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. 1035. Increase or — | Decrease in g § *«3 Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of S S gS apprehended or summoned. Nnmher of Offences ay « I™ . (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. 0flence , ° ° «21 separately.) amongst those 0fleDCeS - % 3 Ofl committed ■ li it *3; ssr sem 01 na ' i i si al III : I § 3 s 3 * 1 * S M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § « £5 uh Licensing Act —continued. Supplying liquor to persons under 22 12 12 .... 9 .. 3 twenty-one years Selling or supplying liquor to prohibited 8 26 26 .... 20 1 0 » • • persons . Permitting prohibited persons to be on .. 1 1 .... . . . . 1 • ■ • ■ premises Unlawfully employing females in or 1 1 1 .... 1 about a bar j Employing minors in bars .. .. 1 • • • • ■ • ■ ' • Illegally supplying liquor to Natives . . 27 40 39 .... 37 .. A * ' " Selling adulterated liquor .. • • 3 3 •• 3 " o Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 7 5 5 .... 3 - trance to Inspectors or constables Having or purchasing labels for bottling 10 .. . • ■ • • • • • contrary to Act . Using bottles with labels more than once 3 7 7 .... 5 .. j ■■ • • •• ■% - Breaches of prohibition orders .. 335 357 3i57 . . .. 333 19 4 1 .. " Pound on licensed premises after closing- 1,675 1,821 1,819 .. .. 1,699 3o 69 16 .. .. 14b .. hours _ o Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 9 7 7 .... 7 .. .. .. - Selling or exposing liquor for sale with- 67 63 63 .... 56 .. y i .. out a license , R Found on premises where liquor was 10 28 28 .... --S ■ • 4 1 • • • • 10 seized under a warrant . Offences against provisions in force m 63 64 64 .... ō o - b 1 .. no-license districts 9 Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 3 1 1 .. .. 1 Maoris in Native licensing districts , o o Offences against provisions of no-license 85 77 76 3 3 47 2 21 .. - 3 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 16 34 33 .... 30 .. d claimed districts _ _ Permitting consumption of liquor in 33 8 8 / . . restaurants after hours Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 44 53 48 .... 48 "g Bankruptcy offences •• 9 .. . • •• •• •• •• ■■ Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 14 6 6 - id Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglecting, .. 2 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 2 • • abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 2 7 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or often- 16 29 29 .... sive manner, &c., on a railway, &o. , 9A Failing to comply with conditions of 166 142 1-7 .... 119 4 3 release under First Offenders Probation Act r 2 Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 4 6 ō .... o of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences 6 1 1 .... 1 Opium-smoking, &c 132 132 .. .. 117 . . 14 1 .. .. 35 Smuggling •• • • • • f ' ~ .... - Trespassing on railway and refusing to 10 1J 1« .... it •• Arm a s V Actbreache S of .. •• 463 434 384 .. .. 360 2 21 1 . 29 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of. . .. 1- i- .... i-Motok-vehicles Act. „ Causing death or bodily injury through 37 38 36 31 .. 3 .. 13 in charge of a motor- 272 349 348 .... 329 4 15 .. :: 1.« JS iff « ig g g :: m :: Totals 32,286 33,168 30,601 1,319 29 25,975 1,106 1,995 177 975 22 2,222 1340 I IB &V , X 882 Increase .. •. • • " '' '' • • • •