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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, 1929, and Year ended 31st December, 1930—continued.

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1929- 1930. Increase or T : — : — Decrease in o o a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of § a a m ri apprehended or summoned. Offences ® ® oZo (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported, o o o i 3 separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 2 0<! 2 amongst those « a o n B committed ■HtS | 'S'd o 2« Committed Summarily for Trial. Zs £-2 S3®® for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. • .So ,gS ? ; ' ' 3 " g a& 1& a a --l - — s | o £ 3 ® S-3 O 2 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. P. g o 5? m a Licensing Act —continued. Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 35 45 45 .... 38 3 4 .. .. 10 .. persons Permitting prohibited persons to be on 2 2 '2 .... 2 premises Unlawfully employing females in or 4 3 3 .... 2 .. 1 .. .. ., 1 about a bar Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 2 2 .... 1 1 .. 1.. Illegally supplying liquor to Natives 52 61 61 46 1 14 .. .. 9 .. Selling adulterated liquor .. .. 1 1 1 .... 1 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 6 3 3 .... 1 .. 2.. .. .. .. 3 trance to Inspectors or constables Using bottles with labels more than once .. 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 .. .. 2.. Breaches of prohibition orders .. 862 j 773 773 .. .. 716 47 10 .. .. .. 89 Found on licensed premises after 2,053 2,149 2,144 .. .. 2,006 8 123 7 .. .. 96 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 21 26 26 .... 23 1 2 .. .. 5 .. Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 100 104 104 1 , .. 82 4 17.. 1 .. 4 out a license I Found on premises where liquor was 31 39 39 .... 29 1 7 2.. .. 8 .. seized under a warrant OfEences against provisions in force in 42 37 37 . . 34 .. 3 .. .. .. 5 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to .. 9 9 .. v .. 9 .. 9 .. Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 60 18 18 .... 15 1 2 .. .. .. 42 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 38 54 54 .... 50 1 3 .. .. 16 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 6 4 4.... 3 1 .. .. 2 restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation .. .. 1 .1 1 .. 1 . Aiding and abetting or counselling the 20 85 85' .... 75 2 7 1 .. .. 65 commission of offences against Licensing Act Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 55 63 61 .... 53 7 1 .. .. 8.7 Bankruptcy offences .. .. 50 33 33 18 11 .. 4 11 .. .. 17 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 3 6 6.... 1 2 1 2.. .. 3 .. &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 29 2 1 .... 1 .. .. 27 ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 24 13 7 .... 7 .. .. li Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or offen- 45 15 15 .... 15 .. .. 30 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing, to comply with conditions of 187 173 162 .. .. 147 11 3 1 .. .. .. 14 release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual-criminals or offenders, breach 2 4 4 .... 3 1 .. 2 .7 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 6 4 4 .... 4 .. 2 under Opium-smoking, &c. .. .. 45 18 18 .... 17 1 .. .. 27 Smuggling .. .. .. 1 .1 1 .... 1 .. .. 7.77"" Trespassing on railway and refusing to 9 17 17 .... 13 4 .. .. .. 8 .. leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 272 255 255 .. .. 242 2 11 .. .. .. ... 17 Motor-vehicles Act, breaches of .. 3,965 5,035 4,910 19 .. 4,519 108 252 12 10 .. 1,070 7. Bribery of police officer .. .. 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. '1 Infecting a person with venereal .. 1 11.... ,, . ... 1 1 disease Totals .. .. .. 34,250 37,214 33,690 1,476 27 28,983 1,108 1,984 112 1,273 14 4,495 1531 Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. j 2,964