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, 1934, and Year ended 31st December, 1935 —continued.

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1934. 1935. Increase or M M a , Decrease in 8 o •- S Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g Zm apprehended or summoned. w„mhpi- nf Offences sa so §h_j (Charges against Males and Females reported. O O go« B senaratelv) Convictions Offences. _ _ separately.) amongst those ® <g § — committed ■g« "StJ oS£ Committed Summarily oismmed lor Trlal - f.-S u 8 for Trial. convicted. -dismiss -a. |° || ||| ; 1 S So; So S-g S f h s3 3 " u I" M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § ® | n Crimes AND JUSTICES OE THE Peaoe Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 6,716 6,289 4,784 82 1 4,068 385 221 27 62 1 .. 427 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 30 42 40 .... 31 4 4 1.. .. 12 Theft from the person .. .. 15 10 7 4.. 1 11 3.. .. 5 Theft from dwellings .. .. 323 349 191 57 1 124 3 6 .. 53 1 26 . . Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 9 17 8 3.. 4.. 1 3.. 8.. Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 163 67 65 23 39 2 1 22 . . 96 Theft of animals (specified) .. 93 87 79 20 53 6 18 . . 6 Theft of animals, attempted .. 3 2 2 .... 2 .. 1 False pretences .. .. .. 855 915 864 79 3 707 43 31 1 41 60 False pretences, attempted .. .. 25 24 21 1 14 2 4 1 .. 1 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 142 159 147 . . . . 140 1 6 . . . . 17 False accounting by officials or clerks 8 6 6 1 4.. 1 1 False statements by officials or public 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 officers Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 24 41 39 30 6 1 2 16 6 17 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 7 17 17 .... . . 14 . . 3 .. . . 10 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 13 7 2 2.. .. 2 .. .. 6 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 13 14 9 5 2 2 1 1 Demanding with intent to steal .. 1 6 6 6.. .. 4.. 5.. Extortion by threats .. .. 2 .. . . .... .. .. .... Burglary . . .. .. . • 74 123 91 57 31 1 2 40 . . 4-9 Burglary, attempted .. .. 5 .3 2 2.. .. 2 .. .. 2 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 1,149 1,136 817 367 1 407 .. 41 1 326 1 .. 13 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 46 63 28 20 7 1 .... 18 17 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 2 4 4 .... 3 1 .. 2.. Being armed with intent to break or 2 .. .. .... . . .. . • 2 enter Being disguised or in possession of house- 3 . . .. .... .. .. .. S breaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 155 215 215 38 .. 132 6 36 3 32 2 60 tained Forgery .. .. .. . • 185 134 125 91 1 26 2 5 .. 51 1 . . 51 Uttering forged documents or false certi- 33 56 53 39 1 8 5 13 1 23 ficates Sending false telegram .. .. 3 1 1 1 .. 1 ■■ 2 Procuring execution of document by .. 1 1 1 .. 1 •• 1 false pretences Possessing forged bank-notes .. 2 .. .. .... .. . . •. 2 Counterfeiting stamps .. .. .. 3 3 .... 3 .. .... .. .. 3 • • Personation .. .. .. 1 1 1 .... 1 Coin, offences relating to .. 17 .. .. .... .. .. .. 17 Arson .. • ■ • • • • 12 • 25 21 18 1 2 .. .... 14 1 13 • • Arson, attempted .. .. .. 5 5 1 .... 1 .. .... Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 1 .... .. 1 .. 1 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 2 12 10 1 9 1 .. 10 Placing explosive with intent to destroy 2 1 1 1 .. .. .. 1 buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. . . 655 606 577 2 .. 519 16 37 3 2 .. 49 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 19 24 19 .... 19 .. 5 Possessing or making explosive sub- 1 1 1 .... 1 '. stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. Threatening acts with intent to intimi- 6 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 4 date Police Oeeences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 498 497 497 .. .. 427 10 48 12 .. .. .. 1 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. .. 88 82 82 .... 66 1 15 .. .. .. 6 Drunkenness .. .. .. 3,093 2,995 2,995 .. .. 2,879 109 6 1 98 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or 24 16 16 .... 16 .. .. 8 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 177 159 159 .. .. 151 5 3 .. .. .. 18 Soliciting prostitution .. .. 4 3 3 .... .. 3 .. .. 1 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 155 166 142 6 .. 127 6 3 4 .. 11 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene lan- 461 426 425 2 .. 380 27 11 5 .. .. .. 35 guage