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

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1928. 1929. Increase or Decrease in | " "Ho Results of Cases in which Persons were a § apprehended or summoned. vpnm-t,pfl « £ (Charges against MaJes and Females ,ep0ltea ' Offences. 2 ° 3 - sepai ateiy.) amongst those I a "3 ' + - , '£9 committed -Ht °.2r3ro Committed Summarily niqmisspd for Trial. °® for Trial. convicted. dismissed. © ® % o o & n -S ft -2 ft -a u* i 1 " 2 s S" 2* g-9 ° n M. 1 F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § j® i5 g Z J 1-1 I H Police Offences Act —continued. Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 719 714 713 5 .. 557 102 j 42 7 4 .. 5 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 174 162 162 .. .. 159 .. 3 .. .. .. 12 constables, &c. j Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 25 25 25 .... 22 3 i .. j .. Inciting violence, disorder,or lawlessness 7 49 48 .... 38 .. j 10 j .. .. .. 42 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 390 380 335 .. .. 303 .. I 31 j 1 . . .. .. 10 Unlawfully on premises by night with- 150 159 159 .... 138 6 I 1.5 .. j .. 9 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. •• 81 50 50 .... 33 15 2 j .. .. .. .. 31 Gaming Act. ! Common gaming-house, keeping or 72 67 67 1 57 6 3 .. j i 5 managing, &e. Found in a common gaming-house .. 102 50 50 .... 42 .. 8 .. j J 52 Gaming with instruments .. .. 33 36 36 .... 31 5 ..... .. 3 Publishing advertisements relating to 5 2 2 .... 2 .. i .. .. ! .. .. .. 3 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 16 6 6 .... 4 .. j 2 .. | .. .. 10 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. .. 46 65 65 .... 52 2 11 .. .. 19 Following occupation of a bookmaker 5 14 14 1 6 7 1 .. 9 Trespass on racecourses .. .. 40 40 40 .... 39 1 ...... Post and Telegraph Act. Putting explosives, &c.., into post- .. 2 1 .... 1 .. 2.. office, &c. Illegally opening or delaying postal 17 21 21 2 14 4 .. 1 1 4 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 45 70 60 46 12 1 .. 1 42 .. 25 Stealing money, &c., from postal packets 19 7 7 .. 1 6 .. .. 12 Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 27 2 .. .... .. j .. .. 25 Damaging telephones .. .. 8 8 8 .... 8 ......... Damaging insulators .. .. 10 12 12 .... 10 .. j 2 ! . j .. .. 2 Posting indecent post-cards or letters.. 2 3 3 .... .. 3 .. .. 1 False statement re posting postal packets 1 2 2 .. 1 1 .. ...... 1 1 Destroying postal packets .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... . . .. .. 1 Fraudulently using postage-stamps .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 2,136 2,195 2,099 .. .. 1,815 57 200 27 .. i 59 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,588 2,949 2,773 .. .. 2,536 32 181 24 .. .. 361 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 39 40 39 .... 38 .. 1 .. .. ! 1 orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 7 3 3 .... 3 i 4 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. j i Ship-desertion .. .. .. 36 42 37 .... 37 | .. [ • • ! 6 .. Absent without leave .. .. 10 24 19 .. .. 19 .. .. I .. 1 14 Offences against discipline .. .. 7 35 35 .... 33 .. 1 2 .. 28 Embezzling cargo .. .. .. 2 .. .. .... ! 1 2 Stowing away .. .. .. 30 51 51 .... 51 ...... .. 21 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent 5 7 7 .... 5 I .. 2.. .. .. 2.. conduct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxi- 10 16 16 .. .. j 7 1 8 .... 6 cated persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. .. 6 6 .... 1 .. 5..!.. .. 6.. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 623 527 527 .. .. 283 27 198 19 j .. .. .. 96 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times Supplying liquor to persons under 45 51 51 .... 25 4 20 2 .. 6 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 29 35 35 .... 27 .. 8 .. .. 6 persons I