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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, 1933, and Year ended 31st December, 1934.

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1933. 1934. Increase or Decrease in g © ©-S ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of d S 2 © cq apprehended or summoned. , _ Ortences <§ © © & a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. _ § n separately.) Convictions Offences. ~ 2 ° S amongst those *3 . 73 I committed o® o'S °-2 Committed Summarily DiflTTliqqf)d for Trial. £.2 ® 5 n-g™® for Trial. convicted. dismissed. sS ? i si gS 1 a§- I " | 1 0* S""" M. P. M. F. M. P. M. P. § S 25 jz; a I H P Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. 11 .. .. .... .. ' ,. ,. 11 Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 5 8 8 .... .. .. 8 .. .. 3, .. False statements and declarations .. 51 19 19 7 2 10 .... 7 2 .. 32 Fabricating evidence .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... . . .. .. 1 Corrupting juries or witnesses .. 2 1 1 1.. .. .. .. 1 Contempt of Court .. .. .. 2 2 1 1 1 .. 2.. Attempting to defeat the course of 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 justice Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 24 13 11 2 9 1 .. .. .11 Escaping from prison or lawful custody, 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 attempted Assisting or aiding escape from prison 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 2 2 2 .... .. 2 .. .... Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. 14 6 6 4.. 2 .. *. 3 .. .. 8 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ,3 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 82 62 61 55 6 49 .. .. 20 Indecently assaulting a male, attempted 1 . . .. .... .. .. .... . . .. . . 1 Incest .. .. .. .. 10 18 17 16 1 .. 16 1 8 Incest, attempted .. .. .. 2 1 1 I .. .. .. 1 Indecent acts .. .. .. 25 36 29 4.. 22 .. 3.. .. .. 11.. Publishing obscene matter .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Offences against the Person, dec. Murder .. .. .. .. 22 16 4 2 2 .. .. .. 6 Murder, attempted .. .. 3 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 Manslaughter .. .. .. 5 6 6 51 .. ...... 2 1 1.. Suicide, attempted .. .. 65 76 74 .... 46 20 4 4 .. .. 11 Concealment of birth .. .. 2 2 .. .... .. Disabling or stupefying with intent to 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous 4 4 4 4.. .. 4 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- .. 5 5 .... 5 .. .... .. .. 5.. ways or tramways Assault causing actual bodily harm.. 22 18 16112 .. .. 21 9 2 .. 4 Assault, indecent .. .. .. 82 96 90 42 40 .. 8 32 .. 14 Assault with intent to commit a crime 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Assault .. .. .. .. 603 438 432 .... 366 10 52 4 165 Rape .. .. .. .. 5 6 6 5.. .. .. 1 2.. 1 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 1 6 6 5.. .. .. 1 3.. 5.. Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 44 62 62 48 8 .. 6 42 .. 18 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 32 14 13 13 .. 9 .. .. 18 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 women Abortion, procuring .. .. 3 2 2 .. 2 .. 1 1 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 2 7 7 23 .. .. 2.. 2.. 5.. Bigamy .. .. .. .. 8 8 8 71 .. .. .... 5 1 Abduction .. .. .. 1 3 3 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 2.. Stealing children under fourteen years 3 3 2 .... 2 I .. Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 7,174 6,716 4,938 110 2 4,262 321 215 28 76 2 .. 458 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 29 30 26 .... 23 .. 3 .. .. 1 Theft from the person .. .. 17 15 9 5 4 4 .. 2 Theft from the person, attempted .. 1 ., ., .... .. ., .... . . i .. .. 1