32 language