A.—4.

Criminal Offences in the Period 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936.

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1934-35. 1935-1936. j — —— ——— ® & Offences. 8 | ■§ Number Arrested or Summoned. Convicted in High Court. Dismissed or Withdrawn. | 2 at5 . 2 © © o ® o I i 'ii £ o 5a & 5t3 p, /-.I ' O ® C ® Samoans. Chinese. j Europeans. Samoans. j Chinese. Europeans. Samoans. Chinese. j Europeans. Misleading justice — J m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. m. f. Contempt of Court .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Escape from lawful custody .. .. 4 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Conspiring to pervert course of justice .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Offences against morality — Adultery .. .. .. .. 1 6 4 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Abduction .. .. .. .. 9 14 14 .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Carnal knowledge .. .. .. .. 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Rape .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 8 Offences against the person — Assault, common .. .. 51 88 83 1 .. .. 4 .. 69 1 .. . . 2 .. 14 .. .. .. 2 .. 37 Assault, indecent .. .. .. 1 1 Actual or grievous bodily harm .. 7 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Murder .. .. .. .. 2 . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Manslaughter .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Offences against property rights — Theft .. .. .. ..131 151 112 12 3 .. 6 ..102 12 2 .. 6 .. 10 .. 1 20 Trespass .. .. .. 49 44 42 1 1 .. .. .. 41 1 1 . . . . .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Wilful damage .. .. .. 9 23 23 .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. . . .. .. . . 1 . . . . . . .. .. 14 Unlawful entry of dwelling .. .. 2 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Burglary .. .. .. .. 3 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Breaking and entering .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Receiving stolen property .. .. 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 2 Forgery .. .. .. .. 12 1 .. .. .. .. . . 1 .. . . .. .. . . 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 False pretences .. .. .. 14 1 .. .. .. . . .. 1 .. . . .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Fraud .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. 1 Unlawful conversion .. .. .. 6 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Obstruction, public place .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Polluting water .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Police offences — Threatening behaviour .. .. 1 . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Riding horse without reins .. .. 54 78 74 .. .. .. 4 .. 70 . . I 4 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 24 Disorderly conduct .. .. 34 84 71 6 .. .. 7 .. 69 6 .. .. 7 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 50 Failing to clean roads .. 72 74 56 .. .. .. 15 3 51 .. . . . . 12 3 5 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 Throwing stones .. .. .. 7 8 8 .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Witchcraft .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Cruelty to animals .. .. .. 23 4 4 . . .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Casting offensive matter .. .. 8 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 7 Drunkenness .. .. .. 2 6 3 .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Obstructing police .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. j .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Indecent act in a public place .. 1 4 4 .. ' .. 4 t .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I 3