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

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1O30 1931. Increase or Decrease in _____ — _ Number of ® © © -g ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences a § §®<° apprehended or summoned. Number of reported. « « (Charges against Males and Females Conviotions Offences ° ° ° 3 separately.) amongst those unences. a committed •2-a °.Sat) Committed Summarily r)j Bm i sse a tor Trial. . o| o. gS'S for Trial. convicted. "ismissea. g g ® O ® o S E3 - 7 © g I ® | ® | .3 o s M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § ® Z % z Licensing Act —continued. „ Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 3 5 5 3 2 .... trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling j 1 1 1 • • contrary to Act , Using bottles with labels more than once 2 3 3.... 2 r '' A ' ' " * ôên Breaches of prohibition orders .. 773 514 509 .. .. 463 39 5 - .. • • •• Found on licensed premises after 2,149 1,828 1,820 .. .. 1,683 / 12/ 3 ; closing-hours - Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 26 19 19 .... 19.. .. •• •• Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 104 66 64 .... 51 3 10 out a license Found on premises where liquor was 39 73 73 .... 54 1 1».... seized under a warrant , _ Offences against provisions in force in 37 47 47 ... . 30 4 8 5.. no-license districts q Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 9 .. .. ...... Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 18 24 24 13 1 10 in Native proclaimed areas «o Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 54 87 75 .... 55 4 15 1 claimed districts „ Permitting consumption of liquor in 4 11 11 .... 11 restaurant after hours Failing to provide accommodation . . 1 1 1 .... 1 • • • • * • Aiding and abetting or cotwiselling the 85 .. .. .... • • commission of offences against Licensing Act Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 63 93 92 .... 90 2 .... .. .. ' Bankruptcy offences .. •• 33 45 45 15 30 .. .. .. •• •• Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 6 12 II .... I b .. 6 .. •• o .. <&c Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 2 7 7..1 2 1 3..-- 1 ing, abandoning, or exposing „ Deserting or absenting from His 13 15 9 .... 9 Majesty's ships „ Drunk or behaving in a violent or often- 15 13 13 .... lw 1 sive manner, &c., on a railway, &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 173 162 144 .. .. 137 5 2 release under First Offenders' Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 4 4 4 .... 4 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 4 1 1 .... 1 oi „ in Opium-smoking, &e. .. ■. 18 31 31 .... 28 .. A ■ • • • 2 " Smuggling .. •• •• 1 3 3.... 1 2 •• •• Trespassing on railway and refusing to 17 5 5 .... ō leave, &c. .. Auctioneers Act, breaches of .. •• 1" 17 11 .. 6 '' y Bribery of police officer .. .. 1 ■ ■ • • ••••'. " ' ' '' i Infecting a person with venereal 1 • • • • .... . • Arms Act, breaches of .. • ■ 255 386 376 2 .. 348 2 24 .. • • 131 Motor-vbhicles Act. , Causing death or bodily injury through"| f 20 20 12 1 o 2 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of motor- - 035< 377 .. .. 358 3 lo • • • • >562 vehicle ' 1 , » Reckless or negligent driving I 1,503 1,501 .. •• Other breaches of Act .. L 3,697 3,696 .. .. 3,4o7 71 16-. •• J j To t, a l s .. .. .. 37,214 36,680 32,659 1,584 59 27,505 1,105 2,270 136 1,348 45 13388 Decrease .. .. ■ • • ■ • • ■ ■ .... .. | | °34