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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, 1932, and Year ended 31st December, 1933.

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1932. 1933. Increase or Decrease in ® © ©4= ™ Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a § 2 © 03 apprehended or summoned. . i Offences £> © © £ a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. § S separately.) Convictions . Offences. _ ° S ' amongst those "3 fl committed «g-d °.2 «-a Committed Summarily D ismiqqed for Trial. £5 for Trial. convicted. uism ssea. g ■So, -S& 1 g , 1 o I I I oo an n* 3-Sow M. I P. M. F. M. F. M. F. a ® jg a III | M Q I Crimes and Justices or the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. I 16 11 11 .... 10 .. 1 .. .. ! 5 Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oatlis .. .. ! 4 5 5 4.. .. .. 1 4.. 1 .. False statements and declarations .. 39 51 51 5 44 .. 2 5 .. 12 ! .. Fabricating evidence .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1'.. Corrupting juries or witnesses .. .. 2 2 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 2 I .. Attempting to defeat the course of .. 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 2 .. justice Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. .. 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 2 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 15 24 24 11 13 8 .. 9 Escaping from prison or lawful custody, ..: 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 ; .. attempted Assisting or aiding escape from prison 3 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 1 2 2 .... 2 .. 1 1 ,, Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. .. 14 14 11 3 10 .. 14 . .. Unnatural offence, attempted .. 2 1 1 .... .. .. 1 .. .. I 1 Unnatural offence, assault with intent .. 3 3 3.. .. 3 .. 3 | .. to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 24 82 82 70 6 6 60 58 Indecently assaulting a male, attempted .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 Incest .. .. .. .. 13 10 10 8 1 .. . . 1 8 II.. 3 Incest, attempted .. .. .. .. 2 2 .... 1 1 .. 2.. Indecent acts .. .. .. 28 25 24 1 22 1 .. ! .. .. .. .. 3 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 6 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 4 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the preser- 1 .. .. .... ,. .. .... .. .. .. 1 vation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 15 22 12 10 2 5 7 .. Murder, attempted .. .. 2 3 3 21 .. 1 1 Manslaughter .. .. .. 8 5 5 ' 4 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 Suicide, attempted .. .. 71 65 65 1 44 11 4 5 1 .. 6 Concealment of birth .. .. 6 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4 Disabling or stupefying with intent to .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous 1 4 2 11 .. 1 1 3.. bodily harm Putting explosive substances in places 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 1 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 19 22 21 16 2 3 13 3 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 82 82 75 43 22 .. 10 31 Assault with intent to commit a crime 3 2 2 2.. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Assault .. .. .. .. 595 603 591 12 .. 486 19 69 5 7 8 .. Rape .. .. .. .. 3 5 5 3 .. 1 1 .. 1 2 .. Bape, attempted .. .. .. 7 1 .. .... .. .. ....I.. .. .. 6 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 74 44 44 37 1 .. 6 .. j 30 .. .. 30 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 11 32 32 16.. 12 .. 4.. 13 .. 21 years, attempt to Carnally know idiots or imbecile women, .. 1 1 .... .. .. 1 .. j .. 1 attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 2 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 7 3 3 12 .. j 1 2 .. 4 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 3 2 2 1 .. .. 1 .. I 1 .. .. 1