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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, 1930, and Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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1930. 1981. " Increase or : Decrease in £ © Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a 2 a © m apprehended or summoned. Offences © © © £ a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. § H £«° separately.) Convictions Offences. 2 3 amongst those «m g committed o'S °5 Committed Summarily T)j Rn iiaafld for Trial. 2® £5 for Trial. convicted. g ©£ 2 S .Q g -O rj ! g g rtft—ftrjcoii £4 SH a© H© I flo an gn B-aon M. F. ! M. F. M. F. M. F. S S a g a II So Crimes and Justices of the Peace I Acts, etc. Taking part in a riot .. .. 5 .. .. .... .. .. .. 5 Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 13 7 7 61 .. .. .... 4 1 .. 6 False statements and declarations .. 21 18 18 4 1 8.. 3 2 2 1 .. 3 Conspiring to bring false charges .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 1 7 6 1 2.. 3.. 1 6.. Escaping from prison or lawful custody 15 13 11 5 5 1 5 .. 2 Escaping from prison or lawful custody, 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 attempted Assisting or aiding escape from prison .. 9 9 .... .. .. 9.. .. .. 9.. or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 5 3 3 .... 3 .. .. 2 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 6 5 5 4.. 1 3.. .. 1 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 2 3 3 3.. .. .. .... 3 .. 1 Indecently assaulting a male .. 40 54 54 47 4 .. 3 39 .. 14 Incest .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 2 1 .. 1 Indecent acts .. .. . • 21 6 4 .... 4 . . .... .. .. .. 15 Publishing obscene matter .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the preser- .. 2 2 1 1 .. 1 2.. vation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 7 13 9 72 4 1 6.. Murder, attempted .. .. 3 5 5 32 .. 2.. 2.. Manslaughter .. .. .. 11 7 7 5 2.. 2.. .. 4 Suicide, attempted .. .. 98 76 76 1 1 54 8 7 5.. .. .. 22 Concealment of birth .. .. 3 7 4 12 .. ....1 1 2 4.. Disabling or stupefying with intent to 1 1 1 1 .. 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grevious 1 1 1 .... .. 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- .. 2 1 .... 1 .. 2.. ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious 1 1 1 1 .. 1 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 9 16 16 11 1 1 3 8 7 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- I 1 1 .... 1 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 127 102 93 59 26 .. 8 40 .. .. 25 Assault with intent to commit a crime 12 5 5 2 2 1 2 .. 7 Assault .. .. .. .. 624 627 611 2 .. 544 12 50 3 2 3 .. Rape .. .. .. .. 10 7 7 5.. 1.. 1.. 4.. .. 3 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 7 7 5 3 I 1 3.. .... Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 68 69 68 46 11 .. 11... 32 .. 1 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 8 7 6 4.. .. .. 2.. 4.. .. 1 attempts to Carnally knowing inmates of child- .. 4 4 4.. .. .. 4.. welfare institution Carnally know inmates of child-welfare .. 1 1 1 .. .. .... .. .. 1 institution, attempts to Abortion, procuring .. .. 4 5 4 22 .. 2.. 1 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 1 6 6 42 .. 1 2 5.. Bigamy .. .. .. .. 8 8 7 61 .. 5 1 Abduction .. .. .. 1 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 Aiding and abetting or counselling the 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 commission of an offence Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 6,285 6,844 4,711 197 18 3,975 274 225 22 151 13 559 .. Theft, attempted .. .. .. 57 34 j 29 .... 18 1 10 .. .. ■. 23