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, 1935, and Year ended 31st December, 1936—continued.

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1935. 1936. I , Increase or <g m a • • Decrease in o o a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of | | %£ apprehended or summoned. Wnrnhpr nf Offences § § Sg • (Charges agamst Males and Females re P OTted - Offences. a «S£ separately.) amongst those ® o> I» ' ~ committed o'c o'g Committed Summarily T .. . . for Trial, n-g w ;| for Trial. convicted! Dismissed. ■So. la |.2 § a | a s? a® a-s= § i s £ g I M | M - F - M. [ P. M. F. M. J F. § | Licensing Act—continued. Unlawfully employing females in or I 2 2 \ .. . . j 2 . . . [ about a bar Illegally supplying liquor to Natives .. 40 60 61 .... I 57 .. 4 .. | 20 Selling adulterated liquor . . . . 3 . . . . .. . . .. : ! _ 3 Obstructing Inspectors or refusing en- 5 4 4 .. .. 3 j 1 I . ] trance to Inspectors or constables Using bottles with labels more than once 7 j . . .. . . . . 1 . . .... 7 Breaches of prohibition orders .. 357 j 429 428 .. ... . 401 23 1 3 1 72 Pound on licensed premises after 1,821 1,957 1,968 .. .. 1,848 27 90 3 .. .. 136 closing-hours Refusing to quit licensed premises .. 7 9 9 .... 6 . . 3 .. ' 2 Selling or exposing liquor for sale with - 63 134 134 5 .. 112 10 7 4 " I 71 " out a license Pound on premises where liquor was 28 137 137 .... 83 22 19 13 .. . . : 109 seized under a warrant Offences agamst provisions in force in 64 79 79 .... 52 . . 21 6 .. . . 15 no-license districts Selling, supplying, or giving liquor to 1 5 5 .... 5 .. 4 Maoris in Native licensing districts Offences against provisions of no-license 77 52 52 .... 37 2 13 .. .. .. 25 in Native proclaimed areas Supplying liquor to Natives in pro- 34 60 60 .... 53 .. 6 1 .. .. 26 claimed districts Permitting consumption of liquor in 8 12 12 .... 5 .. 7 .. .. .. 4 restaurants after hours Miscellaneous. Absconding from industrial schools .. 53 30 30 .... 30 .. I . . .. .. 23 Bankruptcy offences .. .. .. 4 4 1 3 .. I 1 4 Brothels or houses of ill fame, keeping, 6 3 3 .. 2 .. .. .. [ 1 .. 2 3 &c. Children, wilfully ill-treating, neglect- 2 4 4 .... 2 1 1 .... .. 2 ing, abandoning, or exposing Deserting or absenting from His 7 14 12 .... 12 . . ! 7 Majesty's ships Drunk or behaving in a violent or 29 16 16 .... 16 .. .. 13 offensive manner, &c., on a railway &c. Failing to comply with conditions of 142 104 85 2 76 6 1 2 . . 38 release under First Offenders Probation Act Habitual criminals or offenders, breach 6 7 5 .... 5 .. 1 of conditions of probationary license Indecent Publications Act, offences I 6 6 .... 6 .. 5 under Opium-smoking, &c. . . .. 132 91 91 .... 81 .. 10 . . . . .. 41 Smuggling .. .. .. 2 6 6.... 5 ] 4.. Trespassing 011 railway and refusing to 19 34 34 ... . 23 2 8 1.. .. 15 leave, &c. Arms Act, breaches of .. .. 434 339 334 . . .. 315 1 18 .. .. .. 95 Second-hand Dealers Act, breaches of.. 12 10 10 .... 10 .. .. 2 Motok-vehioles Act. Causing death or bodily injury through 38 67 67 43 1 10 .. 12 1 22 29 reckless driving Being intoxicated in charge of a motor- 349 509 509 1 .. 479 3 26 .. .. 160 vehicle Reckless or negligent driving .. 1,571 2,107 2,085 .. .. 1,846 55 173 11 .. .. 536 Other breaches of Act .. .. 5,327 5,996 5,991 4 .. 5,557 121 295 14 3 669 " Totals .. .. .. 33,168 35,448 33,052 1,139 40 28,329 1,128 2,252 164 947 30 4,156 1876 Increase .. .. .. .. .. . . .... .. .. 2 "28O i"'>* ; I