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 w w a i Decrease in o 5 "- 1 a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g § $55 apprehended or summoned. n f Offences H S § SM (Charges against Males and Females ° l reported. Offences. ® ® ā»g separately.) amongsfSe 05 a> m committed —• "S -g 'S'g o|j" Committed Summarily to,™,-.™,, i0r Trla ' - „2$ for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. sS So S-SS S a |& 1 j § I | H ! u g* 3 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. | 8 Police Offences Act—continued. Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 399 321 319 1 .. 254 39 21 4 .. .. 78 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting con- 140 105 105 .... 99 1 5 .. .. .. 35 stables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 1 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 .. .. 1.. Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 12 4 4 .... 2 .. 2.. .. .. .. 8 ness Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, (fee. 353 454 382 .. .. 360 1 21 .. .. 101 Unlawfully on premises at night without 98 125 125 .. .. 102 9 13 1 .. .. 27 criminal intent Sunday trading .. .. .. 292 235 232 .... 161 62 6 3.. .. .. 57 False allegation, re commission of .. 1 1 .... 1 .. ...... .. 1 .. offence Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping, or 137 131 131 .. .. 124 4 3 .. .. .. 6 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 214 239 239 .. .. 228 .. 11 .. .. .. 25 Gaming with instruments .. .. 9 10 10 .... 9 .. 1 .. .. 1 Publishing advertisements relating to 9 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 7 betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 47 39 37 .... 31 1 5 .. .. .. 8 conducting, &e. Betting, unlawful . . . . .. 21 33 33 .... 32 .. 1 12 .. Following the occupation of bookmaker 65 63 63 .... 61 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 Publishing betting charts .. .. 8 6 6 .... 6 .. .. 2 Trespass on racecourse .. .. 51 57 57 .... 56 .. 1 .. .. 6 Post and Telegraph Act. Posting packet containing explosive, &c. I 1 1 .... .. 1 .... Putting explosive, &c., into post-office, 1 2 2 .... 2 .. 1 &c. Illegally opening or delaying postal 9 5 4 .... 2 .. 2.. .. .. .. 4 packets Stealing postal packets, mail-bags, &c. 9 55 53 8 26 1 18 8 46 Stealing money, &c., fromjpostal packets 7 21 21 1 19 1 .... 1 .. 14 Fraudulently secreting or detaining 2 11 11 9.. 2 .. .... 8 .. 9.. misdelivered mail-bags, &e. Injuring post-office pillars or boxes .. 5 32 25 .... 25 .. .. 27 Damaging telegraph equipment .. 103 103 87 .... 77 .. 10 Posting indecent postcards or letters.. 1 3 3.... 2.. 1 .. .. 2.. False statement re posting postal packet .. 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. 1 .. Destitute Persons Act. Failing to maintain wife or children .. 1,529 1,563 1,529 .. .. 1,289 33 187 20 .. .. 34 Failing for fourteen days to pay main- 2,189 2,188 2,135 .. .. 1,731 17 376 11 .. .. .. 1 tenance moneys Offences by husbands while separation 10 13 13 .... 12 .. 1 .. .. 3 .. orders are in force Offences prescribed in sections 52 to 58 7 5 5 .... 4 1 .. .. .. 2 of Destitute Persons Act Shipping and Seamen Act. Ship-desertion .. .. .. 13 16 11 .... 11 .. 3 .. Absent without leave .. .. 4 38 38 .... 38 .. 34 Offences agahist discipline .. .. 87 26 26 .... 26 .. .... .. .. .. 61 Embezzling cargo . . .. .. 2 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 2 Harbouring deserters .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. 1 .. Stowing away .. .. .. 30 30 30 .... 29 .. 1 Licensing Act. Permitting drunkenness or violent con- 6 2 2 .... 1 .. 1 .. .. ,, 4 duct Selling or supplying liquor to intoxicated 7 .. .. .... .. .. .... . . .. .. 7 persons Permitting gaming, gambling, &c. .. .. 3 3 .... 3 .. 3.. Selling or supplying liquor, or exposing 641 662 662 .. .. 414 36 192 20 .. .. 21 for sale, or opening or keeping open premises at unauthorized times